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General Milotaite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

PdSbSe

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 304.11 gm

Copper 0.84 % Cu

Silver 0.35 % Ag

Antimony 38.03 % Sb

Palladium 34.29 % Pd

Selenium 26.48 % Se

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Pd0.98Cu0.04Ag0.01Sb0.95Se1.02

Help on Environment: Environment:

Low-temperature selenide-bearing uranium mineralization.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added)

Help on Locality: Locality:

Found during systematic study of reference polished sections from Predborice, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for Milota Makovicky, University of Copenhagen, for her outstanding investigations of sulfide and sulfarsenide systems with platinum-group elements.

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA2003-056

Milotaite Image

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Click Here for Larger Milotaite Image Milotaite Comments: Polished section image of milotaite (mi) which occurs as subhedral, minute inclusions in eucairite (eu)-tiemannite(ti). bo (bornite), di (selenian digenite), (CanMin, v43:689). Location: Predborice, Czech Republic.Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist

Milotaite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.3181, Z = 4; V = 252.21 Den(Calc)= 8.01

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 21/3

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.825(1)(201), 1.905(0.98)(311), 2.579(0.81)(211),3.159(0.53)(200), 2.233(0.32)(220), 1.752(0.27)(320), 1.688(0.25)(312), 1.378(0.18)(412),

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| | Paar W H , Topa D , Makovicky E , Culetto F J , The Canadian Mineralogist , 43 (2005) p.689-694, Milotaite, PdSbSe, a new palladium mineral species from Predborice, Czech Republic, Sample: synthetic analog to milotaite | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Milotaite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

None

Help on Color: Color:

Silver gray.

Help on Density: Density:

7.95 - 8.23, Average = 8.09

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Milotaite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism:

None.

Help on RL Bireflectance: RL Bireflectance:

None.

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

White with no internal reflections.

Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism:

None.

Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity

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

λ R1 R 2 ∑ R1(λ) ∑ R2(λ)
400 nm 51.80 53.80
420 nm 51.90 53.00
440 nm 51.90 51.30
460 nm 49.60 48.90
470 nm 48.60 48.00
480 nm 48.20 47.60
500 nm 47.50 47.20
520 nm 47.30 47.10
540 nm 47.50 47.20
546 nm 47.50 47.10
560 nm 47.60 47.00
580 nm 47.60 47.00
589 nm 47.60 47.00
600 nm 47.60 47.00
620 nm 47.90 47.40
640 nm 48.70 47.80
650 nm 49.00 48.20
660 nm 49.40 48.80
680 nm 50.10 49.50
700 nm 50.50 49.90

Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Milotaite in Air

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Calculated Properties of Milotaite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.84 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Milotaite =8.01 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEMilotaite = 238.10 barns/electron
U=PEMilotaite x rElectron Density=1,628.56 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Milotaite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.12.03.15 (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 Milotaite Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( CanMin, v43:689) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v43:689) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, v43:689)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Milotaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Milotaite

PdSbSe
Dana No: 02.12.03.15 Strunz No: 02.EB.25
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