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Vasilite Mineral Data
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General Vasilite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,870.08 gm |
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Copper 9.68 % Cu |
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Tellurium 2.52 % Te |
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Palladium 77.11 % Pd |
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Sulfur 10.68 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd13.55Cu2.85S6.23Te0.37 |
| Environment: |
Heavy-mineral concentrates obtained from Priabonian clastic sediments. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1990 |
| Locality: |
Novoseltsi, Bourgas region, southeastern Bulgaria Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Vasil Atanasov, Associate Professor of mineralogy, Higher Institute of Mining and Geology, Sofia, Bulgaria. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Vasilite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 32053 |
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IMA1989-043 |
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PDF 43-806 |
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Vasilite Image |
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Images:
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Osmium Cooperite Vasilite Vysotskite
Comments: BSE image taken with a SEM of the sulfide-dominant microparagenesis filling a gas vacuole. Cooperite crystal surrounded by Pd-Cu-Pt-S phase (vasilite?), vysotskite and osmium laths (white) in chalcopyrite-bornite matrix (dark). (CanMin 38:1258).
Location: Pustaya River placer deposit, situated within the Koryak-Kamchatka platinum-bearing belt of Alaskan-type intrusions in eastern Russia.
Scale: See Image.
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Vasilite
Comments: B&W BSE image of an inclusion of vasilite (vas), bowieite (bow) and Pd-bearing troilite (tro) in an isoferroplatinum (iso) matrix..
Location: Novoseltsi, Bourgas region, southeastern Bulgaria.
Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist |
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Vasilite Crystallography
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.922, Z = 2; V = 710.21 Den(Calc)= 8.74 |
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - Hextetrahedral H-M Symbol (4 3m) Space Group: I 43m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.389(1), 2.1(0.8), 3.638(0.8), |
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Physical Properties of Vasilite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Steel gray. |
| Density: |
8.79 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. |
| Habit: |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
| Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Streak: |
black |
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Optical Properties of Vasilite
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
None. |
| RL Bireflectance: |
None. |
| RL Color: |
Creamy white with a yellowish tint. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Vasilite in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
| 420 nm |
45.60 |
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| 440 nm |
43.90 |
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| 460 nm |
42.00 |
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| 480 nm |
40.20 |
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| 500 nm |
38.90 |
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| 520 nm |
38.20 |
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| 530 nm |
38.00 |
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| 540 nm |
37.70 |
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| 560 nm |
37.70 |
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| 600 nm |
39.20 |
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| 620 nm |
40.60 |
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| 640 nm |
42.30 |
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| 660 nm |
43.90 |
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| 680 nm |
45.40 |
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| 700 nm |
47.10 |
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Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Vasilite in Oil
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
| 420 nm |
29.90 |
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| 440 nm |
28.20 |
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| 460 nm |
26.30 |
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| 480 nm |
24.80 |
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| 500 nm |
23.40 |
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| 520 nm |
22.60 |
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| 530 nm |
22.40 |
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| 540 nm |
22.10 |
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| 560 nm |
22.10 |
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| 600 nm |
23.60 |
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| 620 nm |
25.10 |
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| 640 nm |
26.40 |
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| 660 nm |
28.40 |
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| 680 nm |
30.10 |
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| 700 nm |
31.60 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Vasilite in Air
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Vasilite in Oil
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380% |
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Calculated Properties of Vasilite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.71 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Vasilite =8.74 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEVasilite = 196.92 barns/electron
U=PEVasilite x rElectron Density=1,518.32 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Vasilite is Not Radioactive |
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Vasilite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.16.22.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.16)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(02.16.22)Dana Group |
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02.16.22.01 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m |
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02.BC.25 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.25 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m |
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Other Vasilite Information
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| References: |
NAME( CanMin, v28:687) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.76,p1435,1991) OPTIC PROP.(CanMin, v28:687) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Vasilite :
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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(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Dana No: 02.16.22.01 Strunz No: 02.BC.25
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