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Rustenburgite

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Description
Locality: 
Bushveld Complex, Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm
Description

Tiny grains of rustenbergite on matrix.   Rustenbergite is an alloy of platinum and tin.   From the personal collection of Ralph Merrill, the proprietor of Minerals Unlimited for decades.   Ralph purchased this specimen from the Cureton's in 1986.

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Rustenburgite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Strunz: 
1.AG.10
Hardness: 
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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