Sudburyite Mineral Data (original) (raw)
General Sudburyite Information
Chemical Formula:
(Pd,Ni)Sb
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 216.24 gm
Nickel 6.79 % Ni
Antimony 56.30 % Sb
Palladium 36.91 % Pd
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100.00 %
Empirical Formula:
Pd0.75Ni0.25Sb
Environment:
As tiny inclusions, most often in cobaltite or maucherite, in mechanical concentrates of platinum-group minerals.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1974
Locality:
Copper Cliff South mine and Frood mine, Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Name for the locality.
Name Pronunciation:
Sudburyite + Pronunciation 
Synonym:
ICSD 42597
IMA1973-048
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Sudburyite Image
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Sudburyite Comments: SEM image showing ilmenite-hematite (il-hm), chalcopyrite (ccpy), and magnetite-ulvospinel (mte-usp). Detailed SEM image shows composite grain of sudburyite and safflorite (7 x 4 µm). Location: Fesh road cut for Interstate 83 at Reesers Summit, one mile south of the exit for the Pennsylvania Turnpike between Harrisburg and York in York County, Pennsylvania, USA.Scale: See Image. © Pennsylvania DCNR |
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Sudburyite Crystallography
Axial Ratios:
a:c = 1:1.37684
Cell Dimensions:
a = 4.06, c = 5.59, Z = 2; V = 79.80 Den(Calc)= 9.00
Crystal System:
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc
X Ray Diffraction:
By Intensity(I/Io): 0.779(1), 2.18(1), 0.8237(0.9),
Crystal Structure:
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| | Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.85-237, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, Note: ideal nickel arsenide structure | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Physical Properties of Sudburyite
Cleavage:
None
Color:
Silver gray.
Diaphaneity:
Opaque
Habit:
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals.
Habit:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Hardness:
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Luster:
Metallic
Optical Properties of Sudburyite
RL Anisotrophism:
Weak to moderate, in light grayish yellow and dark grayish brown.
RL Color:
White with a yellow tint in air, pale yellow in oil.
Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Sudburyite in Air
| λ | R1 | R 2 |  |
∑ R1(λ) | ∑ R2(λ) |
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| 400 nm | 49.10 | 45.00 |  |
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| 420 nm | 50.90 | 46.90 |  |
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| 440 nm | 52.90 | 49.20 |  |
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| 460 nm | 54.70 | 51.50 |  |
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| 480 nm | 56.60 | 53.80 |  |
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| 500 nm | 58.60 | 55.80 |  |
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| 520 nm | 60.70 | 57.70 |  |
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| 540 nm | 62.80 | 59.30 |  |
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| 560 nm | 64.40 | 60.40 |  |
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| 580 nm | 65.70 | 61.40 |  |
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| 600 nm | 66.90 | 62.60 |  |
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| 620 nm | 67.80 | 62.80 |  |
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| 640 nm | 68.60 | 63.40 |  |
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| 660 nm | 69.30 | 63.60 |  |
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| 680 nm | 70.00 | 63.90 |  |
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| 700 nm | 70.50 | 64.20 |  |
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Sudburyite in Air
| RelativeIntensity | 0% | 20% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 100% | 120% | 140% | 160% | 180% |
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Calculated Properties of Sudburyite
Electron Density:
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.70 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sudburyite =9.00 gm/cc.
Fermion Index:
Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92
Photoelectric:
PESudburyite = 286.81 barns/electron
U=PESudburyite x rElectron Density=2,208.40 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Sudburyite is Not Radioactive
Sudburyite Classification
Dana Class:
02.08.11.05 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
(02.08.11)Nickeline Group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc)
02.08.11.01 Nickeline NiAs P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.02 Breithauptite NiSb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.03 Sederholmite NiSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.04 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.05 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.06 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.07 Sobolevskite PdBi P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.08 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.09 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.10 Freboldite CoSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.11 Achavalite! FeSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.12 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.08.11.13 Vavrinite! Ni2SbTe2 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Strunz Class:
02.CC.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar)
02.CC -With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc.
02.CC.05 Achavalite FeSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Breithauptite NiSb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Freboldite CoSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Jaipurite* CoS P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Nickeline NiAs P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Zlatogorite! CuNiSb2 P 3m1 3 2/m
02.CC.05 Sederholmite NiSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
02.CC.05 Sobolevskite PdBi P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Other Sudburyite Information
References:
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
See Also:
Links to other databases for Sudburyite :
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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Sudburyite
(Pd,Ni)Sb
Dana No: 02.08.11.05 Strunz No: 02.CC.05
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