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Stibiopalladinite

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Stibiopalladinite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Río Pilpe, Guapí Municipality, Cauca Department, Colombia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Lustrous silver-coloured nuggets of stibiopalladinite, a rare compound of antimony and palladium. Found in the heavy sands concentrates extracted at the Pilpe river (Cauca, Colombia). The capsule is 23x8x8 mm.

Ex. Paul Tambuyser specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stibiopalladinite

Formula: 
Pd5Sb2
Strunz: 
2.AC.20a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Tweefontein Farm, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Waterberg District, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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