Classification of Miessiite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2006 |
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| Strunz 9th edition ID: | 2.AC.15
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.AC.15a
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.) A : Alloys C : Alloys of metalloids with PGE |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 2.16.2.2
2 : SULFIDES 16 : Miscellaneous |
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Type Occurrence of Miessiite |
| Type Locality: | Miessijoki River, Lemmenjoki, Inari, Lapland Region, Finland |
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Crystallography of Miessiite |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Class (H-M): | m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral |
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| Space Group: | Fd3m {F41/d 3 2/m} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 12.448Å
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 1,928.85 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 2.543 | | (20) | | 2.395 | | (80) | | 2.197 | | (100) | | 2.072 | | (20) | | 1.875 | | (25) | | 1.555 | | (25) | | 1.305 | | (25) | | 1.271 | | (30) |
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Chemical Properties of Miessiite |
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| Essential elements: | Pd, Se, Te |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Pd, Se, Te |
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Relationship of Miessiite to other Species |
| Member of: | Isomertieite Group |
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Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Miessiite |
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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. |
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References for Miessiite |
Reference List:
- + | Kojonen, K.K., Tarkian, M., Roberts, A.C., Törnroos, R., Heidrich, S. (2007): Miessiite, Pd11Te2Se2, a new mineral species from Miessijoki, Finnish Lapland, Finland. Canadian Mineralogist, 45, (in press).
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