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Arsenopalladinite & Palladian Gold

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Arsenopalladinite & Palladian Gold

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Fine and well-fomred specimen of light yellowish arsenopalladinite in association with minor palladium-bearing gold. Very rare. Comes with an old label from Excalibur Mineral Company.

Short information: This is the second of three auctions in July before a summer break.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsenopalladinite

Formula: 
Pd8(As,Sb)3
Strunz: 
2.AC.10c
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Itabira, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Palladian Gold

Variety Of: 

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Formula: 
(Au,Pd)
Hardness: 
0.0

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