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Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum

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Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum

Alfredo Petrov
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Afton Mine, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.3 × 0.3 cm
Description

A polished section contaiing tulameenite, tetraferroplatinum, as well as unnamed copper-iridium alloys, or cuprian iridium.   Contains several photos from microprobes with analysis.   Label 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
Labels
Label Images - only: Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum
Label Images - only: Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum
Label Images - only: Tulameenite & Tetraferroplatinum

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