Named after Milota Makovicky, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, for her outstanding investigations of sulfide and sulfarsenide systems with platinum-group elements.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

This page provides mineralogical data about Milotaite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

27539

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:27539:0

GUID
(UUID V4):

fe40e4ce-9a29-463e-9ed7-290eb0479bf6

IMA Classification of MilotaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2003

First published:

2005

Classification of MilotaiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.EB.25

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.

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
Mio	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 MilotaiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Silvery grey

Streak:

Grey

Hardness:

4½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=420 - 514 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

Irregular/Uneven

Density:

8.09 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of MilotaiteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R
470nm	48.6%
546nm	47.5%
589nm	47.6%
650nm	49.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 49.0%.

Colour in reflected light:

White

Internal Reflections:

None

Chemistry of MilotaiteHide

Mindat Formula:

PdSbSe

Elements listed:

Pd, Sb, Se - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of MilotaiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

2 3 - Tetartoidal

Space Group:

P2₁ 3

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.3181 Å

Unit Cell V:

252.21 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006003	Milotaite	Paar W H, Topa D, Makovicky E, Culetto F J (2005) Milotaite, PdSbSe, a new palladium mineral species from Predborice, Czech Republic The Canadian Mineralogist 43 689-694		2005		0	293
0014014	Milotaite	Foecker A J, Jeitschko W (2001) The atomic order of the pnictogen and chalcogen atoms in equiatomic ternary Journal of Solid State Chemistry 162 69-78		2001	synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_chemical_name_mineral 'Milotaite'
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_publ_author_name
'Paar W H'
'Topa D'
'Makovicky E'
'Culetto F J'
_journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist'
_journal_volume 43 
_journal_year 2005
_journal_page_first 689
_journal_page_last 694
_publ_section_title
;
 Milotaite, PdSbSe, a new palladium mineral species from Predborice, Czech Republic
 Sample: synthetic analog to milotaite
;
_database_code_amcsd 0006003
_chemical_formula_sum 'Pd Sb Se'
_cell_length_a 6.3181
_cell_length_b 6.3181
_cell_length_c 6.3181
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 252.208
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      8.089
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 21 3'
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  '-z,1/2+x,1/2-y'
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  'z,x,y'
  '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x'
  '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x'
  '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x'
  'y,z,x'
  '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z'
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Pd   0.25390   0.74610   0.24610   0.00880
Sb   0.12677   0.12677   0.12677   0.00960
Se   0.63232   0.86768   0.13232   0.01040
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_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Pd 0.00880 0.00880 0.00880 -0.00010 -0.00010 0.00010
Sb 0.00960 0.00960 0.00960 0.00110 0.00110 0.00110
Se 0.01040 0.01040 0.01040 -0.00060 0.00060 -0.00060

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.16 Å	(53)
2.825 Å	(100)
2.579 Å	(81)
2.233 Å	(32)
1.905 Å	(98)
1.752 Å	(27)
1.688 Å	(25)
1.379 Å	(18)

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 MilotaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Předbořice deposit, Předbořice, Kovářov, Písek District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

General Appearance of Type Material:

Subhedral grains not exceeding 25 µm in size, embedded in eucairite and tiemannite and randomly intergrown with bornite and digenite.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Department of Geography, Geology and Mineralogy, Division of Mineralogy and Material Sciences (Mineralogical Museum), Salzburg, Austria (14935).

Geological Setting of Type Material:

A low-temperature mineral in fractures in selenium-rich uraninite in calcite veins.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Uraninite	Tyrrellite	Tiemannite	Hakite-(Hg)	Gold
Fischesserite	Eucairite	Digenite	Clausthalite	Chrisstanleyite
Chaméanite	Calcite	Bornite

Synonyms of MilotaiteHide

IMA2003-056

Other Language Names for MilotaiteHide

German:Milotait

Russian:Милотаит

Simplified Chinese:硒锑钯矿

Traditional Chinese:硒銻鈀礦

Relationship of Milotaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Cobaltite Group

Other Members of this group:

Andrieslombaardite	RhSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Changchengite	IrBiS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Cobaltite	CoAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
Gersdorffite	NiAsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Jolliffeite	NiAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Kalungaite	PdAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Maslovite	PtBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Michenerite	PdBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Padmaite	PdBiSe	Iso. 4 3 2
Platarsite	Pt(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Testibiopalladite	PdSbTe	Iso.
Tolovkite	IrSbS	Iso.
Ullmannite	NiSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
UM1991-19-Se:AsCo	(Co,Ni)AsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pm3
Willyamite	CoSbS

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Milotaite associated with Gold	Au
1 photo of Milotaite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
1 photo of Milotaite associated with Hakite-(Hg)	Cu₆(Cu₄Hg₂)Sb₄Se₁₂Se
1 photo of Milotaite associated with Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
1 photo of Milotaite associated with Clausthalite	PbSe

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	Paragersdorffite	Ni(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Orthogersdorffite	NiAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.30	Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
2.EB.35	Rheniite	ReS₂	Tric. 1 : P1

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Health Risks:

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References for MilotaiteHide

Reference List:

Paar, W. H., Topa, D., Makovicky, E., Culetto, F. J. (2005) Milotaite, PdSbSe, a new palladium mineral, from Předbořice, Czech Republic. The Canadian Mineralogist, 43 (2) 689-694 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.43.2.689

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

Localities for MilotaiteHide

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Czech Republic (TL)

South Bohemian Region

Písek District

Kovářov

Předbořice

ⓘ Předbořice deposit (TL)

Paar et al. (2005)

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