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Laflammeite

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Formula:
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
System:MonoclinicColour:Cream-colored with a ...
Name:Named for Joseph Hector Gilles Laflamme (b. 1947), Canadian mineralogist, of the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET), Ottawa, in recognition of his important contributions to the characterization of platinum-group minerals.


New parkerite-type sulfide


Classification of Laflammeite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.12-25
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BC.60

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
C : With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc.
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Type Occurrence of Laflammeite

Type Locality:Kirakkajuppura PGE deposit, Sompujärvi Reef, Penikat complex, Lapland Region, Finland

Physical Properties of Laflammeite

Colour:Cream-colored with a brownish tint
Cleavage:Perfect
Perfect

Crystallography of Laflammeite

Crystal System:Monoclinic

Chemical Properties of Laflammeite

Formula:
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
Essential elements:Pb, Pd, S
All elements listed in formula:Pb, Pd, S

Relationship of Laflammeite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

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2.BC.UM2004-45-Se:AgHgPd
(Ag,Cu)
 
6
Hg
 
2
Pd
 
2
Se
 
3
2.BC.05Palladseite
Pd
 
17
Se
 
15
2.BC.05Miassite
Rh
 
17
S
 
15
2.BC.05UM2000-47-S:CuFePdPt
(Cu,Fe,Pd,Pt,Rh)
 
9
S
 
8
2.BC.10Oosterboschite
(Pd,Cu)
 
7
Se
 
5
2.BC.15Chrisstanleyite
Ag
 
2
Pd
 
3
Se
 
4
2.BC.15Jagüéite
Cu
 
2
Pd
 
3
Se
 
4
2.BC.20Keithconnite
Pd
 
3-x
Te (x = 0.14 - 0.43)
2.BC.25Vasilite
(Pd,Cu)
 
16
(S,Te)
 
7
2.BC.30Telluropalladinite
Pd
 
9
Te
 
4
2.BC.35Luberoite
Pt
 
5
Se
 
4
2.BC.40Oulankaite
(Pd,Pt)
 
5
(Cu,Fe)
 
4
SnTe
 
2
S
 
2
2.BC.45Telargpalite
(Pd,Ag)
 
3
(Te,Bi)
2.BC.50Temagamite
Pd
 
3
HgTe
 
3
2.BC.55Sopcheite
Ag
 
4
Pd
 
3
Te
 
4
2.BC.65Tischendorfite
Pd
 
8
Hg
 
3
Se
 
9

Other Names for Laflammeite

Synonyms:
IMA2000-014
Other Languages:
German:Laflammeit
Spanish:Laflammeita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Laflammeite

Reference List:

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Barkov, A.Y., Martin, R.F., Halkoaho, T.A.A., and Criddle, A.J. (2002) Laflammeite, Pd3Pb2S2, a new platinum-group mineral species from the Penikat layered complex, Finland. Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 671-678.

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    • Lapland Region
      • Penikat complex
        • Sompujärvi Reef
    		BARKOV, A.Y., MARTIN, R.F., HALKOAHO, T.A.A. & CRIDDLE, A.J. (2002) Laflammeite, Pd3Pb2S2, a new platinum-group mineral species from the Penikat layered complex, Finland. Canadian Mineralogist 40, 671-678.
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    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Ayan-Maya district
          • Aldan shield
    		Anatoly Kasatkin analytical data
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      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)
    		33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Platinum-group minerals in the PGE deposit of the Fedorovo-Pansky layered intrusion, Kola Peninsula
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