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Hongshiite & Rutheniridosmine & Isoferroplatinum & Laurite

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Hongshiite & Rutheniridosmine & Isoferroplatinum & Laurite

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Description
Locality: 
Pekul'ney Range, Chukotka, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Description

Polished section of hongshiite, rutheniridosmine, isoferroplatinum and laurite (documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hongshiite

Formula: 
PtCu
Strunz: 
1.AG.45
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Hongshila Pt-Pd deposit (Hung District), Boluonuo, Fengning Co., Chengde Prefecture, Hebei Province, China

Isoferroplatinum

Formula: 
Pt3Fe
Strunz: 
1.AG.35
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Laurite

Formula: 
RuS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Dark grey
Type Locality: 
Tanah Laut (Pontijn), Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province), Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island), Indonesia