Braggite-Vysotskite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Braggite

Mokopane, Mogalakwena, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Braggite, etc.

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Braggite, etc.

Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Braggite

Mokopane, Mogalakwena, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Braggite, etc.

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Braggite, etc.

Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Braggite

Mokopane, Mogalakwena, Mogalakwena Local Municipality, Waterberg District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Braggite, etc.

Stillwater Mine, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

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About Braggite-Vysotskite SeriesHide

Formula:

(Pt,Pd,Ni)S - (Pd,Ni)S

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Series Formula:

PdPt₃S₄ to PdS

A series between Braggite and Vysotskite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8627

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8627:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

841d0bba-d085-4ba4-b69f-1d896f8ebc4e

Crystallography of Braggite-Vysotskite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0009481	Braggite	Childs J D, Hall S R (1973) The crystal structure of braggite, (Pt,Pd,Ni)S Acta Crystallographica B29 1446-1451	1973	Potgietersrust district, Transvaal, South Africa	293
0010019	Vysotskite	Brese N E, Squattrito P J, Ibers J A (1985) Reinvestigation of the structure of PdS Acta Crystallographica C41 1829-1830	1985	synthetic	293
0010567	Vysotskite	Gaskell T F (1937) The structure of braggite and palladium sulphide Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 96 203-213	1937	synthetic	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

data_global
_chemical_name_mineral 'Braggite'
loop_
_publ_author_name
'Childs J D'
'Hall S R'
_journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section B'
_journal_volume 29 
_journal_year 1973
_journal_page_first 1446
_journal_page_last 1451
_publ_section_title
;
 The crystal structure of braggite, (Pt,Pd,Ni)S
;
_database_code_amcsd 0009481
_chemical_compound_source 'Potgietersrust district, Transvaal, South Africa'
_chemical_formula_sum 'Pd (Pt2.5 Ni.5) S4'
_cell_length_a 6.380
_cell_length_b 6.380
_cell_length_c 6.570
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 267.428
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      9.335
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 42/m'
loop_
_space_group_symop_operation_xyz
  'x,y,z'
  'y,-x,1/2-z'
  '-y,x,1/2+z'
  'x,y,-z'
  '-x,-y,z'
  '-y,x,1/2-z'
  'y,-x,1/2+z'
  '-x,-y,-z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
Pd   0.00000   0.50000   0.50000   1.00000
Pt1   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.83330
Ni1   0.00000   0.00000   0.25000   0.16670
Pt2   0.25720   0.46670   0.00000   0.83330
Ni2   0.25720   0.46670   0.00000   0.16670
S   0.31210   0.19030   0.22670   1.00000
loop_
_atom_site_aniso_label
_atom_site_aniso_U_11
_atom_site_aniso_U_22
_atom_site_aniso_U_33
_atom_site_aniso_U_12
_atom_site_aniso_U_13
_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Pd 0.00300 0.00260 0.00310 -0.00080 0.00000 0.00000
Pt1 0.00210 0.00210 0.00650 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Ni1 0.00210 0.00210 0.00650 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
Pt2 0.00450 0.00320 0.00420 -0.00030 0.00000 0.00000
Ni2 0.00450 0.00320 0.00420 -0.00030 0.00000 0.00000
S 0.00520 0.00480 0.00450 -0.00040 -0.00110 0.00100