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Hollingworthite Mineral Data
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General Hollingworthite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 237.90 gm |
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Arsenic 31.49 % As |
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Palladium 4.47 % Pd |
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Platinum 24.60 % Pt |
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Rhodium 25.95 % Rh |
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Sulfur 13.48 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Rh0.6Pt0.3Pd0.1AsS |
| Environment: |
In a dunite pipe deposit and platinum deposits in layered ultramafic intrusives. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1965 |
| Locality: |
Driekop and Onverwacht mines, Transvaal, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Professor Sidney Ewart Hollingworth (1899-1966). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Hollingworthite + Pronunciation  |
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