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Miessiite Mineral Data
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General Miessiite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pd11Te2Se2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,589.46 gm |
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Tellurium 16.78 % Te |
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Palladium 73.78 % Pd |
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Selenium 9.44 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd11.02Te2.09Se1.9 |
| Environment: |
Discovered along with placer gold and PGM nuggets. Isomertieite group. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Miessi (in Saami language, Miessijohka) River placers, Lemmenjoki area, Inari commune, Lapland, Finland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2006-013 |
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