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Mertieite-II Merenskyite & Kotulskite

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Mertieite-II Merenskyite & Kotulskite

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Description
Locality: 
Lukkulaisvaara Massif, Olanga River, Northern Karelia, Karelia Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Polished section of mertieite II, merenskyite, kotulskite etc. (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mertieite-II

Formula: 
Pd8(Sb,As)3
Strunz: 
2.AC.10b
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum placer), Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Borough, Alaska, USA

Merenskyite

Formula: 
(Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Merensky Reef, Western Bushveld Complex, Bojanala Platinum District, North West Province, South Africa

Kotulskite

Formula: 
Pd(Te,Bi)
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...