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Cooperite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tulameen River, Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.26 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm
Description

Outstanding specimen of the extremely rare platinum mineral cooperite (PtS) associated to a Pt-Fe alloy.(ferroplatinum). Big specimen for the species !

Analyzed specimen, see copy attached.

Cooperite is very rarely seen on the mineral market, much less in specimens different from polished sections, like this one, that is a single nugget.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cooperite

Formula: 
PtS
Strunz: 
2.CC.35b
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg (Rustenburg District), Western Bushveld Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West Province, South Africa

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