Isoferroplatinum Mineral Data

General Isoferroplatinum Information

Chemical Formula:

(Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 576.52 gm

Iron 7.27 % Fe

Copper 2.76 % Cu

Palladium 13.84 % Pd

Platinum 76.13 % Pt

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pt_2.25Pd_0.75Fe⁰⁺_0.75Cu_0.25

Environment:

In Pt-Fe and Cu-Ni deposits in ultramafic rocks, and in placers derived from them.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1975

Locality:

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the structure and composition.

Name Pronunciation:

Isoferroplatinum + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 42588

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Isoferroplatinum Image

Images:

Cuproiridsite Isoferroplatinum

Comments: Gray equant crystal of cuproiridsite in light gray isoferroplatinum. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light.
Location: Konder Mine, Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Aldan shield, Saha (Sakha) Republic (Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.14 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Isoferroplatinum

Comments: Irregularly shaped silver metallic nugget of isoferroplatinum with minor chromite.
Location: Fox Gulch, Goodnews Bay. Alaska, USA. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

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Ruthenium Isoferroplatinum

Comments: Scanning electron micrograph of polished section of ruthenium nugget with isoferroplatinum inclusions.
Location: Miass River, Chelyabinsk District, Southern Urals, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Isoferroplatinum Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.858, Z = 1; V = 57.42 Den(Calc)= 16.67

Crystal System:

Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: P m3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 1.163(1), 2.228(0.9), 1.932(0.7),

Physical Properties of Isoferroplatinum

Color:

Gray, Dark gray.

Density:

16.5

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer.

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Isoferroplatinum

RL Color:

Bright white.

Calculated Properties of Isoferroplatinum

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=13.7 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Isoferroplatinum =16.7 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.28
Boson Index = 0.72

Photoelectric:

PE_{Isoferroplatinum}=1,240.03 barns/electron
U=PE_{Isoferroplatinum} x rElectron Density=16977.52 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Isoferroplatinum is Not Radioactive

Isoferroplatinum Classification

Dana Class:

01.02.05.01 (01)Native Elements

(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys

(01.02.05)Isoferroplatinum group (Space Group Pm3m)

01.02.05.01 Isoferroplatinum (Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.02 Rustenburgite (Pt,Pd)3Sn F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.03 Atokite (Pd,Pt)3Sn F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.04 Zvyagintsevite Pd3Pb P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.05 Chengdeite Ir3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.02.05.06 Yixunite! Pt3In P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

01.AG.35 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AG -PGE-metal alloys

01.AG.35 Chengdeite Ir3Fe P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

01.AG.35 Isoferroplatinum (Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu) P m3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Isoferroplatinum Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Isoferroplatinum :
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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(Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu)
Dana No: 01.02.05.01 Strunz No: 01.AG.35
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