Zvyagintsevite Mineral Data

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General Zvyagintsevite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pd3Pb

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 537.50 gm

Bismuth 7.00 % Bi

Palladium 57.22 % Pd

Platinum 1.09 % Pt

Lead 34.69 % Pb

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pd_2.89Pb_0.9Bi_0.18Pt_0.03

Environment:

As small irregular grains and veinlets in copper sulfides associated with differentiated gabbro-diabase intrusives.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1966

Locality:

Talnakh, Taimyr Peninsula, Noril'sk region, Yakutiya, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev, who did geochemical research on the platinum metals.

Name Pronunciation:

Zvyagintsevite + Pronunciation

Zvyagintsevite Image

Images:

Zvyagintsevite

Comments: Sharp cubic crystal of zvyagintsevite.
Location: Konder, Khabarovsk territories, Russian Far East, Russia. Scale: Crystal Size 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm.
© Rob Lavinsky

Zvyagintsevite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.02, Z = 1; V = 64.96 Den(Calc)= 13.74

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P m3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.315(1), 1.207(0.9), 2.011(0.8),

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Szymanski J T , Cabri L J , Laflamme J H G , The Canadian Mineralogist , 35 (1997) p.773-776, The crystal structure and calculated powder-diffraction, data for zvyagintsevite, Pd3Pb

Physical Properties of Zvyagintsevite

Color:

Tin white.

Density:

13.32

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

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

Hardness:

4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Zvyagintsevite

RL Color:

Bright white with a cream tint.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Zvyagintsevite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
440 nm	62.00
460 nm	63.30
480 nm	63.00
500 nm	63.70
520 nm	64.60
540 nm	65.50
560 nm	66.70
580 nm	67.70
600 nm	67.40
620 nm	67.30
640 nm	67.90
660 nm	68.00
680 nm	68.00
700 nm	68.10

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

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=11.5 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Zvyagintsevite =13.7 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.2
Boson Index = 0.8

Photoelectric:

PE_{Zvyagintsevite}= 934.57 barns/electron
U=PE_{Zvyagintsevite} x rElectron Density=10703.68 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Zvyagintsevite Classification

Dana Class:

01.02.05.04 (01)Native Elements

(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys

(01.02.05)Isoferroplatinum group (Space Group Pm3m)

01.02.05.01 Isoferroplatinum (Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.02 Rustenburgite (Pt,Pd)3Sn F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.03 Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.04 Zvyagintsevite Pd3Pb P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.05 Chengdeite Ir3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.06 Yixunite! Pt3In P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

01.AG.10 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AG -PGE-metal alloys

01.AG.10 Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.AG.10 Rustenburgite (Pt,Pd)3Sn F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.AG.10 Zvyagintsevite Pd3Pb P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Zvyagintsevite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Zvyagintsevite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Zvyagintsevite

Pd3Pb
Dana No: 01.02.05.04 Strunz No: 01.AG.10
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