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Platarsite & Sperrylite

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Platarsite & Sperrylite

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Description
Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.7 × 0.4 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed platarsite associated with sperrylite from the Rustenburg Town, South Africa. Analysis no 04. Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Platarsite

Formula: 
PtAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
Onverwacht Mine, Lydenburg, Eastern Bushveld Complex, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

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: Platarsite & Sperrylite
Analysis Report - only: Platarsite & Sperrylite