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General Vasilite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 1,807.32 gm
	Copper     28.13 %  Cu
	Tellurium  14.12 %  Te
	Palladium  47.11 %  Pd
	Sulfur     10.65 %  S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Pd8Cu8S6Te2
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1990
Locality:	Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Synonym:	ICSD 32053
	IMA1989-043
	PDF 43-806
Vasilite Image
Images:	Vasilite   Osmium   Cooperite   Vysotskite Comments: BSE image taken with a SEM of the sulfide-dominant microparagenesis filling a gas vacuole. Cooperite crystal surrounded by Pd-Cu-Pt-S phase (vasilite?), vysotskite and osmium laths (white) in chalcopyrite-bornite matrix (dark). (CanMin 38:1258). Location: Pustaya River placer deposit, situated within the Koryak-Kamchatka platinum-bearing belt of Alaskan-type intrusions in eastern Russia. Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist
Vasilite Crystallography
Cell Dimensions:	a = 8.922, Z = 2; V = 710.21 Den(Calc)= 8.45
Crystal System:	Isometric - HextetrahedralH-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43m
X Ray Diffraction:	By Intensity(I/Io): 2.389(1), 2.1(0.8), 3.638(0.8),
Crystal Structure: Mouse drag1 - LMB Manipulate Structure drag2 - RMB Resize/Rotate Keyboard S - Stereo Pair on/off H - Help Screen I - Data Info A - Atoms On/Off P - Polyhedra On/Off B - Bonds On/Off Help on Above	Matkovic P , El Boragy M , Schubert K , Journal of the Less-Common Metals , 50 (1976) p.165-176, Kristallstruktur von Pd16S7, Locality: synthetic
Physical Properties of Vasilite
Cleavage:	None
Color:	Steel gray.
Density:	8.79
Diaphaniety:	Opaque
Hardness:	5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade
Luster:	Metallic
Streak:	black
Calculated Properties of Vasilite
Electron Density:	relectron=7.48 gm/cc note: rVasilite =8.45 gm/cc.
Fermion Index	Fermion Index = 0.11726 Boson Index = 0.88274
Photoelectric:	PEVasilite = 174.24 barns/electron U=PEVasilite x relectron=1,303.41 barns/cc.
Radioactivity:	GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Vasilite is Not Radioactive
Vasilite Classification
Dana Class:	2.16.22.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
	(2.16)with miscellaneous formulae
	(2.16.22)Dana Group
	2.16.22.1 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m
Strunz Class:	II/A.06-05 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
	II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium)
	II/A.06 - Vasilite - Luberoite series
	II/A.06-05 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m
	II/A.06-10 Oosterboschite (Pd,Cu)7Se3 Unk Ortho
	II/A.06-20 Luberoite Pt5Se4 P 21/c 2/m
	II/A.06-25 Jagueite! Cu2Pd3Se4 P 21/c 2/m
	II/A.06-30 Chrisstanleyite! Ag2Pd3Se4 P 21/m or P 21 Mono
	II/A.06-40 Tischendorfite! Pd8Hg3Se9 Pmmn, P 21mn or Pm21n Ortho
Other Vasilite Information
References:	PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1435,1991)
See Also:	Links to other databases for Vasilite : 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 Vasilite using:   Web webmineral.com [ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO] Visit our Advertisers for Vasilite : AA Mineral Specimens B & L Fine Minerals Crystal Vaults Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions e-Rocks Auctions Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Greenside Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club MineralsWeb Fine Minerals Rockshop.cz T G Fine Minerals Wrights Rock Shop Translate Vasilite Mineral Data : Ask about Vasilite here : Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America Mindat.org's Discussion Groups Original Rockhounds Discussion Group Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Español Print or Cut-and-Paste your Vasilite Specimen Label here : Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 Dana No: 2.16.22.1 Strunz No: II/A.06-05 Locality:   Notes: