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Tulameenite

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Description
Locality: 
Tulameen River, Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.25 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Outstanding (and big for the species) shiny silvery nugget of the extremely rare platinum mineral tulameenite from the type locality in Tulameen river, Canada.

Analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS by Alfredo Petrov (see analysis enclosed).

Tulameenites in specimens different from polished sections are very rare in the mineral market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tulameenite

Formula: 
Pt2CuFe
Strunz: 
1.AG.40
Hardness: 
5.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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