Classification of Zvyagintsevite |
| IMA status: | Approved 1966 |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 1/A.16-10
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| Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID: | 1.AG.10
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides) A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys G : PGE-metal alloys |
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| Dana 7th edition ID: | 1.2.8.1 |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 1.2.5.4
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS 2 : Platinum Group Metals and Alloys |
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| Hey's CIM Ref.: | 1.74
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au) |
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Type Occurrence of Zvyagintsevite |
| Type Locality: | Talnakh Cu-Ni 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: | 1966 |
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Physical Properties of Zvyagintsevite |
| Lustre: | Metallic |
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| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque |
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| Colour: | Creamy-white |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 4½ |
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Crystallography of Zvyagintsevite |
| Crystal System: | Isometric |
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| Cell Parameters: | a = 4.02Å
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| Unit Cell Volume: | V 64.96 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
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Optical Data of Zvyagintsevite |
| Type: | Isotropic |
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Chemical Properties of Zvyagintsevite |
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| Essential elements: | Pb, Pd |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Au, Pb, Pd, Pt, Sn |
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| Common Impurities: | Cu,Fe,Ni |
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Relationship of Zvyagintsevite to other Species |
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Other Names for Zvyagintsevite |
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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 Zvyagintsevite |
| Reference List: | Genkin, A.D., Murav'eve, I.V., and Troneva, N.V. (1966) Zvyagintsevite, a natural intermetallic compound of palladium, platinum, lead and tin. Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeniy (1966): 8(3): 94-100 (A)(in Russian).
Cabri, L.J. and Traill, R.J. (1966) New palladium minerals from Noril'sk, western Siberia. Canadian Mineralogist: 8: 541-550.
American Mineralogist (1967): 52: 299.
Canadian Mineralogist (1999): 37: 1507-1524.
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