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Cabriite Mineral Data
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General Cabriite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Pd2SnCu |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 395.10 gm |
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Copper 16.08 % Cu |
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Tin 30.05 % Sn |
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Palladium 53.87 % Pd |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Pd2SnCu |
Environment: |
In massive mooihoekite ore, also in galena-chalcopyrite veins. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1985 |
Locality: |
At the Oktyabr mine, Noril'sk region, western Siberia, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For Dr. Louis J. Cabri, Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, describer of a number of platinum group minerals. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Cabriite |
Synonym: |
IMA1985-057 |
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