General Froodite Information![]() PdBi2 |
![]() Molecular Weight = 524.38 gm |
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Bismuth 79.71 % Bi |
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Palladium 20.29 % Pd |
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![]() In mill concentrates of As- and Pb-Cu-rich ores. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 |
![]() Frood, Creighton and Coleman mines, Sudbury, Ontario. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() For the Frood mine in Canada, in which it occurs. |
![]() Froodite |
![]() ![]() ICSD 42565 |
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PDF 27-436 |
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Froodite Crystallography![]() a:b:c =2.972:1:1.3216 |
![]() a = 12.75, b = 4.29, c = 5.67, Z = 4; beta = 102.867° V = 302.35 Den(Calc)= 11.52 |
![]() Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 2.77(1), 1.556(0.8), 2.97(0.7), |
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| Physical Properties of Froodite![]() {001} Perfect, {100} Good |
![]() Gray. |
![]() 12.5 - 12.6, Average = 12.55 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
![]() 2.5 - Finger Nail |
![]() Metallic |
![]() black |
| Optical Properties of Froodite![]() Evident, in light and dark grays. |
![]() Creamy white. |
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| Calculated Properties of Froodite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.31 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Froodite =11.5 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.04 |
Boson Index = 0.96 ![]() PEFroodite =1,638.85 barns/electron |
U=PEFroodite x rElectron Density=15265.45 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Froodite is Not Radioactive | Froodite Classification![]() 02.12.15.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.15)Dana Group |
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![]() 02.AC.45a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc |
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02.AC -Alloys of metalloids with PGE |
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| Other Froodite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Froodite : |
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 Search for Froodite using: Visit our Advertisers for Froodite : A Bijoux Google Search for FrooditeAdam's Minerals Google Search for Froodite Cape Minerals Google Search for Froodite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Froodite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Froodite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Froodite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Froodite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Froodite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Froodite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Froodite Ask about Froodite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Froodite Specimen Label here :
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