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Sudovikovite

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Sudovikovite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Outstanding single crystal group of the extremely rare platinum selenide (PtSe2) sudovikovite from one of the only three known localities worldwide. Microsharp crystals can be clearly seen under the microscope and also in the photo SEM.!

Analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS , see copy enclosed.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

 

Mineral Data
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Sudovikovite

Formula: 
PtSe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Srednyaya Padma mine, Velikaya Guba uran-vanadium deposit, Zaonezhie peninsula, Lake Onega, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia

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