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Rustenburgite Kotulskite & Platinum

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Rustenburgite Kotulskite & Platinum

EDS conf. specimen no 19-12-14-B-RU-5

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Description
Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 0.9 × 0.6 cm
Description

EDS conf. specimen no 19-12-14-B-RU-5 hosting different rare Pd-Pt-Te minerals. 

Following points have been measured

5-8; 5-9: Rustenburgite

5-1; 5-2; 5-10: Kotulskite

5-3: Platinum

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rustenburgite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Strunz: 
1.AG.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine, Rustenburg (Rustenburg District), 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...

Platinum

Formula: 
Pt
Strunz: 
1.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Pinto River, San Juan Basin, Mun. de Novita, Chocó Department, Colombia