Nielsenite Mineral Data

General Nielsenite Information
Chemical Formula:	PdCu3
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 295.63 gm
	Iron 2.38 % Fe
	Copper 67.35 % Cu
	Palladium 30.27 % Pd
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Pd_0.84Cu_0.13Fe⁰⁺_0.12Cu₃
Environment:	Discovered in non-magnetic heavy concentrates from drill core taken from Pd5 level of the Skaergaard intrusion and in a bulk sample obtained by blasting at the toe of Forbindelses-g letscher,
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 2004 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Skaergaard Intrusion, Greenland. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Troels F.D. Nielsen (b. 1950), a geologist with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
Synonym:	IMA2004-046