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Bortnikovite

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Formula:

System:

Tetragonal

Name:

After Professor Nikolai Stefanovich Bortnikov, prominent Russian mineralogist and researcher of ore deposits and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The first platinum group mineral that contains Zn as a major mineral-forming element. Its origin is related to the effect of alkaline fluid on ultramafic rocks.

Classification of Bortnikovite

IMA status:

Approved 2006

Strunz 8th edition ID:

1/A.17-50

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:

1.AG.65

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
G : PGE-metal alloys

Dana 7th edition ID:

1.2.3.4

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Type Occurrence of Bortnikovite

Type Locality:

Konder (Kondyor) alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine), Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

Year of Discovery:

2006

Geological Setting of type material:

Unique placer deposit derived from a concentrically zoned alkaline ultramafic massif.

Associated Minerals at type locality:

Titanite	Perovskite	Magnetite	Isoferroplatinum	Chlorite Group
Bornite

Physical Properties of Bortnikovite

Hardness (Vickers):

VHN₁₀₀=368

Density (calculated):

11.16 g/cm³

Crystallography of Bortnikovite

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

P4/mmm {P4/m 2/m 2/m}

Cell Parameters:

a = 6Å, c = 8.5Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.417

Unit Cell Volume:

V 306.00 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Assumption of tetragonal cell; Space Group probable

X-Ray Powder Diffraction:

d-spacing		Intensity
3.00		(1)
2.67		(1)
2.13		(10)
1.737		(1)
1.501		(3)
1.346		(2)
1.224		(8)
1.059		(4)

Chemical Properties of Bortnikovite

Formula:

All elements listed in formula:

Cu, Pd, Zn

Relationship of Bortnikovite to other Species

1.AG.05

Hexaferrum

(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)

1.AG.05

Garutiite

(Ni,Fe,Ir)

1.AG.10

Atokite

(Pd,Pt)

1.AG.10

Rustenburgite

(Pt,Pd)

1.AG.10

Zvyagintsevite

(Pd,Pt,Au)

(Pb,Sn)

1.AG.15

Taimyrite-I

(Pd,Cu,Pt)

1.AG.15

Tatyanaite

(Pt,Pd,Cu)

1.AG.20

Paolovite

1.AG.25

Plumbopalladinite

1.AG.25

Stannopalladinite

(Pd,Cu)

1.AG.30

Cabriite

CuSn

1.AG.35

Chengdeite

1.AG.35

Isoferroplatinum

1.AG.40

Ferronickelplatinum

FeNi

1.AG.40

Tetraferroplatinum

PtFe

1.AG.40

Tulameenite

CuFe

1.AG.45

Hongshiite

PtCu

1.AG.45

Skaergaardite

PdCu

1.AG.50

Yixunite

1.AG.55

Damiaoite

PtIn

1.AG.60

Niggliite

PtSn

1.AG.70

Nielsenite

PdCu

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):

- +

1.2.3.1

Hongshiite

PtCu

1.2.3.2

Skaergaardite

PdCu

1.2.3.3

Nielsenite

PdCu

Other Names for Bortnikovite

Synonyms:

IMA2006-027

Other Languages:

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 Bortnikovite

Reference List:

- +

Mochalov, A., Tolkachev, M., Polekhovsky, Yu., Goryacheva, E. (2007): Bortnikovite, Pd4Cu3Zn, a new mineral species from the unique Konder placer deposit, Khabarovsk krai, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 49, 318-327.

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Localities for Bortnikovite

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Russia

Far-Eastern Region

Khabarovskiy Kray

Ayan-Maya district

Aldan shield

Konder (Kondyor) alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine) (TL)

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