Testibiopalladite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Testibiopalladite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

PdTe(Sb,Te)

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 357.23 gm

Antimony 25.56 % Sb

Tellurium 44.65 % Te

Palladium 29.79 % Pd

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

PdTeSb0.75Te0.25

Help on Environment: Environment:

In a Cu-Ni sulfide deposit in a serpentine body intruded into a Permian formation of metamorphic rocks.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Help on Locality: Locality:

Locality "Y", southwestern China Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the composition, TEllurium, STIBnium (Latin for Antimony), BIsmuth, and PALLADIum.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Testibiopalladite + Pronunciation Say TESTIBIOPALLADITE

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Testibiopalladite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.572, Z = 4; V = 283.85 Den(Calc)= 8.36

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): 2.94(1), 1.983(0.9), 2.68(0.8),

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| | Foecker A J , Jeitschko W , Journal of Solid State Chemistry , 162 (2001) p.69-78, The atomic order of the pnictogen and chalcogen atoms in equiatomic ternary | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Testibiopalladite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{???} Indistinct, {???} Indistinct

Help on Color: Color:

Steel gray, Yellow brown.

Help on Density: Density:

8.99

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

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Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals.

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Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Testibiopalladite

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

Bright white with faint blue tint.

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

λ R ∑ R(λ)
480 nm 54.40
500 nm 54.20
520 nm 54.00
540 nm 53.90
560 nm 54.00
580 nm 54.90
600 nm 54.00
620 nm 54.00
640 nm 54.00
660 nm 54.70

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Calculated Properties of Testibiopalladite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.99 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Testibiopalladite =8.36 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.1
Boson Index = 0.9

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PETestibiopalladite = 328.42 barns/electron
U=PETestibiopalladite x rElectron Density=2,294.16 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Testibiopalladite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

02.12.03.13 (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

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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 Testibiopalladite :
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

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Testibiopalladite

PdTe(Sb,Te)
Dana No: 02.12.03.13 Strunz No: 02.EB.25
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