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Braggite & Gold

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Braggite & Gold

ex Americo Urbinati collection
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Mokopane, Waterberg district, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm
Description

black grains and crystals of braggite from its type locality, here with some very tiny spot of gold

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Braggite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd,Ni)S
Strunz: 
2.CC.35a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Waterberg District, Bushveld Complex, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Gold

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