General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Pd8(As,Sb)3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,099.54 gm)
Antimony 5.54 % Sb
Arsenic 17.03 % As
Palladium 77.43 % Pd
Empirical Formula:
Pd8As2.5Sb0.5
Environment:
Alluvial placers and ultra-basic intrusions.
Locality:
Itabira, Minas Gerias, Brazil.
Name Origin:
Named for its composition.
Physical Properties:
Color:
silver white.
Density:
10.4
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, Nuggets - Irregular lumps produced by stream transport of malleable metals.,
Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
Luster:
Metallic
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