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Taimyrite Mineral Data
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General Taimyrite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 425.98 gm |
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Copper 13.43 % Cu |
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Tin 27.87 % Sn |
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Palladium 44.97 % Pd |
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Platinum 13.74 % Pt |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd1.8Cu0.9Pt0.3Sn |
| Environment: |
As grains and veinlets near the contact between sulfide and rock-forming minerals in gabbro-dolerites |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 |
| Locality: |
Talnakh, Tiamyr Peninsula, Norilsk, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Taimyrite + Pronunciation  |
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