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Moncheite

EDS conf. polished section no 19-12-14-B-RU-3-1

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Description
Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm
Description

EDS conf. polished section no 19-12--14-B-RU-3-1 hosting small inclusion of moncheite. Analysis attached. 

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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...