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Geversite Paolovite Moncheite & Froodite

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Geversite Paolovite Moncheite & Froodite

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Description
Locality: 
Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0 × 0 × 0 cm
Description

You are bidding on a fully analyzed polished probe mount with rare geversite, paolovite, moncheite, froodite and several other species in matrix. Comes with complete analysis documentation. Resin bearer measures 2.4cm for scale. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Geversite

Formula: 
PtSb2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Driekop mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Paolovite

Formula: 
Pd2Sn
Strunz: 
1.AG.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Moncheite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Froodite

Formula: 
α-PdBi2
Strunz: 
2.AC.45a
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Frood Mine, McKim Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

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