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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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Cabriite Image |
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Cabriite Sperrylite
Comments: Small crystal of dull gray cabriite on a larger tin-white sperrylite crystal.
Location: Dzhezhazgan, Kazakhstan.
Scale: Crystal size 1.5 mm.
© John Veevaert |
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Cabriite Sperrylite
Comments: Polished section (PPL) image of a ovoid grain of cabriite (Ca) rimmed by native silver (Ag) in a matrix of brownish cubanite (Cu), with tawny chalcopyrite (Cp). Surrounded on three sides by coarse, millimetric crystals of sperrylite (Sp).
Location: Noril’sk-Talnakh mining district of northwestern Russia. (CanMin, v40:473).
Scale: Feld of view 1.2 mm.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Cabriite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1:1:0.5 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 7.88, b = 7.88, c = 3.94, Z = 4; V = 244.65 Den(Calc)= 10.73 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P mmm |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.29(1), 2.17(0.9), 1.23(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Cabriite
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| Color: |
Gray white. |
| Density: |
10.7 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Hardness: |
4-4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Cabriite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, in grayish brown to golden colors. |
| RL Color: |
Pink with slight lilac tint. |
| RL Pleochroism: |
Detectable. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Cabriite in Air
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R1 |
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∑ R2(λ) |
| 440 nm |
42.50 |
44.50 |
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| 460 nm |
42.40 |
45.10 |
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| 480 nm |
42.50 |
46.50 |
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| 500 nm |
43.20 |
48.30 |
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| 520 nm |
44.00 |
50.20 |
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| 540 nm |
45.00 |
52.00 |
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| 560 nm |
46.00 |
54.00 |
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| 580 nm |
47.80 |
56.00 |
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| 600 nm |
49.00 |
58.20 |
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| 620 nm |
51.00 |
60.40 |
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| 640 nm |
53.30 |
63.00 |
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| 660 nm |
56.00 |
65.50 |
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| 680 nm |
58.30 |
68.00 |
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| 700 nm |
61.10 |
70.00 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Cabriite in Air
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210% |
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Calculated Properties of Cabriite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.29 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Cabriite =10.7 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83 |
| Photoelectric: |
PECabriite = 233.56 barns/electron
U=PECabriite x rElectron Density=2,169.28 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Cabriite is Not Radioactive |
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Cabriite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.02.08.01 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys |
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(01.02.08)Dana Group |
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01.02.08.01 Cabriite Pd2SnCu P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AG.30 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AG -PGE-metal alloys |
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01.AG.30 Cabriite Pd2SnCu P mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Cabriite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Cabriite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Cabriite
Pd2SnCu
Dana No: 01.02.08.01 Strunz No: 01.AG.30
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