Maslovite Mineral Data

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General Maslovite Information

Chemical Formula:

PtBiTe

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 531.66 gm

Bismuth 39.31 % Bi

Tellurium 24.00 % Te

Platinum 36.69 % Pt

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

PtBiTe

Environment:

In galena-rich portions of massive cubanite-chalcopyrite and mooihoekite ores.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1979

Locality:

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

Name Origin:

Named for G. D. Maslov (1915-1968).

Synonym:

ICSD 41399

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Maslovite Image

Images:

Maslovite Froodite Altaite

Comments: Reflected light photomicrograph of maslovite (M), froodite (F), and altaite (A), in chalcopyrite matrix.
Location: Oktyabr'skoye Mine, Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Maslovite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.689, Z = 4; V = 299.28 Den(Calc)= 11.80

Crystal System:

Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 2₁3

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.01(1), 2.71(0.8), 1.788(0.3),

Physical Properties of Maslovite

Color:

Steel gray.

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Hardness:

4.5-5 - Near Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Maslovite

RL Color:

Light gray with a lilac hue.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Maslovite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
440 nm	55.90
460 nm	55.20
480 nm	55.00
500 nm	55.50
520 nm	56.00
540 nm	56.10
560 nm	55.90
580 nm	55.90
600 nm	56.10
620 nm	56.30
640 nm	56.80
660 nm	57.10
680 nm	57.50
700 nm	58.40

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

Calculated Properties of Maslovite

Electron Density:

r_electron=9.45 gm/cc
note: r_Maslovite=11.8 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.14319
Boson Index = 0.85681

Photoelectric:

PE_Maslovite=1,474.50 barns/electron
U=PE_Maslovite x r_electron=13941.30 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Maslovite is Not Radioactive

Maslovite Classification

Dana Class:

2.12.3.12 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(2.12.3)Cobaltite Group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals)

2.12.3.1 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca2₁ mm2

2.12.3.2 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.3 Ullmannite NiSbS P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.4 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.5 Tolovkite IrSbS P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.6 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

2.12.3.7 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

2.12.3.8 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

2.12.3.9 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

2.12.3.10 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.11 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.12 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.13 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.14 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

2.12.3.15 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 2₁/3 2 3

2.12.3.16 IMA2004-047! PdAsSe Pa3 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

II/D.17-160 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold

II/D.17 - Pyrite group and related compounds, Fukuchilite - Micherenite

II/D.17-10 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-20 Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-30 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-40 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-50 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-60 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-65 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-70 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-80 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-90 Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-100 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-110 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-120 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-130 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-140 Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-150 Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-153 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-155 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

II/D.17-160 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-170 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-175 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

II/D.17-180 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

Other Maslovite Information

References:

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

See Also:

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

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Maslovite

PtBiTe
Dana No: 2.12.3.12 Strunz No: II/D.17-160
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