β-Iridisite
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)1-xS2 x < 0.25
From (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)0.77S2.00 to (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)0.82S2.00.
Colour:
Steel-grey
Compare iridisite.
Insufficiently described (no powder diffraction data given, locality only given as "China").
Insufficiently described (no powder diffraction data given, locality only given as "China").
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
46198
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:46198:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
7f41570f-0dab-4fbb-9452-9f1a283d26e0
Physical Properties of β-Iridisite
Colour:
Steel-grey
Chemical Properties of β-Iridisite
Formula:
(Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)1-xS2 x < 0.25
From (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)0.77S2.00 to (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)0.82S2.00.
From (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)0.77S2.00 to (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)0.82S2.00.
Other Language Names for β-Iridisite
Simplified Chinese:β-硫铱矿
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.
References for β-Iridisite
Reference List:
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Zuxiang Yu (1984): A study of β-iridisite. Kexue Tongbao, 13, 100-102 (in Chinese).
Internet Links for β-Iridisite
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Localities for β-Iridisite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China | Zuxiang, Yu. (1984): A study of β-iridisite. Kexue Tongbao, 13, 100-102 (in Chinese).; http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM74/AM74_1215.pdf |