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Palladseite

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Itabira, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil




Formula:
Pd
 
17
Se
 
15
Hardness:4½ - 5
Name:Named for its chemical composition (Pd and Se).
This page provides mineralogical data about Palladseite.

Classification of Palladseite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/B.16-70
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BC.05

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:2.16.19.1

2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:3.12.15

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals
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Type Occurrence of Palladseite

Type Locality:Itabira, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Year of Discovery:1977

Physical Properties of Palladseite

Hardness (Mohs):4½ - 5

Chemical Properties of Palladseite

Formula:
Pd
 
17
Se
 
15
Essential elements:Pd, Se
All elements listed in formula:Pd, Se
Common Impurities:Cu,Hg

Relationship of Palladseite 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.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.60Laflammeite
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BC.65Tischendorfite
Pd
 
8
Hg
 
3
Se
 
9
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
3.12.1Seinäjokite
(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)
 
2
3.12.2Laurite
RuS
 
2
3.12.3Ruthenarsenite
(Ru,Ni)As
3.12.4Anduoite
(Ru,Os)As
 
2
3.12.5Ruarsite
(Ru,Os)AsS
3.12.6Xingzhongite
(Pb,Cu,Fe)(Ir,Pt,Rh)
 
2
S
 
4
3.12.7Rhodplumsite
Rh
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
3.12.8Cuprorhodsite
(Cu,Fe)Rh
 
2
S
 
4
3.12.9Konderite
Cu
 
3
Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)
 
8
S
 
16
3.12.10Bowieite
(Rh,Ir,Pt)
 
2
S
 
3
3.12.11Cherepanovite
RhAs
3.12.12Hollingworthite
(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
3.12.13Vysotskite
(Pd,Ni)S
3.12.14Vasilite
(Pd,Cu)
 
16
(S,Te)
 
7
3.12.16Oosterboschite
(Pd,Cu)
 
7
Se
 
5
3.12.17Telluropalladinite
Pd
 
9
Te
 
4
3.12.18Temagamite
Pd
 
3
HgTe
 
3
3.12.19Sopcheite
Ag
 
4
Pd
 
3
Te
 
4
3.12.20Michenerite
PdBiTe
3.12.21Kotulskite
Pd(Te,Bi)
 
1-2
3.12.22Telargpalite
(Pd,Ag)
 
3
(Te,Bi)
3.12.23Merenskyite
(Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)
 
2
3.12.24Palladoarsenide
Pd
 
2
As
3.12.25Stillwaterite
Pd
 
8
As
 
3
3.12.26Atheneite
Pd
 
2
As
 
0.75
Hg
 
0.25
3.12.27Majakite
PdNiAs
3.12.28Palarstanide
Pd
 
8
(As,Sn)
 
3
3.12.29Arsenopalladinite
Pd
 
8
(As,Sb)
 
3
3.12.30Vincentite
Pd
 
3
As
3.12.31Palladobismutharsenide
Pd
 
2
(As,Bi)
3.12.32Stibiopalladinite
Pd
 
5
Sb
 
2
3.12.33Hexatestibiopanickelite
Ni(Te,Sb)
3.12.34Sudburyite
(Pd,Ni)Sb
3.12.35Testibiopalladite
PdTe(Sb,Te)
3.12.36Borovskite
Pd
 
3
SbTe
 
4
3.12.37Isomertieite
Pd
 
11
Sb
 
2
As
 
2
3.12.38Mertieite-I
Pd
 
11
(Sb,As)
 
4
3.12.39Mertieite-II
Pd
 
8
(Sb,As)
 
3
3.12.40Sobolevskite
PdBi
3.12.41Froodite
α-PdBi
 
2
3.12.42Polarite
Pd(Bi,Pb)
3.12.43Urvantsevite
Pd(Bi,Pb)
 
2
3.12.44Cooperite
PtS
3.12.45Braggite
(Pt,Pd,Ni)S
3.12.46Kharaelakhite
(Pt,Cu,Pb,Fe,Ni)
 
9
S
 
8
3.12.47Malanite
Cu(Pt
3+
 
,Ir
3+
 
)
 
2
S
 
4
3.12.48Moncheite
(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)
 
2
3.12.49Maslovite
PtBiTe
3.12.50Sperrylite
PtAs
 
2
3.12.51Platarsite
(Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS
3.12.52Geversite
PtSb
 
2
3.12.53Daomanite
CuPtAsS
 
2
3.12.54Genkinite
(Pt,Pd,Rh)
 
4
Sb
 
3
3.12.55Stumpflite
Pt(Sb,Bi)
3.12.56Insizwaite
Pt(Bi,Sb)
 
2
3.12.57Erlichmanite
OsS
 
2
3.12.58Omeiite
(Os,Ru)As
 
2
3.12.59Osarsite
(Os,Ru)AsS
3.12.60Kashinite
(Ir,Rh)
 
2
S
 
3
3.12.61Inaglyite
Cu
 
3
Pb(Ir,Pt)
 
8
S
 
16
3.12.62Cuproiridsite
(Cu,Fe)Ir
 
2
S
 
4
3.12.63Iridarsenite
(Ir,Ru)As
 
2
3.12.64Irarsite
(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
3.12.65Tolovkite
IrSbS

Other Names for Palladseite

Synonyms:
IMA1975-026
Other Languages:
German:Palladseit
Spanish:Palladseita

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 Palladseite

Reference List:

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American Mineralogist (1977): 62: 1059.

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    • Localities for Palladseite

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    Brazil
     
    • Minas Gerais
      • Iron Quadrangle
    		Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 123 and M10-13
    MinMag 66:327; Alexandre Raphael Cabral, Georges Beaudoin, Bernd Lehmann, Henry Francisco Galbiatti (2005) S/Se ratios in palladiferous gold coexisting with palladseite, Cauê iron ore deposit, Itabira district, Quadrilátero Ferrífero of Minas Gerais, Brazil. GEOCHMISTRY, MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY • 4 3 • SOFIA • 2005 pp35-40
    • Pará
      • Carajás mineral province
        • Curionópolis
    		http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/mineral/tcm-145140-5.html
    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Katanga Copper Crescent
        • Kolwezi District
          • Kolwezi
    		Can.Min. 46,19-31(2008)
    Finland
     
    • Lapland Region
      • Inari
        • Lemmenjoki
    		33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Pt-Pd selenides from river placers, northern Finland
    Morocco
     
    • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
      • Ouarzazate Province
        • Tazenakht
          • Bou Azer District (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.
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