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Atokite Stannopalladinite Polarite & Sperrylite

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Atokite Stannopalladinite Polarite & Sperrylite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mayak 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 sample with rare atokite, stannopalladinite, sperrylite, polarite and kustelite in sulfide matrix from the Mayak Mine. Comes with complete analysis and the sample measures .9x.7x.4cm for scale. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Atokite

Formula: 
(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Strunz: 
1.AG.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Atok Mine, Merensky Reef, Eastern Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Stannopalladinite

Formula: 
(Pd,Cu)3Sn2
Strunz: 
1.AG.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Ugol'nyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Polarite

Formula: 
Pd(Bi,Pb)
Strunz: 
2.AC.40
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Sperrylite

Formula: 
PtAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
Tin-white
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Atokite Stannopalladinite Polarite & Sperrylite

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