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Arsenopalladinite from
Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Arsenopalladinite

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite, etc.

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite, etc.

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite, etc.

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite, etc.

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite, etc.

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite, etc.

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Arsenopalladinite

Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Arsenopalladinite
Formula:Pd8(As,Sb)3
Comments:The mineral occurs in grains 0.3 to 1.8 mm in size in the concentrates from gold washing. It is found associated with atheneite, hematite, isomertieite, quartz, palladian gold, palladseite and stillwaterite.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Platinum1
Atheneite1
Palladinite1
Native Gold1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopalladinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:975:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Arsenopalladinite in this Region
Cauê mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Conceição mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Chem. Index of Minerals (1955) p. 23 and 339.
Clark, A. M., Criddle, A. J., Fejer, E. E. (1974) Palladium arsenide-antimonides from Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 39 (305). 528-543 doi:10.1180/minmag.1974.039.305.05
Canadian Mineralogist (1977): 15: 70-73.
Bindi, L. (2010) Atheneite, [Pd2][As0.75Hg0.25], from Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil: crystal structure and revision of the chemical formula. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (5) 1149-1155 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.5.1149
 
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