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General Padmaite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: PdBiSe
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 394.36 gm
   Bismuth    52.99 %  Bi
   Palladium  26.99 %  Pd
   Selenium   20.02 %  Se
             ______ 
             100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: PdBiSe
Help on Environment: Environment: Compare ullmannite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1991
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: IMA1990-048
 

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Padmaite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 6.448, Z = 4; V = 268.09 Den(Calc)= 9.77
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 213
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.89(1), 1.943(0.9), 2.63(0.9),
 

Physical Properties of Padmaite

Help on Color: Color: Yellow.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3-4 - Calcite-Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Calculated Properties of Padmaite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=8.08 gm/cc
note: rPadmaite =9.77 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.07547
Boson Index = 0.92453
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEPadmaite =1,116.91 barns/electron
U=PEPadmaite x relectron=9,020.61 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Padmaite is Not Radioactive

 

Padmaite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.12.3.10 (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
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/D.17-175 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 Padmaite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Fleischer95) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.78,p451,1993)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Padmaite :
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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Padmaite

PdBiSe
Dana No: 2.12.3.10 Strunz No: II/D.17-175
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