Plumbopalladinite Valleriite Cubanite Pentlandite Image

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Cubanite, Plumbopalladinite, Valleriite Pentlandite

Mineral:

Cubanite: CuFe2S3
Plumbopalladinite: Pd3Pb2
Valleriite: 4(Fe,Cu)S·3(Mg,Al)(OH)2
Pentlandite: (Fe,Ni)9S8

Comments:

Polished Section image (PPL) of plumbopalladinite (Pl) with polarite Po), surrounded by a rim of isoferroplatinum (Iso) with cubanite (Cu), pentlandite (Pe), and valleriite (Va).

Location:

Majak Mine, Talnakh, Norilsk, Ural, Russia.

Scale:

Picture Size 0.7 mm.

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