Sobolevskite

Sobolevskite, etc.

Chalcedony occurrence, Langau, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria

Sobolevskite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Sobolevskite

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Sobolevskite, etc.

Chalcedony occurrence, Langau, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria

Sobolevskite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Sobolevskite

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Sobolevskite, etc.

Chalcedony occurrence, Langau, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria

Sobolevskite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Petr G. Sobolevski

Formula:

PdBi

Member of the triple system PdTe-PdBi-PdSb with a continuous isomorphic series along Te-Bi and Bi-Sb sides of triangle. Isomorphism along Te-Sb side is complicated in absence of Bi especially for high-Te compositions.

Colour:

pale pinkish orange

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

4

Specific Gravity:

11.88 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Member of:

Nickeline Group

Name:

Named after Pyotr Grigorievich Sobolevskiy (Пётр Григорьевич Соболевский) (1781, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire - 24 October 1841, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire), engineer and metallurgist. A student of the platinum deposits of the Russian Urals and one of the founders of powder metallurgy.

Not to be confused with sobolevite.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Member of two isomorphic series: Sobolevskite-Kotulskite Series and Sobolevskite-Sudburyite Series.

A possible intermediate member of the second series is coded as 'UM1985-01-Bi:PdSb'. A potential Bi analogue is known: 'UM1974-02-Bi:AsPdPtSb'.

Known synthetically as hexagonal and monoclinic polymorphs. Sobolevskite was described as hexagonal, isostructural with nickeline, but refinement of the X-ray powder pattern indicates that sobolevskite is a mixture of the two PdBi polymorphs.

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Anisotropism:

Strong, with distinct color effects in reddish-lilac and pale-cream shades

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R1	R2
480nm	52.2%	46.7%
520nm	56.1%	50.4%
560nm	59.7%	54.3%
600nm	62.0%	56.5%
640nm	65.0%	59.3%
680nm	67.5%	60.5%
720nm	68.7%	61.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 68.7%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

grayish white with creamy tint

Pleochroism:

Not Visible

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005249	Sobolevskite	Bayliss P (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals The Canadian Mineralogist 28 751-755		1990		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Sobolevskite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Bayliss P' _journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist' _journal_volume 28 _journal_year 1990 _journal_page_first 751 _journal_page_last 755 _publ_section_title ; Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals Note: cell edges taken from Handbook of Mineralogy ; _database_code_amcsd 0005249 _chemical_formula_sum 'Bi Pd' _cell_length_a 4.23 _cell_length_b 4.23 _cell_length_c 5.69 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 120 _cell_volume 88.171 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 11.880 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 63/m m c' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '-x,-x+y,1/2+z' 'x,x-y,1/2-z' '-x+y,-x,1/2-z' 'x-y,x,1/2+z' '-y,-x,z' 'y,x,-z' 'y,-x+y,-z' '-y,x-y,z' 'x-y,-y,1/2+z' '-x+y,y,1/2-z' 'x,y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,1/2+z' 'x,x-y,z' '-x,-x+y,-z' 'x-y,x,-z' '-x+y,-x,z' 'y,x,1/2+z' '-y,-x,1/2-z' '-y,x-y,1/2-z' 'y,-x+y,1/2+z' '-x+y,y,z' 'x-y,-y,-z' '-x,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Bi 0.33333 0.66667 0.25000 Pd 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Austria
Lower Austria Horn District Langau ⓘ Chalcedony occurrence	Kolitsch (2021)
Brazil
Amapá Mazagão Vila Nova ⓘ Bacuri complex	Prichard et al. (2001)
Bahia Campo Formoso ⓘ Limoeiro mine	Ndhlovu (2017)
Goiás ⓘ Niquelândia	33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
ⓘ Niquelândia complex	Garuti et al. (2012)
Canada
New Brunswick Kings Co. Cardwell Parish ⓘ Mechanic Settlement Pluton	Canadian Mineralogist 45 +1 other reference
Nunavut Kivalliq Region ⓘ Ferguson Lake deposit	Campos-Alvarez et al. (2012)
Ontario Greater Sudbury Levack Township ⓘ McCreedy East Mine	Ames et al. (2003)
ⓘ Strathcona Mine	Ames et al. (TGI)
Maclennan Township ⓘ Victor Deep Mine	Ames et al. (2003)
Wisner Township ⓘ Wisner South Deposit	Péntek et al. (2013)
Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Mcdonald et al. (2015) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kawene intrusive	Selway (1993)
Seagull Lake Area Seagull Lake complex ⓘ Nipigon Reefs Project	Wilson et al. (2013)
Seeley Lake Area ⓘ Anaconda occurrence (Stillwater Marathon project)	EcoMetrix Reort for Stillwater Canada Inc (2012)
ⓘ Area 41 deposit	Good et al. (2017) +1 other reference
Québec Côte-Nord Sept-Rivières RCM Montagnais Sill Complex ⓘ Huckleberry Cu-Ni-(PGE) prospect	Smith (2021)
Yukon Whitehorse mining district Kluane District ⓘ Wellgreen Cu-Ni-PGE deposit	Barkov et al. (2002) +1 other reference
Finland
Lapland ⓘ Koillismaa Complex	Gustafsson et al. (2019)
Portimo complex ⓘ Kilvenjärvi Offset Sulfide-PGE Deposit	Iljina +1 other reference
Sodankylä ⓘ Keivitsa intrusion	Gervilla
Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi) ⓘ Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine	Gervilla et al. (2002)
Greece
Central Macedonia Chalkidiki Aristotelis Kassandra mining district ⓘ Skouries Mine	Katie A. McFall et al. (2018)
Ivory Coast
Montagnes Tonkpi Biankouma Department ⓘ Samapleu mafic-ultramafic intrusion	Gouedji et al. (2014)
Norway
Nordland Rødøy Selsøya ⓘ Ørnstolen ?	Nilsson et al. (1998)
Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Głogów County Gmina Jerzmanowa Bądzów ⓘ SW-1'Jan Wyżykowski' shaft	Jadwiga PIECZONKA et al. (2008)
ⓘ Lubin–Głogów mining district	Piestrzyński et al. (2012)
ⓘ Lubin County	Kucha H.
ⓘ Lubin	Kucha H. 2007: Mineralogia kruszcowa i ...
Russia
Aldan Shield Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence ⓘ Murunskii Massif	[Lapis 1993:4 p.13-20]
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif ⓘ Baikal Cu-Ni deposit	Spiridonov et al. (2019, April)
ⓘ Main Reef	Kislov +1 other reference
Irkutsk Oblast ⓘ Tokty-Oi intrusion	Kolotilina et al. (2019)
Uda–Biryusa district ⓘ Ognit complex	Mekhonoshin et al. (2013)
ⓘ Zhelos intrusion	Kolotilina et al. (2019)
Khabarovsk Krai Ayan-Maya district ⓘ Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif	Shcheka G.G. et al. (2004) +1 other reference
ⓘ Anomal’niy Cu-PGE deposit	Barkov et al. (2016) +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai ⓘ Kingash	Alexander V. Dedeev et al (2002)
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	- (2014) +2 other references
ⓘ Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit	Gritsenko et al. (2022)
ⓘ Komsomol'skii Mine	Vymazalová et al. (2017)
ⓘ Mayak Mine	Anthony et al. (1990) +1 other reference
ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine (TL)	Evstigneeva et al. (1975) +3 other references
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions
ⓘ Skalisty mine	Tolstykh et al. (2022)
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Kureika river ⓘ Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul)	Ryabov et al. (2010, October)
ⓘ Dzhaltul Mount	Shvedov et al. (2015)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)	Gabov (2010)
ⓘ Fedorova Tundra block	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ Kievey deposit	Groshev +6 other references
ⓘ North Kamennik deposit	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ Northern PGE reef	33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
Monche tundra intrusion ⓘ Loypishnyun deposit	Chashchin et al. (2018)
Monchegorsk ⓘ South Sopcha intrusions	Karimova et al. (2016)
ⓘ Vuruchuaivench prospect	Grokhovskaya et al. (2000)
Republic of Karelia Loukhsky District Oulanka plutonic complex Olanga River (Oulanka River) ⓘ Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara pluton; Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion)	Grishaenko et al. (2007)
ⓘ Vostok deposit	Barkov et al. (1996) +2 other references
Medvezhyegorsky District Zaonezhie peninsula ⓘ Srednyaya Padma mine	American Mineralogist +2 other references
Northern Karelia ⓘ Kaalamo massif	Lavrov et al. (2017)
Suojärvi District ⓘ Kuolisma gabbrodolerite	Коневин et al. (2020)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Labytnangi ⓘ Ozernoe Occurrence	Murzin et al. (2022)
South Africa
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Burgersfort ⓘ Maandagshoek farm	Melcher et al. (2005)
ⓘ Mooihoek Farm 255 KT	Rudashevsky et al. (1992)
Sekhukhuneland ⓘ Driekop mine	Melcher et al. (2007)
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine	Rudashevsky et al. (1992)
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena ⓘ Mokopane	Hutchinson et al. (2005)
ⓘ Akanani prospects	Viljoen et al. (2015) +1 other reference
ⓘ Overysel deposit	Holwell et al. (2007)
ⓘ Sandsloot mine	Holwell et al. (2006) +1 other reference
ⓘ Turfspruit farm	Hutchinson et al. (2005)
ⓘ Zwartfontein	Fanus Viljoen et al. (2016)
Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni District Municipality Mbombela Local Municipality Barberton ⓘ Bon Accord Ni deposit	Zaccarini et al. (2014)
Switzerland
Aargau Brugg Riniken ⓘ NAGRA bore	Stalder et al. (1998)
Tanzania
Kigoma Region ⓘ Kapalagulu Intrusion	Wilhelmij et al. (2016) +1 other reference
UK
Scotland Highland Fort William and Ardnamurchan ⓘ Sron Gharbh (Sron Garbh)	Graham et al. (2017)
USA
Pennsylvania Chester County ⓘ West Nottingham Township	Smith and Barnes (2011)
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Kadoma District Mhondoro ⓘ Ngezi Mine	Oberthür (2018)
Midlands Shurugwi District ⓘ Umtebekwe River	Oberthür et al. (2013)