Naldretteite Mineral Data

General Naldretteite Information
Chemical Formula:	Pd2Sb
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 333.37 gm
	Iron 0.12 % Fe
	Antimony 35.86 % Sb
	Arsenic 0.31 % As
	Palladium 63.69 % Pd
	Sulfur 0.02 % S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Pd_1.99Fe²⁺_0.007Sb_0.98As_0.01S_0.002
Environment:	In the contact zone that separates massive and disseminated sulfide mineralization.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Discovered in drill core from the Mesamax Northwest deposit, Cape Smith fold belt, Ungava region, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Professor Anthony J. Naldrett (b. 1933), University of Toronto and past President of both the Mineralogical Association of Canada and the International Mineralogical Assoc iation.
Synonym:	IMA2004-007