| |
 |
Taimyrite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Taimyrite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 425.98 gm |
| |
Copper 13.43 % Cu |
| |
Tin 27.87 % Sn |
| |
Palladium 44.97 % Pd |
| |
Platinum 13.74 % Pt |
| |
______ |
| |
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  |
| |
Taimyrite Image |
|
Images:
|
|
Taimyrite Atokite
Comments: Photomicrograph (oil immersion) of atokite and taimyrite intergrowth inside tetraauricupride reaction rim on Pt-Fe alloy. Outlined section shows atokite relics within taimyrite. (CanMin, v 42, p 610).
Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia,.
Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
|
Taimyrite Crystallography
|
| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.1709:1:2.8273 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.616, b = 4.796, c = 13.56, Z = 8; V = 365.23 Den(Calc)= 15.49 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.15(1), 2.29(0.55), 2.36(0.4), |
| |
Physical Properties of Taimyrite
|
| Color: |
Bronze gray. |
| Density: |
15.6 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Habit: |
Twinning Common - Crystals are usually twinned. |
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| |
Optical Properties of Taimyrite
|
| RL Anisotrophism: |
Dark gray with a blue tint to yellowish gray. |
| RL Color: |
Light gray with a rose tint. |
| RL Pleochroism: |
Distinct, from light gray with a rose tint to a creamy tint. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Taimyrite in Air
| λ |
R1 |
R2 |
 |
∑ R1(λ) |
∑ R2(λ) |
| 400 nm |
33.00 |
37.10 |
|
|
|
| 430 nm |
37.80 |
41.20 |
|
| 460 nm |
39.60 |
42.30 |
|
| 490 nm |
42.30 |
45.20 |
|
| 520 nm |
44.00 |
47.80 |
|
| 550 nm |
45.50 |
49.60 |
|
| 580 nm |
47.40 |
51.60 |
|
| 610 nm |
49.70 |
54.00 |
|
| 640 nm |
51.40 |
56.50 |
|
| 670 nm |
53.00 |
59.20 |
|
| 700 nm |
54.00 |
61.90 |
|
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Taimyrite in Air
Relative
Intensity |
0% |
30% |
60% |
90% |
100% |
120% |
150% |
180% |
210% |
230% |
| R1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| R2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Calculated Properties of Taimyrite
|
| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=13.3 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Taimyrite =15.5 gm/cc.
|
| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.19
Boson Index = 0.81 |
| Photoelectric: |
PETaimyrite = 414.06 barns/electron
U=PETaimyrite x rElectron Density=5,489.61 barns/cc.
|
| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Taimyrite is Not Radioactive |
| |
Taimyrite Classification
|
| Dana Class: |
01.02.07.01 (01)Native Elements |
| |
(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys |
| |
(01.02.07)Dana Group |
| |
01.02.07.01 Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn Unk Ortho |
| |
01.02.07.02 Tatyanaite! (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 P mmm,Pmm2,P 222 Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AG.15 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
| |
01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
| |
01.AG -PGE-metal alloys |
| |
01.AG.15 Tatyanaite! (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 P mmm,Pmm2,P 222 Ortho |
| |
01.AG.15 Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn Unk Ortho |
| |
Other Taimyrite Information
|
| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Taimyrite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
11 - Online Mineral Museum
12 - QUT Mineral Atlas
13 - Ruff.Info
Search for Taimyrite using:
[AOL]
[Bing]
[Dog Pile]
[GeoScienceWorld]
[HotBot]
[Ixquick]
[Lycos]
[MAMMA]
[Scirus]
[Teoma]
[WebCrawler]
[Wikipedia]
[YAHOO]
Visit our Advertisers for Taimyrite :
Ask about Taimyrite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in
Espaņol
Print or Cut-and-Paste your Taimyrite Specimen Label here :
|
Taimyrite
(Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn
Dana No: 01.02.07.01 Strunz No: 01.AG.15
Locality:
Notes:
|
|
| |
| |
|
| |
Dakota Matrix
Excalibur Minerals
Exceptional Minerals
Hudson Insitute
John Betts Fine Minerals
Mc Dougall Minerals
Mineral News
Rock and Mineral Shows
Weinrich Minerals, Inc.