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Isoferroplatinum Tetraferroplatinum & Osmium

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Isoferroplatinum Tetraferroplatinum & Osmium

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Description
Locality: 
Konder Massif, Aldan Shield, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Polished section of Isoferroplatinum (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky,REM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Isoferroplatinum

Formula: 
Pt3Fe
Strunz: 
1.AG.35
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Tetraferroplatinum

Formula: 
PtFe
Strunz: 
1.AG.40
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Osmium

Formula: 
(Os,Ir,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
Grey