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Sudovikovite Mineral Data
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General Sudovikovite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
PtSe2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 353.00 gm |
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Platinum 55.26 % Pt |
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Selenium 44.74 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
PtSe2 |
| Environment: |
In metasomatites. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Srednaya Palma U-V deposit 30 km north of Kizhy Island, in southern Karelia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For N. G. Sudovikov (1903-1966), noted Russian petrologist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Sudovikovite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 43295 |
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IMA1995-009 |
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PDF 18-970 |
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Sudovikovite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.34691 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.73, c = 5.024, Z = 1; V = 60.53 Den(Calc)= 9.68 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: P 3m1 |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.715(1), 1.859(0.5), 1.983(0.5), |
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Physical Properties of Sudovikovite
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| Color: |
Yellow, White. |
| Density: |
9.63 - 9.7, Average = 9.66 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes |
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Hardness: |
2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Sudovikovite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Moderate to strong, rose-yellow to dark gray-lilac. |
| RL Bireflectance: |
Strong. |
| RL Color: |
White. |
| RL Pleochroism: |
Light yellow to light lilac. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Sudovikovite in Air
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| 470 nm |
48.40 |
35.10 |
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| 546 nm |
48.30 |
35.10 |
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| 589 nm |
49.10 |
35.30 |
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| 650 nm |
50.80 |
36.50 |
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Calculated Properties of Sudovikovite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.01 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sudovikovite =9.68 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.22
Boson Index = 0.78 |
| Photoelectric: |
PESudovikovite = 903.38 barns/electron
U=PESudovikovite x rElectron Density=7,233.58 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Sudovikovite is Not Radioactive |
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Sudovikovite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.12.14.07 (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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(02.12.14)Melonite Group (Trigonal: P-3m1) AX2 type |
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02.12.14.01 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.02 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.03 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.04 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m |
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02.12.14.05 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.06 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.12.14.07 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.EA.20 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.EA -M:S = 1:2 |
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02.EA.20 Berndtite SnS2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3m |
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02.EA.20 Melonite NiTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Kitkaite NiTeSe P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Sudovikovite! PtSe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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02.EA.20 Shuangfengite IrTe2 P 3m1 3 2/m |
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Other Sudovikovite Information
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| References: |
NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.83,p1118,1998) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 29, p 477) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sudovikovite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
7 - MinDAT
8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
9 - Online Mineral Museum
10 - QUT Mineral Atlas
11 - Ruff.Info
12 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Sudovikovite
PtSe2
Dana No: 02.12.14.07 Strunz No: 02.EA.20
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