General Milotaite Information Chemical Formula: |
PdSbSe |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 304.11 gm |
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Copper 0.84 % Cu |
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Silver 0.35 % Ag |
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Antimony 38.03 % Sb |
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Palladium 34.29 % Pd |
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Selenium 26.48 % Se |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Pd0.98Cu0.04Ag0.01Sb0.95Se1.02 |
Environment: |
Low-temperature selenide-bearing uranium mineralization. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2003 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Found during systematic study of reference polished sections from Predborice, Czech Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Milota Makovicky, University of Copenhagen, for her outstanding investigations of sulfide and sulfarsenide systems with platinum-group elements. |
Synonym: |
IMA2003-056 |
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Milotaite Crystallography Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.3181, Z = 4; V = 252.21 Den(Calc)= 8.01 |
Crystal System: |
Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 21/3 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.825(1)(201), 1.905(0.98)(311), 2.579(0.81)(211),3.159(0.53)(200), 2.233(0.32)(220), 1.752(0.27)(320), 1.688(0.25)(312), 1.378(0.18)(412), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Milotaite Cleavage: |
None |
Color: |
Silver gray. |
Density: |
7.95 - 8.23, Average = 8.09 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
Habit: |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Milotaite RL Anisotrophism: |
None. |
RL Bireflectance: |
None. |
RL Color: |
White with no internal reflections. |
RL Pleochroism: |
None. |
Reflectivity |
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| Calculated Properties of Milotaite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.84 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Milotaite =8.01 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.09 |
Boson Index = 0.91 Photoelectric: |
PEMilotaite = 238.10 barns/electron |
U=PEMilotaite x rElectron Density=1,628.56 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Milotaite is Not Radioactive | Milotaite Classification Dana Class: |
02.12.03.15 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 |
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(02.12.03)Cobaltite Group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals) |
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Strunz Class: |
02.EB.25 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2 |
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02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Milotaite Information References: |
NAME( CanMin, v43:689) PHYS. PROP.(CanMin, v43:689) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, v43:689) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Milotaite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Milotaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Milotaite : A Bijoux Google Search for MilotaiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Milotaite Cape Minerals Google Search for Milotaite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Milotaite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Milotaite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Milotaite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Milotaite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Milotaite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Milotaite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Milotaite Ask about Milotaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Milotaite Specimen Label here :
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