Michenerite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Michenerite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

(Pd,Pt)BiTe

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 465.17 gm

Bismuth 44.93 % Bi

Tellurium 27.43 % Te

Palladium 17.16 % Pd

Platinum 10.48 % Pt

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Pd0.75Pt0.25BiTe

Help on Environment: Environment:

A principle palladium minera in Cu-Ni sulfide deposits.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958

Help on Locality: Locality:

Frood mine, McKim Township, Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for C. E. Michener, who discovered the mineral.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Michenerite + Pronunciation Say MICHENERITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 40050

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Michenerite Image

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Click Here for Larger Michenerite Image Michenerite Comments: BSE image of pentlandite with inclusions of nickeliferous pyrite. Pentlandite hosts discrete grains of cobaltite/gersdorffite with michenerite (PdBiTe) crystals as overgrowths and replacement of the arsenide. Location: Worthington mine, Worthington offset, Supergiant Ni-Cu-PGE Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.Scale: See Image. © National Resouces of Canada

Michenerite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.646, Z = 4; V = 293.55 Den(Calc)= 10.52

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 213

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.003(1), 2.97(1), 1.778(0.8),

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| | Childs J D , Hall S R , The Canadian Mineralogist , 12 (1973) p.61-65, The crystal structure of michenerite, PdBiTe | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Michenerite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Silver white.

Help on Density: Density:

9.5

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Help on Streak: Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Michenerite

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

Cream-white with a tinge of gray.

Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity

Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Michenerite in Air

λ R ∑ R(λ)
400 nm 55.40
420 nm 55.80
440 nm 56.20
460 nm 56.40
480 nm 56.60
500 nm 57.00
520 nm 57.60
540 nm 58.20
560 nm 58.70
580 nm 59.20
600 nm 59.80
620 nm 60.40
640 nm 60.80
660 nm 61.30
680 nm 61.60
700 nm 62.20

Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Michenerite in Air

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Calculated Properties of Michenerite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.55 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Michenerite =10.5 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMichenerite =1,204.53 barns/electron
U=PEMichenerite x rElectron Density=10297.20 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Michenerite is Not Radioactive

Michenerite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.12.03.11 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.03)Cobaltite Group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals)

02.12.03.01 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca21 mm2

02.12.03.02 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 213 2 3

02.12.03.03 Ullmannite NiSbS P 213 2 3

02.12.03.04 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 213 2 3

02.12.03.05 Tolovkite IrSbS P 213 2 3

02.12.03.06 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.07 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.08 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.09 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.10 Padmaite PdBiSe P 213 2 3

02.12.03.11 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 213 2 3

02.12.03.12 Maslovite PtBiTe P 213 2 3

02.12.03.13 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 213 2 3

02.12.03.14 Changchengite! IrBiS P 213 2 3

02.12.03.15 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 21/3 2 3

02.12.03.16 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.EB.25 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S � 1:2

02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

02.EB.25 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca21 mm2

02.EB.25 Changchengite! IrBiS P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Maslovite PtBiTe P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Padmaite PdBiSe P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Ullmannite NiSbS P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Tolovkite IrSbS P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 213 2 3

02.EB.25 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 21/3 2 3

Other Michenerite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Michenerite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Michenerite

(Pd,Pt)BiTe
Dana No: 02.12.03.11 Strunz No: 02.EB.25
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