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Palladinite & Chalcomenite

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Palladinite & Chalcomenite

PXRD & EDS confirmed no 11-25-sk18

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Black grains of palladinite associated with yet unidentified phases on chalcomenite from the Musonoi mine, DR Congo. 

EDS & PXRD confirmed no 11-25-sk18. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Palladinite

Formula: 
PdO
Strunz: 
4.AB.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal

Chalcomenite

Formula: 
CuSeO3·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JH.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Mendoza, Argentina
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Palladinite & Chalcomenite
Analysis Report - only: Palladinite & Chalcomenite