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Pašavaite

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Formula:
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
Te
 
2
System:Orthorhombic
Name:In honor of Dr. Jan Pašava, for his long-term research in PGE deposits.
This page provides mineralogical data about Pašavaite.

Classification of Pašavaite

IMA status:Approved 2008
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.BE.30

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
E : With Pb (Bi)
Dana 8th edition ID:2.3.5.3

2 : SULFIDES
3 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 5:2
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Type Occurrence of Pašavaite

Type Locality:Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
General Appearance of Type Material:Subhedral grains <20 micron.
Associated Minerals at type locality:
SperrylitePolariteGold-Silver Series

Crystallography of Pašavaite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Space Group:Pmmn {P21/m 21/m 2/n}
Cell Parameters:a = 8.599Å, b = 5.9381Å, c = 6.3173Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.448 : 1 : 1.064
Unit Cell Volume:V 322.57 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
6.3152(34)
3.1572(33)
3.0495(100)
2.5456(63)
2.4424(34)
2.2786(42)
2.1637(71)
1.8906(42)

Chemical Properties of Pašavaite

Formula:
Pd
 
3
Pb
 
2
Te
 
2
All elements listed in formula:Pb, Pd, Te

Relationship of Pašavaite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.BE.05Betekhtinite
Pb
 
2
(Cu,Fe)
 
21
S
 
15
2.BE.10Furutobeite
(Cu,Ag)
 
6
PbS
 
4
2.BE.15Rhodplumsite
Rh
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.15Shandite
Ni
 
3
Pb
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.20Parkerite
Ni
 
3
Bi
 
2
S
 
2
2.BE.25Schlemaite
(Cu,◻)
 
6
(Pb,Bi)Se
 
4

Other Names for Pašavaite

Synonyms:
IMA2007-059
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 Pašavaite

Reference List:

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Laufek F., Vymazalová A., Drábek M., Haloda J., Sidorinová T., Plášil J., Navrátil J. and Plecháček T. 2008: Crystal structure and physical properties of a new platinum-group mineral Pašavaite, Pd3Pb2Te2. Mineralogia - Special Papers, 32, 103.

Vymazalova, A., et al.: (2009) Pašavaite, a new platinum-group mineral species from Noril'sk-Talnakh Ni-Cu camp, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist; February 2009; v. 47; no. 1; p. 53-62

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    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
        • Taimyr Peninsula
          • Putoran Plateau
            • Noril'sk
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