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Rustenburgite Geversite & Atokite

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Rustenburgite Geversite & Atokite

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Description
Locality: 
Oktyabr'skoye Deposit, Baymak-Buribay District, Bashkortostan, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 1.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

Polished section of rustenburgite, geversite etc. (documentation Dr. Begisov SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rustenburgite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Strunz: 
1.AG.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg (Rustenburg District), Western Bushveld Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West Province, South Africa

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

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