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Tetraferroplatinum Mineral Data
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General Tetraferroplatinum Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
PtFe |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 250.93 gm |
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Iron 22.26 % Fe |
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Platinum 77.74 % Pt |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
PtFe0+ |
| Environment: |
Platinum placers. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
| Locality: |
Tulameen, and Similkameen River, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition (Fe, Pt) and crystal system. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42589 |
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PDF 43-1359 |
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Tetraferroplatinum Image |
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Tetraferroplatinum
Comments: Tetraferroplatinum (dark grey) intergrown with, and rimmed by Pt-Fe alloy (bright) ranging in composition from Pt1.6Fe to Pt2.2Fe. (CanMin v43:1711).
Location: PGM grains from stream sediments, Eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa.
Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Tetraferroplatinum Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.96875 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.84, c = 3.72, Z = 2; V = 54.85 Den(Calc)= 15.19 |
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mmm |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.191(1), 1.92(0.7), 1.342(0.6), |
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Physical Properties of Tetraferroplatinum
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| Color: |
Gray, Silver white. |
| Density: |
14.3 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Hardness: |
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Magnetism: |
Strongly magnetic |
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Optical Properties of Tetraferroplatinum
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak, in oil. |
| RL Color: |
White. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Tetraferroplatinum in Air
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| 470 nm |
61.30 |
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| 546 nm |
61.30 |
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| 589 nm |
62.20 |
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| 650 nm |
63.00 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Tetraferroplatinum in Air
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Calculated Properties of Tetraferroplatinum
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=12.6 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tetraferroplatinum =15.2 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74 |
| Photoelectric: |
PETetraferroplatinum =1,222.66 barns/electron
U=PETetraferroplatinum x rElectron Density=15395.02 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Tetraferroplatinum is Not Radioactive |
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Tetraferroplatinum Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.02.04.01 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys |
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(01.02.04)Tetraferroplatinum group (Space Group P4/mmm) |
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01.02.04.01 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.04.02 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.04.03 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.02.04.04 Potarite PdHg P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
01.AG.40 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) |
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01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys |
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01.AG -PGE-metal alloys |
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01.AG.40 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AG.40 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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01.AG.40 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Tetraferroplatinum 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 Tetraferroplatinum :
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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Dana No: 01.02.04.01 Strunz No: 01.AG.40
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