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Palladodymite

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Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia
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Formula:
(Pd,Rh)
 
2
As
System:OrthorhombicLustre:Metallic
Name:From (pallad)ium and the Greek for twin as it is the palladium-dominat analogue of rhodarsenide.
This page provides mineralogical data about Palladodymite.

Classification of Palladodymite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/A.05-102
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.AC.25

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
C : Alloys of metalloids with PGE
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Type Occurrence of Palladodymite

Type Locality:Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Physical Properties of Palladodymite

Lustre:Metallic

Crystallography of Palladodymite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic

Chemical Properties of Palladodymite

Formula:
(Pd,Rh)
 
2
As
Essential elements:As, Pd
All elements listed in formula:As, Pd, Rh

Relationship of Palladodymite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.AC.05Atheneite
(Pd,Hg)
 
3
As
2.AC.05Guanglinite
Pd
 
3
As
2.AC.05Vincentite
Pd
 
3
As
2.AC.10Arsenopalladinite
Pd
 
8
(As,Sb)
 
3
2.AC.10Mertieite-II
Pd
 
8
(Sb,As)
 
3
2.AC.10Palarstanide
Pd
 
8
(As,Sn)
 
3
2.AC.10Stillwaterite
Pd
 
8
As
 
3
2.AC.15Isomertieite
Pd
 
11
Sb
 
2
As
 
2
2.AC.15Mertieite-I
Pd
 
11
(Sb,As)
 
4
2.AC.15Miessiite
Pd
 
11
Te
 
2
Se
 
2
2.AC.20Stibiopalladinite
Pd
 
5
Sb
 
2
2.AC.20Menshikovite
Pd
 
3
Ni
 
2
As
 
3
2.AC.25Majakite
PdNiAs
2.AC.25Palladoarsenide
Pd
 
2
As
2.AC.25Palladobismutharsenide
Pd
 
2
(As,Bi)
2.AC.25Rhodarsenide
(Rh,Pd)
 
2
As
2.AC.25Naldrettite
Pd
 
2
Sb
2.AC.30Polkanovite
Rh
 
12
As
 
7
2.AC.35Genkinite
(Pt,Pd,Rh)
 
4
Sb
 
3
2.AC.35Ungavaite
Pd
 
4
Sb
 
3
2.AC.40Polarite
Pd(Bi,Pb)
2.AC.45Froodite
α-PdBi
 
2
2.AC.50Borishanskiite
Pd
 
1-x
(As,Pb)
 
2
 x = 0-0.2
2.AC.50Iridarsenite
(Ir,Ru)As
 
2

Other Names for Palladodymite

Synonyms:
IMA1997-028
German names:
Palladodymit
Spanish names:
Palladodymita

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 Palladodymite

Reference List:Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva (1999): 128(2): 39-42.

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    Localities for Palladodymite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Russia
     
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
    		[AmMin 84:195]
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