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Isomertieite Majakite & Sperrylite

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Isomertieite Majakite & Sperrylite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Polished section of isomertieite, majakite etc. (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky,SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Isomertieite

Formula: 
Pd11Sb2As2
Strunz: 
2.AC.15a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Itabira, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Majakite

Formula: 
PdNiAs
Strunz: 
2.AC.25e
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...

Sperrylite

Formula: 
PtAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
Tin-white
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada