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Keithconnite

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Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara pluton; Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion), Olanga (Oulanka) River, Oulanka plutonic complex, Northern Karelia, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia
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Formula:
Pd
 
3-x
Te (x = 0.14 - 0.43)
System:TrigonalHardness:5
This page provides mineralogical data about Keithconnite.

Classification of Keithconnite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/A.07-20
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BC.20

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.
Dana 8th edition ID:2.2.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
2 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1
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Type Occurrence of Keithconnite

Type Locality:Stillwater Complex, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA
Year of Discovery:1979

Physical Properties of Keithconnite

Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Keithconnite

Crystal System:Trigonal
Cell Parameters:a = 11.45Å, c = 11.4Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 0.996
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,294.33 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Keithconnite

Formula:
Pd
 
3-x
Te (x = 0.14 - 0.43)
Essential elements:Pd, Te
All elements listed in formula:Pd, Te
Common Impurities:Pb,Bi

Relationship of Keithconnite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
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.15Jaguéite
Cu
 
2
Pd
 
3
Se
 
4
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.60Laflammeite
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BC.65Tischendorfite
Pd
 
8
Hg
 
3
Se
 
9

Other Names for Keithconnite

Synonyms:
IMA1978-032
Other Languages:
German:Keithconnit
Spanish:Keithconnita
Varieties:
Plumbian Keithconnite

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 Keithconnite

Reference List:Cabri, L.J., Rowland, J.F., Laflamme, J.H.G., and Stewart, J.M. (1979) Keithconnite, telluropalladinite and other palladium-platinum tellurides from the Stillwater Complex, Montana. Canadian Mineralogist: 17: 589-594.

American Mineralogist (1981): 66: 1275.

Canadian Mineralogist (1990): 28: 751.

Bowles, J.F.W. (2000) Prassoite, vysotskite and keithconnite from the Freetown layered complex, Sierra Leone. Mineralogy and Petrology: 68: 75-84.

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    Localities for Keithconnite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Styria
      • Leoben
    		Min.& Pet. 73:247-277; Min.& Pet. 73:247-277
    Finland
     
    • Lapin (Lapland) Lääni
      • Inari
        • Lemmenjoki
    		33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Pt-Pd selenides from river placers, northern Finland
      • Penikat complex
        • Sompujärvi Reef
    		Canadian Mineralogist: 43: 1663-1686.
      • Sodankylä
    Greenland
     
    • Tunu (East Greenland) Province
      • Kangerlussuaq Firth
        • Kangerlussuaq complex
    		Mineralogical Magazine, August 2004, Vol. 68(4), pp. 615–632
    Madagascar
     
    • Fianarantsoa Province
      • Atsimo-Atsinanana Region
        • Antanambao Manampotsy
    		Legendre, O., and Augé, T. (1992): Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 39, 389-404.
    • Toamasina (Tamatave) Province
      • Eastern (Atsinanana) Region
        • Vatomandry District
          • Sahafary
    		Lapis nr 10 /1993 p. 7
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Tazenakht
          • Bou Azzer District
            • Bleida
    		El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.
    Norway
     
    • Nord-Trøndelag
      • Leka
    		Nilsson, L. P. & Larsen, R. B. (11998): Edle mineraler i mafiske og ultramafiske bergarter- en oppsummering av platina-gruppe mineraler (PGM) funnet i Norge i de senere år. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14: 40-49; Econ Geol (1993) 88:782-803
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Aldan Shield
    		Mineralogical Magazine 68:871 -- 885
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Kamchatka Oblast'
    		[CanMin 38 p1251-1264 "The association of platinum-group minerals in placers of the Pustaya River, Kamchatka, Russia"]
    • Northern Region
      • 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
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
    Sierra Leone
     
    • Guma Water
    		Mineralogy and Petrology (2000): 68: 75-84 .
    South Africa
     
    • Limpopo Province
    		www.bgr.de/b423/oberthuer_ptconf_pgm_bushveld.pdf.
    The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 1711-1734 (2005)
    UK
     
    • Scotland
      • North West Highlands (Inverness-shire)
        • Isle of Rum
    		Power, M.R., Pirrie, D., Andersen, J.C.O., and Butcher, A.R. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 762-775.
    USA
     
    • Montana
      • Stillwater Co.
    		Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 17, pp. 589-594 (1979)
          • J-M Reef (Howland Reef)
    		www.cannonmicroprobe.com/Mineral_Specimens.htm
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