Arsenopalladinite
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About Arsenopalladinite
Formula:
Pd8(As,Sb)3
Colour:
Yellowish, creamy white in reflected light.
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4
Specific Gravity:
10.40
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Member of:
Name:
For its chemical composition
Type Locality:
Likely polymorphous with stillwaterite. One of several Pd arsenide minerals, comparable to, e.g., isomertieite, Unnamed (Pd Arsenide).
Also compare with UM1993-02-AsTe:Pd.
Also compare with UM1993-02-AsTe:Pd.
Classification of Arsenopalladinite
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
2/A.05-40
2.AC.10c
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
C : Alloys of metalloids with PGE
2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
C : Alloys of metalloids with PGE
2.16.5.1
2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous
3.12.29
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
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
Physical Properties of Arsenopalladinite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Yellowish, creamy white in reflected light.
Hardness:
4 on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN100=379 - 449 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Tenacity:
Malleable
Density:
10.40 g/cm3 (Measured) 11.028 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Optical Data of Arsenopalladinite
Anisotropism:
Strong - red and golden brown to blue-gray - air; khaki-brown to blue gray and bright steel-gray in oil
Reflectivity:
400nm | R1=43.9% | R2= 44.5% |
420nm | R1=44.7% | R2= 45.8% |
440nm | R1=45.7% | R2= 46.5% |
460nm | R1=46.8% | R2= 47.8% |
480nm | R1=48.1% | R2= 49.4% |
500nm | R1=49.4% | R2= 50.8% |
520nm | R1=50.8% | R2= 52.4% |
540nm | R1=52.1% | R2= 53.9% |
560nm | R1=53.2% | R2= 55.1% |
580nm | R1=54.4% | R2= 56.4% |
600nm | R1=55.4% | R2= 57.3% |
620nm | R1=56.4% | R2= 58.1% |
640nm | R1=57.0% | R2= 58.8% |
660nm | R1=57.7% | R2= 59.2% |
680nm | R1=58.2% | R2= 59.8% |
700nm | R1=58.8% | R2= 60.0% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 60.0%.
R1 shown in black, R2 shown in red
Colour in reflected light:
White, with yellowish creamy tint
Chemical Properties of Arsenopalladinite
Formula:
Pd8(As,Sb)3
IMA Formula:
Pd8As3
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Cu
Crystallography of Arsenopalladinite
Crystal System:
Triclinic
Class (H-M):
1 - Pedial
Space Group:
P1
Cell Parameters:
a = 7.43 Å, b = 13.95 Å, c = 7.35 Å
α = 92.88°, β = 119.5°, γ = 87.85°
α = 92.88°, β = 119.5°, γ = 87.85°
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.533 : 1 : 0.527
Unit Cell V:
662.14 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
6
Morphology:
Rounded grains to 1.8 mm
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
---|---|
2.34 Å | (60) |
2.28 Å | (20) |
2.19 Å | (20) |
2.13 Å | (100) |
1.41 Å | (40) |
1.24 Å | (30) |
1.21 Å | (30) |
Comments:
Itabira, Brazil.
Geological Environment
Geological Setting:
Gold deposits
Type Occurrence of Arsenopalladinite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1934,72, 1977,258; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, M34726; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 142504.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Other Language Names for Arsenopalladinite
German:Arsenopalladinit
Spanish:Arsenopalladinita
Relationship of Arsenopalladinite to other Species
Common Associates
Braggite | (Pt,Pd,Ni)S |
Gold | Au |
Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
Palladium | (Pd,Pt) |
Palladseite | Pd17Se15 |
Quartz | SiO2 |
Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Stillwaterite | Pd8As3 |
Vysotskite | (Pd,Ni)S |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Arsenopalladinite associated with Isomertieite | Pd11Sb2As2 |
1 photo of Arsenopalladinite associated with Gold | Au |
1 photo of Arsenopalladinite associated with Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
1 photo of Arsenopalladinite associated with Palladinite | PdO |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.AC. | Törnroosite | Pd11As2Te2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.AC.05a | Atheneite | Pd2As0.75Hg0.25 | Hex. 6 m2 : P62m |
2.AC.05b | Vincentite | Pd3As | Tet. |
2.AC.10b | Mertieite-II | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c |
2.AC.10a | Stillwaterite | Pd8As3 | Trig. |
2.AC.15a | Isomertieite | Pd11Sb2As2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.AC.15b | Mertieite-I | Pd11(Sb,As)4 | Hex. |
2.AC.15a | Miessiite | Pd11Te2Se2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.AC.20b | Palarstanide | Pd5(Sn,As)2 | Hex. |
2.AC.20a | Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 | Hex. |
2.AC.20c | Menshikovite | Pd3Ni2As3 | Hex. 6/m : P63/m |
2.AC.25e | Majakite | PdNiAs | Hex. |
2.AC.25a | Palladoarsenide | Pd2As | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
2.AC.25f | Palladobismutharsenide | Pd2(As,Bi) | Orth. |
2.AC.25c | Palladodymite | (Pd,Rh)2As | Orth. |
2.AC.25b | Rhodarsenide | (Rh,Pd)2As | Orth. |
2.AC.25d | Naldrettite | Pd2Sb | Orth. mm2 : Cmc21 |
2.AC.30 | UM1999-02-As:NiRh | (Rh,Ni)7As4 | |
2.AC.30 | Polkanovite | Rh12As7 | Hex. |
2.AC.35a | Genkinite | (Pt,Pd,Rh)4Sb3 | Tet. 4 2 2 |
2.AC.35b | Ungavaite | Pd4Sb3 | Tet. 4 2 2 : P41 21 2 |
2.AC.40 | Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) | Orth. mm2 : Cmc21 |
2.AC.45c | Borishanskiite | Pd1+x(As,Pb)2 , x = 0-0.2 | Orth. mm2 |
2.AC.45a | Froodite | α-PdBi2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
2.AC.45b | Iridarsenite | (Ir,Ru)As2 | Mon. |
Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping
3.12.1 | Seinäjokite | (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 | Orth. |
3.12.2 | Laurite | RuS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.12.3 | Ruthenarsenite | (Ru,Ni)As | Orth. |
3.12.4 | Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 | Orth. |
3.12.5 | Ruarsite | (Ru,Os)AsS | Mon. |
3.12.6 | Xingzhongite | Pb2+Ir3+2S4 | Iso. |
3.12.7 | Rhodplumsite | Rh3Pb2S2 | Trig. |
3.12.8 | Cuprorhodsite | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.12.9 | Konderite | Cu3Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 | Hex. 6/m : P6/m |
3.12.10 | Bowieite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)2S3 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
3.12.11 | Cherepanovite | RhAs | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma |
3.12.12 | Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) |
3.12.13 | Vysotskite | (Pd,Ni)S | Tet. |
3.12.14 | Vasilite | (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 | Iso. |
3.12.15 | Palladseite | Pd17Se15 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) |
3.12.16 | Oosterboschite | (Pd,Cu)7Se5 | Orth. |
3.12.17 | Telluropalladinite | Pd9Te4 | Mon. |
3.12.18 | Temagamite | Pd3HgTe3 | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
3.12.19 | Sopcheite | Ag4Pd3Te4 | Orth. |
3.12.20 | Michenerite | PdBiTe | Iso. 2 3 : P21 3 |
3.12.21 | Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) | Hex. |
3.12.22 | Telargpalite | (Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi) | Iso. |
3.12.23 | Merenskyite | PdTe2 | Trig. 3m : P3m1 |
3.12.24 | Palladoarsenide | Pd2As | Mon. 2/m : P2/m |
3.12.25 | Stillwaterite | Pd8As3 | Trig. |
3.12.26 | Atheneite | Pd2As0.75Hg0.25 | Hex. 6 m2 : P62m |
3.12.27 | Majakite | PdNiAs | Hex. |
3.12.28 | Palarstanide | Pd5(Sn,As)2 | Hex. |
3.12.30 | Vincentite | Pd3As | Tet. |
3.12.31 | Palladobismutharsenide | Pd2(As,Bi) | Orth. |
3.12.32 | Stibiopalladinite | Pd5Sb2 | Hex. |
3.12.33 | Hexatestibiopanickelite | (Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te) | Hex. |
3.12.34 | Sudburyite | PdSb | Hex. |
3.12.35 | Testibiopalladite | PdTe(Sb,Te) | Iso. |
3.12.36 | Borovskite | Pd3SbTe4 | Iso. |
3.12.37 | Isomertieite | Pd11Sb2As2 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.12.38 | Mertieite-I | Pd11(Sb,As)4 | Hex. |
3.12.39 | Mertieite-II | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 | Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c |
3.12.40 | Sobolevskite | PdBi | Hex. |
3.12.41 | Froodite | α-PdBi2 | Mon. 2/m : B2/m |
3.12.42 | Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) | Orth. mm2 : Cmc21 |
3.12.43 | Urvantsevite | Pd(Bi,Pb)2 | Tet. |
3.12.44 | Cooperite | PtS | Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mmc |
3.12.45 | Braggite | (Pt,Pd,Ni)S | Tet. |
3.12.46 | Kharaelakhite | (Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)9S8 | Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm |
3.12.47 | Malanite | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | Iso. |
3.12.48 | Moncheite | (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 | Trig. |
3.12.49 | Maslovite | PtBiTe | Iso. 2 3 : P21 3 |
3.12.50 | Sperrylite | PtAs2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.12.51 | Platarsite | PtAsS | Iso. |
3.12.52 | Geversite | PtSb2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.12.53 | Daomanite | CuPtAsS2 | Orth. |
3.12.54 | Genkinite | (Pt,Pd,Rh)4Sb3 | Tet. 4 2 2 |
3.12.55 | Stumpflite | PtSb | Hex. |
3.12.56 | Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.12.57 | Erlichmanite | OsS2 | Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3 |
3.12.58 | Omeiite | (Os,Ru)As2 | Orth. |
3.12.59 | Osarsite | (Os,Ru)AsS | Mon. |
3.12.60 | Kashinite | (Ir,Rh)2S3 | Orth. |
3.12.61 | Inaglyite | Cu3Pb(Ir,Pt)8S16 | Hex. |
3.12.62 | Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
3.12.63 | Iridarsenite | (Ir,Ru)As2 | Mon. |
3.12.64 | Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS | Iso. |
3.12.65 | Tolovkite | IrSbS | Iso. |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Industrial Uses:
Palladium ore
References for Arsenopalladinite
Reference List:
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Fleischer, M. (1974) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 59: 1330-1332.
Clark, A.M., Criddle, A.J., Fejer, E.E. (1974) Palladium arsenide–antimonides from Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine: 39: 528-543.
Fleischer, M., Mandarino, J.A., Chao, G.Y. (1979) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 64: 652-659.
Cabri, L.J., Clark, A.M., Chen, T.T. (1977) Arsenopalladinite from Itabira, Brazil, and from the Stillwater Complex, Montana. The Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 70-73.
Olivo, G.R., Gauthier, M. (1995) Palladium Minerals from the Cauê Iron Mine, Itabira District, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine: 59: 455-463.
Internet Links for Arsenopalladinite
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Localities for Arsenopalladinite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Brazil (TL) | |
| Cabri, L.J., Clark, A.M., Chen, T.T. (1977) Arsenopalladinite from Itabira, Brazil, and from the Stillwater Complex, Montana. The Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 70-73.; Chem. Index of Minerals (1955) p. 23 and 339.; Clark, A.M., Criddle, A.J., Fejer, E.E. (1974) Palladium arsenide-antimonides from habira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine: 39(305): 528-543. |
Olivo, G.R., Gammons, C.H. (1996) Thermodynamic and textural evidence for at least two stages of Au-Pd mineralization at the Caue iron mine, Itabira District, Brazil. Canadian Mineralogist: 34: 547-557. | |
| Berni, G. V., Heinrich, C. A., Lobato, L. M., Wall, V. J., Rosière, C. A., & Freitas, M. A. (2014). The Serra Pelada Au-Pd-Pt Deposit, Carajás, Brazil: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Zoning of Hydrothermal Alteration. Economic Geology, 109(7), 1883-1899. |
Canada | |
| N Farhangi,CM Lesher,and MG Houlé |
| Mcdonald, A.M., Cabri, L.J., Stanley, C.J., Good, D.J., Redpath, J., Lane, G., Spratt, J. & Ames, D.E. (2015) Coldwellite, Pd3Ag2S, a new mineral species from the Marathon deposit, Coldwell complex, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 53, 1-13. ; Good, D. J., Cabri, L. J., & Ames, D. E. (2017). PGM facies variations for Cu-PGE deposits in the Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Ontario, Canada. Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 748-771. |
Good, D. J., Cabri, L. J., & Ames, D. E. (2017). PGM facies variations for Cu-PGE deposits in the Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Ontario, Canada. Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 748-771. | |
| Good, D. J., Cabri, L. J., & Ames, D. E. (2017). PGM facies variations for Cu-PGE deposits in the Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Ontario, Canada. Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 748-771. |
EcoMetrix Reort for Stillwater Canada Inc, Marathon Project (2012) Table 4.1-3 | |
Good, D. J., Cabri, L. J., & Ames, D. E. (2017). PGM facies variations for Cu-PGE deposits in the Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Ontario, Canada. Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 748-771.; Cao, Y. (2017). Cu-Pd mineralization and exploration geochemistry of the Eastern Gabbro, Coldwell Alkaline Complex, ON, Canada. PhD thesis, University of Western Ontario | |
China | |
| Huanbin Song, Mingqin He, Shangzhong Zhang, and Fenghuang Yi (2008): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 27, 104-108. |
Finland | |
Törnroos Ragnar, Johanson Bo, Kojonen Kari, 1998. Alluvial nuggets of platinum group minerals and alloys from Finnish Lapland. Geological survey of Finland, Special Paper | |
| 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Pt-Pd selenides from river placers, northern Finland; Kari Kojonen (2012) PGE ore potential in the southwestern granulite belt of Northern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Report of Investigation 207 pp 64-67 |
| Kari Kojonen (2012) PGE ore potential in the southwestern granulite belt of Northern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Report of Investigation 207 pp 64-67 |
| Econ Geol (1986) 81:1236-1241 |
Handbook of Mineralogy | |
| Guice, G. L., Törmänen, T., Karykowski, B. T., Johanson, B., & Lahaye, Y. (2017). Precious metal mineralisation in the Sotkavaara Intrusion, northern Finland: Peak Pt, Pd, Au and Cu offsets in a small intrusion with poorly-developed magmatic layering. Ore Geology Reviews, 89, 701-718. |
France | |
| Lorand, J.-P., Ducluzaux, B., & Pont, S. (2018). Une nouvelle découverte de pépites de minéraux du groupe du platine (platine, osmium, iridium) en France : les cailloutis et alluvions de la Reyssouze (Ain). Le Règne Minéral 143, 5-16. |
India | |
| Devaraju, T. C., Alapieti, T. T., & Kaukonen, R. J. (2005). SEM-EDS Study of the Platinum-Group Minerals in the PGE Mineralized Hanumalapura Segment of the Layered Mafic-Ultramafic Complex of Channagifu, Davangere District, Karnataka. Geological Society of India, 65(6), 745-752. |
Japan | |
| The Mineral Species of Japan (5th ed) Matsubara |
Norway | |
| Nilsson, L. P. & Larsen, R. B. (1998): Edle mineraler i mafiske og ultramafiske bergarter- en oppsummering av platina-gruppe mineraler (PGM) funnet i Norge i de senere år. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14: 40-49 |
Russia | |
| Lennikov, A. M., Zalishak, B. L., & Oktyabrsky, R. A. (2004). The Konder massif of ultramafic and alkaline rocks and related PGM mineralization. In Interim IAGOD Conf. Excursion Guidebook. Vladivostok: Dalnauka (p. 29). |
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| Groshev, N.Y.; Rundkvist, T.V.; Karykowski, B.T.; Maier, W.D.; Korchagin, A.U.; Ivanov, A.N.; Junge, M. (2019) Low-Sulfide Platinum–Palladium Deposits of the Paleoproterozoic Fedorova–Pana Layered Complex, Kola Region, Russia. Minerals 9, 764. |
| 33 IGC excursion No 48, August 15 – 21, 2008 |
Chashchin, V. V., & Petrov, S. V. (2013). Low-sulfide PGE ore in the Volchetundra gabbro-anorthosite pluton, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 55(5), 357-382. | |
Chashchin, V. V., & Petrov, S. V. (2013). Low-sulfide PGE ore in the Volchetundra gabbro-anorthosite pluton, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 55(5), 357-382. | |
| (2014) 12th International Platinum Symposium p63 |
South Africa | |
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa, pages 91, 185. | |
| Nikolay Rudashevsky et al (2001) Efficient Technology of Ore Minerals Investigation of PGE-Bearing Deposits – Case Study in (2001) European Union of Geosciences Conference XI (OS6) |
| Handbook of Mineralogy |
USA | |
| www.cannonmicroprobe.com/Mineral_Specimens.htm |
Gobla, M.J. (2012) Montana mineral locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 87, #3, 208-240. | |
Canadian Mineralogist (1977): 15: 70-73.; Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24, pp. 329-346 (1986) | |
| Smith, II, R. C. and Barnes, J. H. (2011) |
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