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Cuprorhodsite & Cuproiridsite

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Cuprorhodsite & Cuproiridsite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Silvery metallic nugget of the extremely rare Rh and Ir minerals, cuprorhodsite and cuproiridsite, in an analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS by the former owner of the specimen (the Vandenbroucke Museum) but the analysis is no longer available.

Rhodium minerals are extremely rare in Nature, since only 22 from a total of 5766 minerals species known are Rhodium minerals

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

No duplicates available

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprorhodsite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)Rh2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Chad Massif, Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Cuproiridsite

Formula: 
(Cu,Fe)Ir2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine; Kondyor), Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

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