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- 2.16.1.1 Mertieite-I Pd11(Sb,As)4 Unk Hex
- II/A.05-10 Atheneite (Pd,Hg)3As P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
- II/A.05-20 Vincentite (Pd,Pt)3(As,Sb,Te) Unk Mono
- II/A.05-30 Stillwaterite Pd8As3 P 3 3
- II/A.05-40 Arsenopalladinite Pd8(As,Sb)3 P1 1
- II/A.05-50 Isomertieite Pd11Sb2As2 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- II/A.05-60 Mertieite-I Pd11(Sb,As)4 Unk Hex
- II/A.05-70 Mertieite-II Pd8(Sb,As)3 R 3c 3m
- II/A.05-80 Stibiopalladinite Pd5Sb2 P 63mc 6mm
- II/A.05-90 Palladoarsenide Pd2As P 2/m 2/m
- II/A.05-100 Palladobismutharsenide Pd2(As,Bi) Pmcn,P 21cn Ortho
- II/A.05-102 Palladodymite! (Pd,Rh)2As P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/A.05-105 Rhodarsenide! (Rh,Pd)2As P nma or Pn2 Ortho
- II/A.05-110 Majakite PdNiAs Unk Hex
- II/A.05-112 Menshikovite! Pd3Ni2As3 P 63/m,P 63, or P 6322 Hex
- II/A.05-115 Polkanovite! Rh12As7 P 63m 6/m
- II/A.05-120 Genkinite (Pt,Pd)4Sb3 P 41212 4 2 2
General Mertieite-I Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pd11(Sb,As)4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,474.99 gm | ||
| Antimony 14.03 % Sb | |||
| Arsenic 6.60 % As | |||
| Palladium 79.36 % Pd | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd11Sb1.7As1.3 | ||
| Environment: |
In placer concentrates. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 | ||
| Locality: |
Goodnews Bay, Alaska, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for John B. Mertie (1888-1980), geologist, U.S. Geological Survey. | ||
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Mertieite-I Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.49002 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 15.04, c = 22.41, Z = 18; V = 4,390.04 Den(Calc)= 10.04 | ||
| Crystal System: |
HexagonalSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.279(1), 2.171(0.9), 2.232(0.65), | ||
Physical Properties of Mertieite-I |
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| Color: |
Brass yellow. | ||
| Density: |
10.6 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. | ||
| Hardness: |
5.5 - Knife Blade | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Mertieite-I |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Distinct. | ||
| RL Color: |
Brassy yellow. | ||
Calculated Properties of Mertieite-I |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=8.65 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.17722 Boson Index = 0.82278 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEMertieite-I = 245.49 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Mertieite-I is Not Radioactive |
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Mertieite-I Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.16.1.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.16)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (2.16.1)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/A.05-60 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium) | |||
| II/A.05 - Atheneite - Genkinite series | |||
Other Mertieite-I Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Mertieite-I : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas 11 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Mertieite-I using: Visit our Advertisers for Mertieite-I : Translate Mertieite-I Mineral Data : Ask about Mertieite-I here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Mertieite-I Specimen Label here :
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