Classification of Sobolevskite |
| IMA status: | Approved 1973 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 2/C.20-110
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 2.CC.05
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.) C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar) C : With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc. |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 3.12.40
3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1) 12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals |
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Type Occurrence of Sobolevskite |
| Type Locality: | Oktyabr'skoye Cu-Ni Deposit (Oktyabr'sk Deposit), Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taimyr Autonomous Region (Taymyrskiy Okrug), Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia |
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| Year of Discovery: | 1974 |
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Physical Properties of Sobolevskite |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Colour: | Gray-white |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 4 |
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Crystallography of Sobolevskite |
| Crystal System: | Hexagonal |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 4.23Å, c = 5.69Å
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| Ratio: | a:c = 1 : 1.345 |
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 88.17 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Chemical Properties of Sobolevskite |
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| Essential elements: | Bi, Pd |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Bi, Pd |
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| Common Impurities: | Pt,Ag |
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Relationship of Sobolevskite to other Species |
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Other Names for Sobolevskite |
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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 Sobolevskite |
| Reference List: | Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1975): 104: 568-579.
American Mineralogist (1976): 61: 1054.
American Mineralogist (1984): 69: 813.
Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 302: 1112-1117 (in Russian).
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Localities for Sobolevskite |
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