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Tulameenite Mineral Data
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General Tulameenite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pt2FeCu |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 509.55 gm |
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Iron 10.96 % Fe |
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Copper 12.47 % Cu |
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Platinum 76.57 % Pt |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pt2Fe0+Cu |
| Environment: |
Platinum placers. Forms a series with tetraferroplatiunum. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 |
| Locality: |
Tulameen and Similkameen River, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Tulameenite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40366 |
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IMA1972-016 |
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PDF 26-528 |
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Tulameenite Image |
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Images:
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Oulankaite Telargpalite Tulameenite Chalcopyrite
Comments: Gray long-prismatic crystal of oulankaite with light grayish telargpalite and pale yellowish-white rims of tulameenite in massive yellowish chalcopyrite. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light.
Location: Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif, Olanga (Oulanka) River, Oulanka plutonic complex, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia.
Scale: Picture size 0.12 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag |
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Tulameenite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:0.91875 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.902, c = 3.585, Z = 1; V = 54.58 Den(Calc)= 15.50 |
| Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mm |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.179(1), 1.094(0.8), 1.163(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Tulameenite
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| Color: |
White. |
| Density: |
14.9 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Magnetism: |
Distinctly magnetic |
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Optical Properties of Tulameenite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Very weak. |
| RL Color: |
White. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Tulameenite in Air
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∑ R2(λ) |
| 470 nm |
61.00 |
65.30 |
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| 546 nm |
60.00 |
66.50 |
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| 589 nm |
61.50 |
65.50 |
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| 650 nm |
61.10 |
64.90 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Tulameenite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Tulameenite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=12.8 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tulameenite =15.5 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74 |
| Photoelectric: |
PETulameenite =1,207.77 barns/electron
U=PETulameenite x rElectron Density=15503.88 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Tulameenite is Not Radioactive |
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Tulameenite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.02.04.02 (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 Tulameenite 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 Tulameenite :
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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Tulameenite
Pt2FeCu
Dana No: 01.02.04.02 Strunz No: 01.AG.40
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