General Rustenburgite Information![]() (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
![]() Molecular Weight = 637.46 gm |
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Tin 18.62 % Sn |
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Palladium 12.52 % Pd |
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Platinum 68.86 % Pt |
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![]() Pt2.25Pd0.75Sn |
![]() As very sparse grains in concentrates. |
![]() Approved IMA 1975 |
![]() Atok and Rustenburg mines, Merensky Reef, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() Named for the locality. |
![]() Rustenburgite + Pronunciation |
![]() ![]() ICSD 40336 |
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Rustenburgite Crystallography![]() a = 3.991, Z = 1; V = 63.57 Den(Calc)= 16.65 |
![]() Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 1.202(1), 2.295(1), 1.408(0.9), |
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| Physical Properties of Rustenburgite![]() Tin white. |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
![]() 5 - Apatite |
![]() Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Rustenburgite![]() Slight due to strain. |
![]() Light cream. |
![]() None under the microscope but slight through a photometer. |
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| Calculated Properties of Rustenburgite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=13.6 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Rustenburgite =16.7 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.29 |
Boson Index = 0.71 ![]() PERustenburgite =1,188.37 barns/electron |
U=PERustenburgite x rElectron Density=16140.57 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Rustenburgite is Not Radioactive | Rustenburgite Classification![]() 01.02.05.02 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys |
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(01.02.05)Isoferroplatinum group (Space Group Pm3m) |
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![]() 01.AG.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AG -PGE-metal alloys |
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| Other Rustenburgite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Rustenburgite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Rustenburgite using: Visit our Advertisers for Rustenburgite : A Bijoux Google Search for RustenburgiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Rustenburgite Cape Minerals Google Search for Rustenburgite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Rustenburgite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Rustenburgite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Rustenburgite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Rustenburgite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Rustenburgite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Rustenburgite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Rustenburgite Ask about Rustenburgite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rustenburgite Specimen Label here :
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