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Potarite : PdHg

Serro (Serro Frio; Cerrado Frio), Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

2.0 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm
 © Dan & Diana Weinrich MineralsPhoto ID: 250115    View Count: 30

Potarite : PdHg

Potaro River, Kangaruma District, Potaro-Siparuni Region, Guyana

Potarite specimen in the Harvard Mineralogical Museum (no. 107858). Label is about 5.5 cm across. P. Cristofono photo.
 © 2007 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 94783    View Count: 456

Potarite : PdHg

Kaietur Falls, Potaro River, Kangaruma District, Potaro-Siparuni Region, Guyana

2 mm (each nugget). Potarite is extremely rare in nature - it is a Palladium Mercury amalgam. These 3 dark nuggets in a capsule may not seem too impressive, but the material is very rare and this has been validated by microprobe with Bart Cannon. This is from the original locality, from Dr. Richard Gaines' Collection. 3 specimens of nuggets to ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 206828    View Count: 85
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