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- 2.6.4.1 Genkinite (Pt,Pd)4Sb3 P 41212 4 2 2
- 2.6.4.2 Oulankaite ! (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 Tetra
- 2.6.4.3 IMA2004-020! Pd4Sb3 P 41212, P 4122, P 43212 4 2 2
- II/A.07-10 Telargpalite (Pd,Ag)3Te Unk Cubic
- II/A.07-20 Keithconnite Pd3-xTe(x=0.14to0.43) R 3 3
- II/A.07-30 Telluropalladinite Pd9Te4 P 21/c 2/m
- II/A.07-35 Oulankaite (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 Tetra
- II/A.07-40 Sopcheite Ag4Pd3Te4 Unk Ortho
- II/A.07-50 Temagamite Pd3HgTe3 Unk Ortho
- II/A.07-60 Borovskite Pd3SbTe4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
General Oulankaite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,327.45 gm | ||
| Iron 4.21 % Fe | |||
| Copper 14.36 % Cu | |||
| Tin 8.94 % Sn | |||
| Tellurium 19.22 % Te | |||
| Palladium 30.06 % Pd | |||
| Platinum 18.37 % Pt | |||
| Sulfur 4.83 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd3.75Pt1.25Cu3Fe2+SnTe2S2 | ||
| Environment: |
In pegmatoidal, plagioclase-bearing pyroxenite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added) | ||
| Locality: |
The Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion in the Oulanka complex, northern Karelia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after the Oulanka river, which is near the occurrence. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1990-055 | ||
| Oulongaite | |||
Oulankaite Image | |||
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Oulankaite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.54588 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 9.044, c = 4.937, Z = 2; V = 403.82 Den(Calc)= 10.92 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.472(1), 2.26(0.9), 2.022(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Oulankaite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Rose, Violet rose. | ||
| Density: |
10.27 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Unknown - Minerals too small to observe fractures. | ||
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). | ||
| Habit: |
Subhedral Crystals - Occurs as crystals which tend to exhibit a recognizable crystal shape. | ||
| Hardness: |
3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Calculated Properties of Oulankaite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=9.36 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.16069 Boson Index = 0.83931 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEOulankaite = 457.19 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Oulankaite is Not Radioactive |
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Oulankaite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.6.4.2 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.6)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=4:3 | |||
| (2.6.4)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/A.07-35 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium) | |||
| II/A.07 - Telargpalite - Borovskite series | |||
Other Oulankaite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Eur. J. Min.,Vol.8,p311-316,1996) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Oulankaite : 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 Search for Oulankaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Oulankaite : Translate Oulankaite Mineral Data : Ask about Oulankaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Oulankaite Specimen Label here :
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