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General Paolovite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Pd2Sn
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 331.55 gm
   Tin        35.80 %  Sn
   Palladium  64.20 %  Pd
             ______ 
             100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pd2Sn
Help on Environment: Environment: In Cu-Ni sulfide ores.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1974
Help on Locality: Locality: Oktyabr mine, Talnakh area, Noril'sk refgion, western Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the composition, PAlladium and OLOVo, tin (in russian).
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 42595
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Paolovite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.4323:1:0.7636
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 8.11, b = 5.662, c = 4.324, Z = 4; V = 198.55 Den(Calc)= 11.09
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.28(1), 2.16(0.7), 1.955(0.5),
 

Physical Properties of Paolovite

Help on Color: Color: White.
Help on Density: Density: 11.32
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Habit: Habit: Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.
Help on Habit: Habit: Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 5 - Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Paolovite

Help on RL Color: RL Color: Lilac rose.
Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism: Dark lilac rose to pale rose.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Paolovite in Air
λ R1 R2  ∑ R1(λ)   ∑ R2(λ) 
 420 nm   44.40   46.50 
   
 440 nm   44.60   47.20 
 460 nm   45.00   48.20 
 480 nm   45.50   49.10 
 500 nm   45.90   50.30 
 520 nm   46.70   51.60 
 540 nm   47.70   52.80 
 560 nm   49.00   54.10 
 580 nm   50.90   55.40 
 600 nm   52.70   56.70 
 620 nm   55.30   57.70 
 640 nm   57.70   59.20 
 660 nm   59.80   59.50 
 680 nm   61.50   60.30 
 700 nm   62.70   60.60 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Paolovite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Paolovite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=9.50 gm/cc
note: rPaolovite =11.1 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.20285
Boson Index = 0.79715
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEPaolovite = 271.86 barns/electron
U=PEPaolovite x relectron=2,582.58 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Paolovite is Not Radioactive
 

Paolovite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 1.2.6.1 (1)Native Elements
  (1.2)with platinum group metals and alloys
  (1.2.6)Dana Group
 
1.2.6.1 Paolovite Pd2Sn Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: I/A.17-10 I - Elements
  I/A - Metallic and intermetallic compounds, Platinum-Iron-compounds with Tin/Lead and related compunds
  I/A.17 - Paolovite - Thaimyrite series
 
I/A.17-10 Paolovite Pd2Sn Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
I/A.17-20 Cabriite Pd2SnCu P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
I/A.17-30 Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn Unk Ortho
 
I/A.17-40 Tatyanaite! (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 P mmm,Pmm2,P 222 Ortho
 

Other Paolovite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Paolovite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Paolovite

Pd2Sn
Dana No: 1.2.6.1 Strunz No: I/A.17-10
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