UM1984-06-As:Pd
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
(Pd,Ag)2As3
In uraninite-bearing shale and adjacent dolomite of the Lubin and Polkowice mines, within Zechstein Cu deposits of the Fore-Sudetic Monocline, Poland.
As tabular grains, up to 20 x 25 microns. Synthetic analogue not known (at the time of publication(s)).
One of a few Pd-As minerals known; other ones from the above deposits include 'UM1984-05-As:Pd' (the most common one), 'Unnamed (Pd Arsenide)', 'Unnamed (Pd Arsenide II)', 'UM1975-06-As:Pd', 'UM1984-01-As:AgAuCuNiPdS', and 'UM1984-07-As:Pd'.
As tabular grains, up to 20 x 25 microns. Synthetic analogue not known (at the time of publication(s)).
One of a few Pd-As minerals known; other ones from the above deposits include 'UM1984-05-As:Pd' (the most common one), 'Unnamed (Pd Arsenide)', 'Unnamed (Pd Arsenide II)', 'UM1975-06-As:Pd', 'UM1984-01-As:AgAuCuNiPdS', and 'UM1984-07-As:Pd'.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
47522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47522:8
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
c44b954d-d94b-4221-86bf-dab701c35f8b
Optical Data of UM1984-06-As:Pd
Anisotropism:
weak
Colour in reflected light:
white with a bluish tint
Comments:
R~60% (~50% in oil); brown to bluish gray polarization colors, hard to differentiate in oil
Chemical Properties of UM1984-06-As:Pd
Formula:
(Pd,Ag)2As3
Elements listed:
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 UM1984-06-As:Pd
Reference List:
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Kucha, H. (1984) Palladium minerals in the Zechstein copper deposits in Poland. Chem. Erde: 43: 2743; in: Jambor, J.L. (1989): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 74: 1218
Smith, D.G.W., Nickel, E.H. (2007): A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the SubCommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. Canadian Mineralogist: 45: 983-1055; http://nrmima.nrm.se/Valid2009_03.pdf (2016)
Internet Links for UM1984-06-As:Pd
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Localities for UM1984-06-As:Pd
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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.
- 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).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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| Kucha, H. (1984) Palladium minerals in the Zechstein copper deposits in Poland. Chem. Erde: 43: 2743; in: Jambor, J.L. (1989): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 74: 1218 |
