Palarstanide Atokite Image

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Atokite, Palarstanide

Mineral:

Atokite: (Pd,Pt)3Sn
Palarstanide: Pd8(Sn,As)3

Comments:

Polished Section (PPL) showing light gray euhedral palarstanide (P) surrounded by white atokite (A) in light brownish cubanite (C).

Location:

Talnakh, Ural, Russia.

Scale:

Picture Size 0.14 mm.

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