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Bortnikovite

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Formula:
Pd
 
4
Cu
 
3
Zn
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:
TitanitePerovskiteMagnetiteIsoferroplatinumChlorite 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 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:3
Comment:Assumption of tetragonal cell; Space Group probable
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
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:
Pd
 
4
Cu
 
3
Zn
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Pd, Zn

Relationship of Bortnikovite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
1.AG.05Hexaferrum
(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)
1.AG.05Garutiite
(Ni,Fe,Ir)
1.AG.10Atokite
(Pd,Pt)
 
3
Sn
1.AG.10Rustenburgite
(Pt,Pd)
 
3
Sn
1.AG.10Zvyagintsevite
(Pd,Pt,Au)
 
3
(Pb,Sn)
1.AG.15Taimyrite-I
(Pd,Cu,Pt)
 
3
Sn
1.AG.15Tatyanaite
(Pt,Pd,Cu)
 
9
Cu
 
3
Sn
 
4
1.AG.20Paolovite
Pd
 
2
Sn
1.AG.25Plumbopalladinite
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
1.AG.25Stannopalladinite
(Pd,Cu)
 
3
Sn
 
2
1.AG.30Cabriite
Pd
 
2
CuSn
1.AG.35Chengdeite
Ir
 
3
Fe
1.AG.35Isoferroplatinum
Pt
 
3
Fe
1.AG.40Ferronickelplatinum
Pt
 
2
FeNi
1.AG.40Tetraferroplatinum
PtFe
1.AG.40Tulameenite
Pt
 
2
CuFe
1.AG.45Hongshiite
PtCu
1.AG.45Skaergaardite
PdCu
1.AG.50Yixunite
Pt
 
3
In
1.AG.55Damiaoite
PtIn
 
2
1.AG.60Niggliite
PtSn
1.AG.70Nielsenite
PdCu
 
3
Related Minerals - Dana Grouping):

- +
1.2.3.1Hongshiite
PtCu
1.2.3.2Skaergaardite
PdCu
1.2.3.3Nielsenite
PdCu
 
3

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:

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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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    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Ayan-Maya district
          • Aldan shield
    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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