Classification of Pašavaite |
| IMA status: | Approved 2008 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| General Appearance of Type Material: | Subhedral grains <20 micron. |
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Crystallography of Pašavaite |
| Crystal System: | Orthorhombic |
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| Class (H-M): | mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal |
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| Space Group: | Pmmn {P21/m 21/m 2/n} |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 8.599Å, b = 5.9381Å, c = 6.3173Å
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| Ratio: | a:b:c = 1.448 : 1 : 1.064 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 322.57 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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| X-Ray Powder Diffraction: | | d-spacing | | Intensity | | 6.3152 | | (34) | | 3.1572 | | (33) | | 3.0495 | | (100) | | 2.5456 | | (63) | | 2.4424 | | (34) | | 2.2786 | | (42) | | 2.1637 | | (71) |
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Chemical Properties of Pašavaite |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Pb, Pd, Te |
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Relationship of Pašavaite to other Species |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
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Other Names for Pašavaite |
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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 Pašavaite |
| Reference List: | 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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Localities for Pašavaite |
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