Tulameenite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

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About TulameeniteHide

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Specific Gravity:

14.9 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Named after its discovery locality, Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers, British Columbia, Canada.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4046:0

28943c7d-71e6-4a9a-b56f-d98822ecac02

IMA Classification of TulameeniteHide

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Classification of TulameeniteHide

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1.AG.40

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
G : PGE-metal alloys

1.2.4.2

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
2 : Platinum Group Metals and Alloys

1.87

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Mineral SymbolsHide

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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol Source Reference
Tul IMA–CNMNC Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Tul The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of TulameeniteHide

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Hardness:

VHN50=420 - 456 kg/mm2 - Vickers

Density:

14.9 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of TulameeniteHide

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Colour in reflected light:

white

Chemistry of TulameeniteHide

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Common Impurities:

Ir,Ni,Sb

Crystallography of TulameeniteHide

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Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.891(2) Å, c = 3.577(2) Å

Unit Cell V:

54.16 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID Species Reference Link Year Locality Pressure (GPa) Temp (K)
0005244 Tulameenite Bayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-755 1990 0 293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing Intensity
2.179 Å (100)
1.163 Å (80)
1.093 Å (80)
1.946 Å (70)
1.016 Å (60)
1.317 Å (50)
2.753 Å (40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

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Type Occurrence of TulameeniteHide

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Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M33256; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 128460.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Reference:

CABRI, L.J., OWENS, D.R. & LAFLAMME, J.H.G. (1973): Tulameenite, a new platinum-iron-copper mineral from placers in the Tulameen River area, British Columbia. Canadian Mineralogist 12, 21-25.

Synonyms of TulameeniteHide

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Other Language Names for TulameeniteHide

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Varieties of TulameeniteHide

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Relationship of Tulameenite to other SpeciesHide

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Common AssociatesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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1.AG. Michitoshiite-(Cu) Rh(Cu1-xGex) Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : P m_3_m
1.AG. Palladothallite Pd3Tl Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_4/m m m
1.AG. Sluzhenikinite Pd15(Sb7-xSnx) Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
1.AG. Driekopite PtBi Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m m c
1.AG. Sidorovite Fe3Pt Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : P m_3_m
1.AG.05 Hexaferrum (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir) Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m m c
1.AG.05 Garutiite (Ni,Fe,Ir) Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m m c
1.AG.10 Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m
1.AG.10 Rustenburgite (Pt,Pd)3Sn Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m
1.AG.10 Zvyagintsevite Pd3Pb Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : P m_3_n
1.AG.15 Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn Orth.
1.AG.15 Tatyanaite (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 Orth.
1.AG.20 Paolovite Pd2Sn Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m )
1.AG.25 Plumbopalladinite Pd3Pb2 Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c
1.AG.25 Stannopalladinite (Pd,Cu)3Sn Orth.
1.AG.30 Cabriite Pd2CuSn Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P m m m
1.AG.35 Chengdeite Ir3Fe Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m )
1.AG.35 Isoferroplatinum Pt3Fe Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m )
1.AG.40 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi Tet.
1.AG.40 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m m m
1.AG.45 Hongshiite PtCu Trig.
1.AG.45 Skaergaardite PdCu Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : P m_3_m
1.AG.50 Yixunite Pt3In Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m )
1.AG.55 Damiaoite PtIn2 Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F m_3_m
1.AG.60 Niggliite PtSn Hex. 6/m m m _(_6/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_63/m m c
1.AG.65 Bortnikovite Pd4Cu3Zn Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _P_4/m m m
1.AG.70 Nielsenite PdCu3 Tet. 4_m_ m : P_4_m m
1.AG.75 Norilskite (Pd,Ag)2xPb (x = 0.08 - 0.11) Trig. 32 : _P_3121

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Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for TulameeniteHide

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Localities for TulameeniteHide

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This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Albania
Dibër County Bater-Martanesh mining district ⓘ Bulqiza Complex (Bulqiza Massif) Zaccarini F et al. (PGE) +1 other reference
Australia
New South Wales Kennedy Co. Fifield ⓘ Jerusalem Creek Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Owendale Complex Ma et al. (2023)
Brazil
Pará Curionópolis ⓘ Luanga Cr-Pt-Pd deposit 33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
Canada
British Columbia Kamloops Mining Division Kamloops ⓘ Afton Mine Bart Cannon microprobe analyses on ...
Similkameen Mining Division Princeton Similkameen River ⓘ Placer deposits (TL) Cabri et al. (1973)
Similkameen River ⓘ Placer Deposits Anthony et al. (1990)
ⓘ Tulameen River Nixon et al. (1990)
ⓘ Grasshopper Mt ? Nixon et al. (1990)
ⓘ Placer Deposits (TL) Cabri et al. (1973) +1 other reference
Ontario Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit Mcdonald et al. (2015)
Colombia
Chocó Department Condoto ⓘ Alto Condoto intrusion Stribrny et al. (2000)
Ethiopia
Oromia Region West Welega Zone Gimbi ⓘ Yubdo District (Joubdo District; Youbdo District; Joubda District) Kebede H. Belete +2 other references
ⓘ Bir Bir River Pavel M. Kartashov analythical data of ...
ⓘ Joubdo Stream Cabri et al. (1981)
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Belley Loyettes ⓘ Loyettes quarry Ducluzaux B. (2022)
Bourg-en-Bresse Lescheroux ⓘ Reyssouze River placer Lorand et al. (2018) +1 other reference
New Caledonia Southern Province Pirogues River ⓘ Pirogues ophiolite Economic Geology: 89: 1454-1468 +3 other references
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Germersheim Jockgrim Rheinzabern ⓘ Holcim gravel pit Oberthür et al. (2016)
Greenland
Sermersooq Skaergaard intrusion ⓘ Platinova reef Holwell et al. (2015)
Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Kamikawa Subprefecture Uryu District Uryugawa ⓘ Horokanai placer Excalibur Mineral Co. specimens and ...
Rumoi Subprefecture Obira (Rumoi District) ⓘ Kamikinenbetsu River NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
ⓘ Obirashibe River NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
ⓘ Obira coast NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Tomamae District Haboro ⓘ Ainusawa River NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
ⓘ Moshosanbetsu River NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Shosanbetsu ⓘ Minamichiyoda NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Tomamae ⓘ Tomamae coast NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Sorachi Subprefecture Numata ⓘ Numatapongawa NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Kumamoto Prefecture Shimomashiki District Misato ⓘ Haraigawa Dr Daisuke Nishio-Hamane +2 other references
Myanmar
Sagaing Region Monywa District ⓘ Chindwin river 5th International Platinum Symposium ... +1 other reference
Norway
Trøndelag Leka ⓘ Leka Island Pedersen et al. (1993) +1 other reference
Papua New Guinea
Oro Province ⓘ Aikora River Cabri et al. (2022)
Philippines
Visayas Eastern Visayas Region Samar Island ⓘ Llorente river Oberthür et al. (2017)
Russia
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands ⓘ Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif Konnikov et al. (2000) +2 other references
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Miass River Britvin et al. (1998) +1 other reference
ⓘ Maly Iremel placer Zaykov et al. (2017)
Irkutsk Oblast Bodaybinsky District Bodaibo Lena Gold District Kropotkinsky ore cluster ⓘ Sukhoi Log deposit www.igem.ru (2001)
Uda–Biryusa district ⓘ Tartai Massif Podlipsky et al. (2015)
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug ⓘ Chirynaisky Massif Mandarino (2000)
Olyutorsky district ⓘ Epilchik mafic-ultramafic complex Sidorov et al. (2021)
Korf ⓘ Gal'moenan ultrabasic massif Sidorov et al. (2004) +3 other references
ⓘ Ledyanoy Creek placer Vlasov et al. (2002) +2 other references
ⓘ Levtyrinyvayam River placer Tolstykh et al. (2004)
ⓘ Matysken complex Cabri et al. (2022)
ⓘ Matysken River Kutyrev et al. (2020) +1 other reference
ⓘ Prizhimny Creek Kutyrev et al. (2018) +1 other reference
Sobolevsky District ⓘ Mount Filipp Sidorov et al. (2004)
Ust-Kamchatsky District ⓘ Olkhovaya–1 River placer Tolstykh et al. (2009)
Khabarovsk Krai Ayan-Maya district ⓘ Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif Laflamme et al. (1997) +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex ⓘ Sisim Placer Zone Barkov et al. (2018)
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Kureika river Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul) ⓘ Dzhaltul Mount Shvedov et al. (2015)
Western Sayan range Idgimsky gabbro- peridotite-pyroxenite complex ⓘ Kalna river placers Cherkasova et al. (2014, August)
Yermakovsky District ⓘ Bolshoy Khailyk River placers Barkov et al. (2018) +2 other references
Murmansk Oblast Monche tundra intrusion ⓘ Monchetundra deposit Grokhovskaya et al. (2009)
ⓘ Borehole 1818 Vymazalová et al. (2020)
Republic of Karelia ⓘ Burakovskii Layered Complex Grokhovskaya et al. (2005)
ⓘ Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) deposit Grishaenko et al. (2007)
Loukhsky District Oulanka plutonic complex Olanga River (Oulanka River) ⓘ Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara pluton; Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion) Eur. J. Mineral. +1 other reference
ⓘ Nadezhda PGM deposit Barkov et al. (2001)
ⓘ Sakha [World of Stones 12:49]
Sverdlovsk Oblast Kachkanar ⓘ Svetloborsky intrusion Stepanov et al. (2023)
ⓘ Veresovoborsky intrusion Stepanov et al. (2023)
Nizhnii Tagil ⓘ Nizhnetagilskii massif (Nizhne-Tagilskii) Mineralogy of Ural. Native elements et al. (in Rus.) +2 other references
ⓘ Gosshakhta Pt Mine Pekov (1998)
Nizhnyaya Tura ⓘ Veresovka River Stepanov et al. (2019)
Novolyalinsky District ⓘ Kytlym complex (Kytlym massif) Garuti et al. (2002)
ⓘ Butyrin vein Zaccarini et al. (2010)
Polevskoy Omutnaya River ⓘ Omutninskaya Pt-bearing placer Pekov (1998)
Prigorodny District ⓘ Soloveva Mountain V.D. Begizov data
Yekaterinburg ⓘ Uktus complex 9th International platinum symposium Chromite-PGE mineralization in the Uktus Alaskan-Type Complex (Central Urals,) +3 other references
ⓘ Syum-Keu Ophiolite Massif Gurskaya (2002)
Sierra Leone
Western Area ⓘ Freetown layered complex Econ Geol (1986) +4 other references
ⓘ Big Water Bowles et al. (2018)
South Africa
ⓘ Bushveld Complex ... +1 other reference
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Burgersfort ⓘ Maandagshoek farm Melcher et al. (2005)
Sekhukhuneland ⓘ Driekop mine Oberthür (2018)
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine Oberthür et al. (2021)
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena Mokopane ⓘ Sandsloot mine Holwell et al. (2006) +1 other reference
Spain
Galicia A Coruña ⓘ Herbeira ultramafic massif García-Tudela et al. (2024)
Tanzania
Kigoma Region ⓘ Kapalagulu Intrusion Wilhelmij et al. (2015) +1 other reference
Turkey
Hatay Province Arsuz ⓘ Kizildag ophiolite Kozlu et al. (2010)
Ukraine
Kirovohrad Oblast ⓘ Boltysh Crater Gurov et al. (2013) +1 other reference
USA
Alaska Bethel Census Area Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District ⓘ Dowry Creek mine USGS Open-File Report 01-269 +1 other reference
ⓘ Platinum Creek USGS Open-File Report 01-269
Kodiak Island Borough Tugidak Island ⓘ Southern beach placer Belkin et al. (2021)
Montana ⓘ Stillwater Complex Anthony et al. (1990)
Stillwater County J-M Reef (Howland Reef) ⓘ Minneapolis adit Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23 (1 985)
Pennsylvania Chester County ⓘ West Nottingham Township Smith and Barnes (2011)
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Kadoma District Mhondoro ⓘ Umsweswe River Oberthür et al. (2013)
Midlands Shurugwi District ⓘ Umtebekwe River Oberthür et al. (2013)