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Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum

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Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum

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Description
Locality: 
Afton Mine, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.2 × 0.4 cm
Description

A polished microprobe mount containing unnamed iridium and copper alloys, tulameenite, and tetraferroplatinum.     The unnamed alloys are listed as (Ir,Os)2 Cu3,  (Ir,Os)4 Cu3, or (Cu,Ir,Os).     This mount was prepared and analyzed by Bart Cannon, I acquired it from Alfredo Petrov.

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

Tetraferroplatinum

Formula: 
PtFe
Strunz: 
1.AG.40
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

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