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Urvantsevite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Urvantsevite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Urvantsevite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Urvantsevite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Urvantsevite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Urvantsevite, etc.

Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Urvantsevite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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About UrvantseviteHide

Nikolai N. Urvantsev

Formula:

Pd(Bi,Pb)₂

Colour:

Greyish-white

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

9.66 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Named in honor of Nikolai Nikolaevich Urvantsev (Николай Николаевич Урва́нцев) (17 (29) Januray 1893, Lukoyanov, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Russian Empire - 20 February 1985, Leningrad, USSR), geologist and polar explorer, Ocean Geologia Research Institute, Leningrad, Russia.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Compositional similarity to, e.g., polarite and 'UM1981-02-Bi:AsPbPd'.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

4120

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:4120:7

GUID
(UUID V4):

c73ebaf8-9536-4b5c-bf49-25b2cf1522e7

IMA Classification of UrvantseviteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

1976

First published:

1976

Type description reference:

Rudashevskii, N.S., Makarov, V.N., Mededeva, E.M., Ballakh, V.V., Permyakov, Y.I., Mitenkov, G.A., Karpenkov, A.M., Budk´ko, I.A., Shishkin, N.N. (1976) Urvantsevite, Pd(Bi,Pb)2, a new mineral in the system Pd-Bi-Pb. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 105(6): 704-709.

Classification of UrvantseviteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.EB.30

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

Dana 8th ed.:

2.12.15.2

2 : SULFIDES
12 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.12.43

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

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Urv	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of UrvantseviteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Greyish-white

Hardness:

2 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀=47 - 68 kg/mm² - Vickers

Cleavage:

Perfect
In one direction

Density:

9.66 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of UrvantseviteHide

Anisotropism:

Slight, no visible color effects

Bireflectance:

Weak

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
440nm	48.7%	50.5%
480nm	54.6%	53.8%
520nm	54.8%	53.7%
560nm	56.2%	54.9%
600nm	57.0%	56.1%
640nm	59.2%	57.8%
680nm	60.9%	59.6%
700nm	61.3%	59.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 61.3%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Grayish white

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

Weak to none.

Chemistry of UrvantseviteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pd(Bi,Pb)₂

Elements listed:

Bi, Pb, Pd - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of UrvantseviteHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

I4/mmm

Setting:

I4/mmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 13.82 Å, c = 6.53 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 0.473

Unit Cell V:

1,247.18 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Polyminerallic intergrowths.

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0015533	Urvantsevite	Zhuravlev N N (1957) Structure of superconductors. X. Thermal, microscopic and x-ray investigation of the bismuth-palladium system Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics 5 1064-1072		1957	synthetic	0	293

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 Structure of superconductors. X. Thermal, microscopic and x-ray investigation
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 Note: high temperature modification
;
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Pd Bi2'
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_cell_angle_alpha 90
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  '-x,y,z'
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_atom_site_label
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
Pd   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000
Bi   0.00000   0.00000   0.36300

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.643 Å	(100)
2.372 Å	(80)
1.420 Å	(70)
1.111 Å	(70)
1.166 Å	(60)
2.043 Å	(50)
1.685 Å	(50)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of UrvantseviteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Irregular polymineralic intergrowths up to 4 mm in size.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1176/1.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Massive Cu-Ni ores enriched with lead minerals and platinum group minerals.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sobolevskite	Silver	Paolovite	Galena	Froodite
Altaite

Reference:

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/ZVMO105N6_704.pdf

Synonyms of UrvantseviteHide

IMA1976-025

Other Language Names for UrvantseviteHide

German:Urvantsevit

Spanish:Urvantsevita

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

7 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Sobolevskite	PdBi
6 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Insizwaite	Pt(Bi,Sb)₂
6 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Altaite	PbTe
5 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆
3 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
3 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Silver	Ag
3 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Galena	PbS
3 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
2 photos of Urvantsevite associated with Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
1 photo of Urvantsevite associated with Dienerite	Ni₃As

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.EB.	Iridarsenite	(Ir,Ru)As₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.	Selenolaurite	RuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.	Andrieslombaardite	RhSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.	Kanatzidisite	(SbBiS₃)₂Te₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.EB.05a	Aurostibite	AuSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05b	Bambollaite	Cu(Se,Te)₂	Tet.
2.EB.05a	Cattierite	CoS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Erlichmanite	OsS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Fukuchilite	Cu₃FeS₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Geversite	PtSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Hauerite	MnS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Insizwaite	Pt(Bi,Sb)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Krut'aite	CuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Laurite	RuS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Pyrite	FeS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Sperrylite	PtAs₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Trogtalite	CoSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Vaesite	NiS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Villamanínite	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S₂	Tric.
2.EB.05a	Dzharkenite	FeSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Gaotaiite	Ir₃Te₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a v	Cayeuxite
2.EB.10b	Alloclasite	Co_1-xFe_xAsS	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.EB.10d	Costibite	CoSbS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.EB.10a	Ferroselite	FeSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Frohbergite	FeTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10c	Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.EB.10a	Kullerudite	NiSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Marcasite	FeS₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Mattagamite	CoTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10e	Paracostibite	CoSbS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.EB.10e	Pararammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.EB.10f	Oenite	CoSbAs	Orth.
2.EB.10a	Petříčekite	CuSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Anduoite	(Ru,Os)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15a	Clinosafflorite	CoAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.EB.15a	Löllingite	FeAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Nisbite	NiSb₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Omeiite	(Os,Ru)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15c	Paxite	CuAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.15a	Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Safflorite	(Co,Ni,Fe)As₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15b	Seinäjokite	(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)₂	Orth.
2.EB.20	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.20	Gudmundite	FeSbS	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.20	Osarsite	(Os,Ru)AsS	Mon.
2.EB.20	Ruarsite	(Ru,Os)AsS	Mon.
2.EB.25 va	Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite	Ni(As,Sb)S
2.EB.25	Cobaltite	CoAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.25	Gersdorffite	NiAsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Jolliffeite	NiAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Krutovite	NiAs₂	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Maslovite	PtBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Michenerite	PdBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Padmaite	PdBiSe	Iso. 4 3 2
2.EB.25	Platarsite	Pt(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Testibiopalladite	PdSbTe	Iso.
2.EB.25	Tolovkite	IrSbS	Iso.
2.EB.25	Ullmannite	NiSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Willyamite	CoSbS
2.EB.25	Changchengite	IrBiS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Kalungaite	PdAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Milotaite	PdSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Paragersdorffite	Ni(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Orthogersdorffite	NiAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.25	Kvačekite	NiSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.35	Rheniite	ReS₂	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for UrvantseviteHide

Reference List:

Zhuravlev, N.N. (1957) Structure of superconductors. X. Thermal, microscopic and x-ray investigation of the bismuth-palladium system. Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics: 5: 1064-1072.

Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J., Pabst, and Adolf (1977) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 62 (11-12) 1259-1262 pp.1260-1261

Bayliss, P. (1990) Revised unit cell dimensions, space group, and chemical formula of some metallic minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist: 28: 751-755.

Jambor, John L., Burke, Ernst A. J. (1991) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 76 (11-12) 2020-2026 pp.2025-2026

(2023) Urvantsevite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Germany
Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld-Südharz Mansfeld ⓘ Tilkerode mining district	Anthony et al. (1990)

Russia
Irkutsk Oblast Uda–Biryusa district ⓘ Ognit complex	Shvedov et al. (2017) +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	Institute on Lake Superior Geology ... +2 other references
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit ⓘ Mayak Mine (TL)	Rudashevskii et al. (1976) +2 other references
ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine	Sluzhenikin et al. (2014)
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions
Republic of Karelia Medvezhyegorsky District Zaonezhie peninsula ⓘ Srednyaya Padma mine	Chernikov et al. (2007)

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