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Ferronickelplatinum Mineral Data
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General Ferronickelplatinum Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pt2FeNi |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 504.70 gm |
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Iron 11.07 % Fe |
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Nickel 11.63 % Ni |
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Platinum 77.31 % Pt |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pt2NiFe0+ |
| Environment: |
Placers derived from ultra-basic rocks. Forms a series with tulameenite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1983 |
| Locality: |
Koryak Mountains, Kamchatka, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition (Fe, Ni, Pt). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ferronickelplatinum + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42564 |
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PDF 35-702 |
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Ferronickelplatinum Image |
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Images:
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Ferronickelplatinum
Comments: SEM image of ferronickelplatinum (Fnp), PGE alloys (Al), in a matrix of ferrian chromite (Fe-Chr). (CanMin, v45:631).
Location: Loma Peguera chromitites, Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic.
Scale: Scale Bar 5 µn.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Ferronickelplatinum Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.93903 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.871, c = 3.635, Z = 1; V = 54.47 Den(Calc)= 15.38 |
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mmm |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.192(1), 1.935(0.5), 1.324(0.4), |
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Physical Properties of Ferronickelplatinum
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| Color: |
Silver white. |
| Density: |
15.39 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Ferronickelplatinum
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak. |
| RL Color: |
Rosy cream. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Ferronickelplatinum in Air
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| 420 nm |
56.50 |
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| 440 nm |
56.40 |
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| 460 nm |
56.80 |
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| 480 nm |
57.40 |
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| 500 nm |
58.20 |
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| 520 nm |
58.70 |
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| 540 nm |
59.00 |
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| 560 nm |
59.30 |
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| 580 nm |
59.70 |
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| 600 nm |
60.20 |
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| 620 nm |
60.50 |
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| 640 nm |
60.90 |
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| 660 nm |
61.40 |
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| 680 nm |
62.00 |
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| 700 nm |
62.80 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Ferronickelplatinum in Air
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160% |
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Calculated Properties of Ferronickelplatinum
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=12.8 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Ferronickelplatinum =15.4 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEFerronickelplatinum =1,212.58 barns/electron
U=PEFerronickelplatinum x rElectron Density=15519.75 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Ferronickelplatinum is Not Radioactive |
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Ferronickelplatinum Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.02.04.03 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys |
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(01.02.04)Tetraferroplatinum group (Space Group P4/mmm) |
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01.02.04.01 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.04.02 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.04.03 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.04.04 Potarite PdHg P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AG.40 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.40 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AG.40 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AG.40 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Ferronickelplatinum Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Ferronickelplatinum :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
4 - GeoScienceWorld
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
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Dana No: 01.02.04.03 Strunz No: 01.AG.40
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