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UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn

Formula:
(Cu,Pt)
 
4
Si


Found as sub 3 micron grains in a cobalt-manganese crust from the Mid-Pacific rise in the Pacific Ocean.

Classification of UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn

IMA status:Unnamed - valid
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:1.BB.10

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides and Phosphides
B : Silicides
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Chemical Properties of UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn

Formula:
(Cu,Pt)
 
4
Si
Essential elements:Cu, Si
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Pt, Si

Relationship of UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.BB.Zangboite
TiFeSi
 
2
1.BB.05Suessite
(Fe,Ni)
 
3
Si
1.BB.05Mavlyanovite
Mn
 
5
Si
 
3
1.BB.10Perryite
(Ni,Fe)
 
5
(Si,P)
 
2
1.BB.15Fersilicite
FeSi
1.BB.20Ferdisilicite
FeSi
 
2
1.BB.25Luobusaite
Fe
 
0.84
Si
 
2
1.BB.30Gupeiite
Fe
 
3
Si
1.BB.35Hapkeite
Fe
 
2
Si
1.BB.40Xifengite
Fe
 
5
Si
 
3

Other Names for UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn

Synonyms:
UM2001-18
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Other Information

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References for UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn

Reference List:Am. Min. 87, 132(2002)

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    Localities for UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn

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    • Mid-Pacific Rise
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