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Zvyagintsevite Mineral Data
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General Zvyagintsevite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pd3Pb |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 537.50 gm |
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Bismuth 7.00 % Bi |
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Palladium 57.22 % Pd |
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Platinum 1.09 % Pt |
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Lead 34.69 % Pb |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd2.89Pb0.9Bi0.18Pt0.03 |
| Environment: |
As small irregular grains and veinlets in copper sulfides associated with differentiated gabbro-diabase intrusives. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1966 |
| Locality: |
Talnakh, Taimyr Peninsula, Noril'sk region, Yakutiya, Russia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev, who did geochemical research on the platinum metals. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Zvyagintsevite + Pronunciation  |
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