General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Pt3In
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 700.06 gm)
Indium 16.40 % In
Platinum 83.60 % Pt
Empirical Formula:
Pt3In
Environment:
In a cobalt-copper-platinum bearing vein in garnet-amphibole pyroxenite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Near the village of Damiao and the Yixun River, about 370 km N of Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Name Origin:
Named after it locality.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
bright white.
Density:
18.21 - 18.32, Average = 18.26
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite)., ,
Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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