Ferronickelplatinum Mineral Data

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General Ferronickelplatinum Information

Chemical Formula:

Pt2FeNi

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 504.70 gm

Iron 11.07 % Fe

Nickel 11.63 % Ni

Platinum 77.31 % Pt

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pt₂NiFe⁰⁺

Environment:

Placers derived from ultra-basic rocks. Forms a series with tulameenite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1983

Locality:

Koryak Mountains, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition (Fe, Ni, Pt).

Name Pronunciation:

Ferronickelplatinum + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 42564

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Ferronickelplatinum Image

Images:

Ferronickelplatinum

Comments: SEM image of ferronickelplatinum (Fnp), PGE alloys (Al), in a matrix of ferrian chromite (Fe-Chr). (CanMin, v45:631).
Location: Loma Peguera chromitites, Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic. Scale: Scale Bar 5 µn.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Ferronickelplatinum Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.93903

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.871, c = 3.635, Z = 1; V = 54.47 Den(Calc)= 15.38

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mmm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.192(1), 1.935(0.5), 1.324(0.4),

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Bayliss P , The Canadian Mineralogist , 28 (1990) p.751-755, Revised unit cell dimensions, space group,, and chemical formua of some metallic minerals

Physical Properties of Ferronickelplatinum

Color:

Silver white.

Density:

15.39

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Ferronickelplatinum

RL Anisotrophism:

Weak.

RL Color:

Rosy cream.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Ferronickelplatinum in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
420 nm	56.50
440 nm	56.40
460 nm	56.80
480 nm	57.40
500 nm	58.20
520 nm	58.70
540 nm	59.00
560 nm	59.30
580 nm	59.70
600 nm	60.20
620 nm	60.50
640 nm	60.90
660 nm	61.40
680 nm	62.00
700 nm	62.80

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Ferronickelplatinum in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%	160%
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Calculated Properties of Ferronickelplatinum

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=12.8 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ferronickelplatinum =15.4 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74

Photoelectric:

PE_{Ferronickelplatinum}=1,212.58 barns/electron
U=PE_{Ferronickelplatinum} x rElectron Density=15519.75 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Ferronickelplatinum Classification

Dana Class:

01.02.04.03 (01)Native Elements

(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys

(01.02.04)Tetraferroplatinum group (Space Group P4/mmm)

01.02.04.01 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.02.04.02 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.02.04.03 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.02.04.04 Potarite PdHg P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

01.AG.40 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.40 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.AG.40 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.AG.40 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Ferronickelplatinum Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Ferronickelplatinum :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - MinMax(Deutsch)
10 - MinMax(English)
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info

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Ferronickelplatinum

Pt2FeNi
Dana No: 01.02.04.03 Strunz No: 01.AG.40
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