Cabriite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Cabriite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Pd2SnCu

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 395.10 gm

Copper 16.08 % Cu

Tin 30.05 % Sn

Palladium 53.87 % Pd

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

Pd2SnCu

Help on Environment: Environment:

In massive mooihoekite ore, also in galena-chalcopyrite veins.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1985

Help on Locality: Locality:

At the Oktyabr mine, Noril'sk region, western Siberia, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

For Dr. Louis J. Cabri, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, describer of a number of platinum group minerals.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Cabriite Say CABRIITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA1985-057

Cabriite Image

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Click Here for Larger Cabriite Image Cabriite Sperrylite Comments: Small crystal of dull gray cabriite on a larger tin-white sperrylite crystal. Location: Dzhezhazgan, Kazakhstan.Scale: Crystal size 1.5 mm. © John Veevaert

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Click Here for Larger Cabriite Image Cabriite Sperrylite Comments: Polished section (PPL) image of a ovoid grain of cabriite (Ca) rimmed by native silver (Ag) in a matrix of brownish cubanite (Cu), with tawny chalcopyrite (Cp). Surrounded on three sides by coarse, millimetric crystals of sperrylite (Sp). Location: Noril’sk-Talnakh mining district of northwestern Russia. (CanMin, v40:473).Scale: Feld of view 1.2 mm. © Canadian Mineralogist

Cabriite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1:1:0.5

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.88, b = 7.88, c = 3.94, Z = 4; V = 244.65 Den(Calc)= 10.73

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P mmm

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 2.29(1), 2.17(0.9), 1.23(0.8),

Physical Properties of Cabriite

Help on Color: Color:

Gray white.

Help on Density: Density:

10.7

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Cabriite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism:

Strong, in grayish brown to golden colors.

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

Pink with slight lilac tint.

Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism:

Detectable.

Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity

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

λ R1 R 2 ∑ R1(λ) ∑ R2(λ)
440 nm 42.50 44.50
460 nm 42.40 45.10
480 nm 42.50 46.50
500 nm 43.20 48.30
520 nm 44.00 50.20
540 nm 45.00 52.00
560 nm 46.00 54.00
580 nm 47.80 56.00
600 nm 49.00 58.20
620 nm 51.00 60.40
640 nm 53.30 63.00
660 nm 56.00 65.50
680 nm 58.30 68.00
700 nm 61.10 70.00

Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Cabriite in Air

RelativeIntensity 0% 30% 60% 90% 100% 120% 150% 180% 210%
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Calculated Properties of Cabriite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Cabriite =10.7 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PECabriite = 233.56 barns/electron
U=PECabriite x rElectron Density=2,169.28 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Cabriite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

01.02.08.01 (01)Native Elements

(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys

(01.02.08)Dana Group

01.02.08.01 Cabriite Pd2SnCu P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

01.AG.30 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AG -PGE-metal alloys

01.AG.30 Cabriite Pd2SnCu P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Cabriite 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 Cabriite :
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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Cabriite

Pd2SnCu
Dana No: 01.02.08.01 Strunz No: 01.AG.30
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