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Froodite & Gold

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Description
Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Description

The patch of froodite on this specimen measures 5.0 x 5.0 mm and shows cleavages to 1.0 mm. Also on the matrix are gold and minor chalcopyrite. Froodite is rarely available, and then only as grains in a polished section. The material here is visible to the unaided eye - relatively speaking, an enormous quantity. The identification of the species has been confirmed by EDS and XRD. See http://www.mindat.org/photo-548572.html

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Froodite

Formula: 
α-PdBi2
Strunz: 
2.AC.45a
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Frood Mine, McKim Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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