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Verbeekite Mineral Data
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General Verbeekite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
PdSe2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 264.34 gm |
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Palladium 40.26 % Pd |
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Selenium 59.74 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
PdSe2 |
| Environment: |
Se-rich sulfide lens. Replaced by oosterboschite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Theodore Verbeek (1927-1991) who did the original studies on the Se-bearing lens. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2001-005 |
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