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Plumbopolarite

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Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
© Pavel M. Kartashov




Formula:
Pd(Pb,Bi)
Name:According to similarity with Polarite and composition.
Isostructural with:Polarite


Mineral form series of solid solutions with polarite PdBi-PdPb. It is known long ago and mentioned in dozens of articles. In massive sulphide Pt-Cu-Ni ores of Norilsk group deposits it is even more abundant than Bi-dominant polarite. Nevertheless it has never been officially proposed as a new mineral and thus is not approved up to now.

Classification of Plumbopolarite

IMA status:Not Approved
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Chemical Properties of Plumbopolarite

Formula:
Pd(Pb,Bi)
All elements listed in formula:Bi, Pb, Pd

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 Plumbopolarite

Reference List:

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Yushko-Zakharova O.E., Ivanov V.V., Soboleva L.N. e.a. (1986) Minerals of Noble Metals, - Moscow, Nedra, p.272 (in Russian).

Evstigneeva, T. & Tarkian, M. (1996): Synthesis of platinum-group minerals under hydrothermal conditions. European Journal of Mineralogy 8, 549-564.

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        • Taimyr Peninsula
          • Putoran Plateau
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