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Insizwaite Mineral Data
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General Insizwaite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Pt(Bi,Sb)2 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 569.43 gm |
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Bismuth 55.05 % Bi |
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Antimony 10.69 % Sb |
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Platinum 34.26 % Pt |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
PtBi1.5Sb0.5 |
Environment: |
Of hydrothermal origin, in a vein cutting massif pyrrhotite ore. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1972 |
Locality: |
From the Insizwa deposit, Waterfall Gorge, Pondoland and East Griqualand areas, Transkei, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For the Insizwa mineral deposit, South Africa, where it was discovered. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Insizwaite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 42548 |
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PDF 26-221 |
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Insizwaite Image |
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Insizwaite Moncheite
Comments: Back-scattered electron image showing b) intergrowth of taimyrite-tatyanaite with moncheitei-insizwaite (CanMin, v 42, p 611).
Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia.
Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Niggliite Insizwaite
Comments: B&W image of a polished section showing insizwaite grain (I) showing details of niggliite (N) inclusions and exsolved chalcopyrite (C) lamellae in the pentlandite (P). (MinMag, v38:299).
Location: Insizwa deposit, Waterfall Gorge, Pondoland and East Griqualand areas (Transkei), South Africa.
Scale: See Image.
© Mineralogical Magazine |
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Insizwaite Crystallography
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Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.625, Z = 4; V = 290.78 Den(Calc)= 13.01 |
Crystal System: |
Isometric - Diploidal H-M Symbol (2/m 3) Space Group: P a3 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.99(1), 2.7(0.8), 2.96(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Insizwaite
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Color: |
Tin white. |
Density: |
12.8 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Habit: |
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix. |
Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade |
Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Insizwaite
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RL Color: |
White. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Insizwaite in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
420 nm |
49.30 |
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440 nm |
50.50 |
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460 nm |
52.50 |
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480 nm |
52.80 |
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500 nm |
53.60 |
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520 nm |
53.80 |
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540 nm |
54.00 |
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560 nm |
54.40 |
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580 nm |
54.40 |
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600 nm |
54.60 |
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620 nm |
55.00 |
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640 nm |
55.20 |
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660 nm |
55.70 |
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680 nm |
56.00 |
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700 nm |
56.50 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Insizwaite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Insizwaite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=10.4 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Insizwaite =13.0 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.11 Boson Index = 0.89 |
Photoelectric: |
PEInsizwaite =1,699.67 barns/electron U=PEInsizwaite x rElectron Density=17708.00 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Insizwaite is Not Radioactive |
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Insizwaite Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.12.01.15 (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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(02.12.01)Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3) |
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02.12.01.01 Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.02 Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.03 Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.04 Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.05 Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.06 Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.07 Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.08 Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.09 Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.10 Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.11 Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.12 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.13 Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.14 Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.15 Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.16 Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.17 Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.18 Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.12.01.19 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3 |
Strunz Class: |
02.EB.05a 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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02.EB.05a Aurostibite AuSb2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Cattierite CoS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Hauerite MnS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Dzharkenite FeSe2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Erlichmanite OsS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Geversite Pt(Sb,Bi)2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Laurite RuS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Krutaite CuSe2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Pyrite FeS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Sperrylite PtAs2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Vaesite NiS2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Villamaninite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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02.EB.05a Trogtalite CoSe2 P a3 2/m 3 |
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Other Insizwaite 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 Insizwaite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Insizwaite
Pt(Bi,Sb)2
Dana No: 02.12.01.15 Strunz No: 02.EB.05a
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