Telluropalladinite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Telluropalladinite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Pd9Te4

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,468.18 gm

Tellurium 34.76 % Te

Palladium 65.24 % Pd

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Pd9Te4

Help on Environment: Environment:

As tiny grains in mineral concentrates.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1979

Help on Locality: Locality:

J-M reef, Stillwater Complex, Nye County, Montana, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the composition.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Telluropalladinite + Pronunciation Say TELLUROPALLADINITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 77893

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Click Here for Larger Telluropalladinite Image Telluropalladinite Kotulskite Keithconnite Comments: Polyphase grain of (1) ferroan platinum corroded by (2) Pt(Fe,Cu) and overgrown by (5) telluropalladinite, an unknown (6) Pd-Te-Fe-Si-O phase, (7) Fe-hydroxide and (8) a Ca-Mn-Fe silicate with inclusions of (3) kotulskite and (4) keithconnite. (BGR). Location: Stream sediments of rivers in the vicinity of the original discovery of the Merensky Reef on the farm Maandagshoek close to Burgersfort in the Eastern Bushveld, South Africa..Scale: See Image. © Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Telluropalladinite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.534:1:0.6322

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.45, b = 13.95, c = 8.82, Z = 4; beta = 91.9° V = 916.14 Den(Calc)= 10.64

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.237(1), 1.306(0.5), 2.09(0.4),

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| | Matkovic P , Schubert K , Journal of the Less-Common Metals , 58 (1978) p.P39-P46, Kristallstruktur von Pd9Te4 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Telluropalladinite

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Silver white.

Help on Density: Density:

10.25

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Telluropalladinite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism:

Moderate to strong in air, strong in oil, in gray to light brownish gray.

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

Cream with a yellowish tint.

Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism:

None in air, very faintly discernible in oil.

Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity

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

λ R ∑ R(λ)
420 nm 44.60
440 nm 45.30
460 nm 45.90
480 nm 46.70
500 nm 47.80
520 nm 49.00
540 nm 50.00
560 nm 51.30
580 nm 52.60
600 nm 53.90
620 nm 55.20
640 nm 56.50
660 nm 57.80
680 nm 58.90
700 nm 60.10

Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Telluropalladinite in Air

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Calculated Properties of Telluropalladinite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.02 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Telluropalladinite =10.6 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PETelluropalladinite = 286.94 barns/electron
U=PETelluropalladinite x rElectron Density=2,586.82 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Telluropalladinite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.16.06.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.16)with miscellaneous formulae

(02.16.06)Dana Group

02.16.06.01 Telluropalladinite Pd9Te4 P 21/c 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.BC.30 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1)

02.BC -With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc.

02.BC.30 Telluropalladinite Pd9Te4 P 21/c 2/m

Other Telluropalladinite Information

Help on References: References:

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

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Links to other databases for Telluropalladinite :
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 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Telluropalladinite

Pd9Te4
Dana No: 02.16.06.01 Strunz No: 02.BC.30
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