Testibiopalladite Mineral Data

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General Testibiopalladite Information

Chemical Formula:

PdTe(Sb,Te)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 357.23 gm

Antimony 25.56 % Sb

Tellurium 44.65 % Te

Palladium 29.79 % Pd

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

PdTeSb_0.75Te_0.25

Environment:

In a Cu-Ni sulfide deposit in a serpentine body intruded into a Permian formation of metamorphic rocks.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1974

Locality:

Locality "Y", southwestern China Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition, TEllurium, STIBnium (Latin for Antimony), BIsmuth, and PALLADIum.

Name Pronunciation:

Testibiopalladite + Pronunciation

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Testibiopalladite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.572, Z = 4; V = 283.85 Den(Calc)= 8.36

Crystal System:

Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 2₁3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.94(1), 1.983(0.9), 2.68(0.8),

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Foecker A J , Jeitschko W , Journal of Solid State Chemistry , 162 (2001) p.69-78, The atomic order of the pnictogen and chalcogen atoms in equiatomic ternary

Physical Properties of Testibiopalladite

Cleavage:

{???} Indistinct, {???} Indistinct

Color:

Steel gray, Yellow brown.

Density:

8.99

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals.

Habit:

Irregular Grains - Occurs as splotchy, anhedral crystals forming inclusions in other minerals or rocks.

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Testibiopalladite

RL Color:

Bright white with faint blue tint.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Testibiopalladite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
480 nm	54.40
500 nm	54.20
520 nm	54.00
540 nm	53.90
560 nm	54.00
580 nm	54.90
600 nm	54.00
620 nm	54.00
640 nm	54.00
660 nm	54.70

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Testibiopalladite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Testibiopalladite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.99 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Testibiopalladite =8.36 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.1
Boson Index = 0.9

Photoelectric:

PE_{Testibiopalladite}= 328.42 barns/electron
U=PE_{Testibiopalladite} x rElectron Density=2,294.16 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Testibiopalladite is Not Radioactive

Testibiopalladite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.03.13 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.03)Cobaltite Group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals)

02.12.03.01 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca2₁ mm2

02.12.03.02 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.03 Ullmannite NiSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.04 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.05 Tolovkite IrSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.06 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.07 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.08 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.09 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.10 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.11 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.12 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.13 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.14 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.15 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 2₁/3 2 3

02.12.03.16 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

Strunz Class:

02.EB.25 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2

02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

02.EB.25 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca2₁ mm2

02.EB.25 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Ullmannite NiSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Tolovkite IrSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 2₁/3 2 3

Other Testibiopalladite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Testibiopalladite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Testibiopalladite

PdTe(Sb,Te)
Dana No: 02.12.03.13 Strunz No: 02.EB.25
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