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Temagamite Mineral Data
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General Temagamite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pd3HgTe3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 902.65 gm |
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Mercury 22.22 % Hg |
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Tellurium 42.41 % Te |
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Palladium 35.37 % Pd |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd3HgTe3 |
| Environment: |
Cogenetic with moderately high temperature invasive chalcopyrite magma. Occurs as inclusions in chalcopyrite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 |
| Locality: |
Temagami Cu deposit, Temagami, Island, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Temagamite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
IMA1973-018 |
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Temagamite Image |
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Images:
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Borovskite Temagamite Merenskyite
Comments: Borovskite (Bvk) - temagamite (Tmg) - merenskyite (Mrk) composite grain included in chalcopyrite (Ccp). (CanMin, v 42, p 674).
Location: McBratney high-grade PGE-Au occurrence, Bear Lake mafic unit, Proterozoic Flin Flon greenstone belt, Manitoba, Canada.
Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Temagamite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9514:1:0.5559 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.57, b = 12.16, c = 6.76, Z = 6; V = 951.07 Den(Calc)= 9.46 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.912(1), 2.187(0.9), 1.959(0.7), |
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Physical Properties of Temagamite
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| Color: |
Gray. |
| Density: |
9.5 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
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Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Hardness: |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Temagamite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak in air, stronger in oil, in pale gray and dark gray. |
| RL Color: |
White with a gray tinge. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Temagamite in Air
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| 470 nm |
51.80 |
52.80 |
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| 546 nm |
52.90 |
53.90 |
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| 589 nm |
54.20 |
55.00 |
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| 650 nm |
57.10 |
57.70 |
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Calculated Properties of Temagamite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.84 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Temagamite =9.46 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83 |
| Photoelectric: |
PETemagamite = 625.83 barns/electron
U=PETemagamite x rElectron Density=4,906.04 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Temagamite is Not Radioactive |
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Temagamite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.06.05.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.06)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=4:3 |
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(02.06.05)Dana Group |
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02.06.05.01 Temagamite Pd3HgTe3 Unk Ortho |
| Strunz Class: |
02.BC.50 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.B - Metal Sulfides, M:S > 1:1 (mainly 2:1) |
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02.BC -With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc. |
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02.BC.50 Temagamite Pd3HgTe3 Unk Ortho |
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Other Temagamite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Temagamite :
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 (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Temagamite
Pd3HgTe3
Dana No: 02.06.05.01 Strunz No: 02.BC.50
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