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- 2.8.1.1 Galena PbS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.2 Clausthalite PbSe F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.3 Altaite PbTe F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.4 Alabandite MnS F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.5 Oldhamite (Ca,Mg,Fe)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.6 Niningerite (Mg,Fe,Mn)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.7 Borovskite Pd3SbTe4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.8 Crerarite (Pt,Pb)Bi3(S,Se)4-x(x~0.7) F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 2.8.1.9 Keilite! (Fe,Mg)S F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
- II/A.07-10 Telargpalite (Pd,Ag)3Te Unk Cubic
- II/A.07-20 Keithconnite Pd3-xTe(x=0.14to0.43) R 3 3
- II/A.07-30 Telluropalladinite Pd9Te4 P 21/c 2/m
- II/A.07-35 Oulankaite! (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 Tetra
- II/A.07-40 Sopcheite Ag4Pd3Te4 Unk Ortho
- II/A.07-50 Temagamite Pd3HgTe3 Unk Ortho
- II/A.07-60 Borovskite Pd3SbTe4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
General Borovskite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pd3SbTe4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 951.41 gm | ||
| Antimony 12.80 % Sb | |||
| Tellurium 53.65 % Te | |||
| Palladium 33.56 % Pd | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pd3SbTe4 | ||
| Environment: |
In massive pentlandite-chalcopyrite-pyrrhotite ores of hydrothermal origin. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1973 | ||
| Locality: |
From the Khautovaarsk Cu-Ni deposit, Karelian ASSR, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Igor Borisovich Borovskii, Russian pioneer in microprobe analysis. | ||
Borovskite Image | |||
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Borovskite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.794, Z = 1; V = 194.51 Den(Calc)= 8.12 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F m3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.902(1), 2.041(0.6), 1.55(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Borovskite |
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| Color: |
Dark gray. | ||
| Density: |
8.12 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Borovskite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Isotropic to slightly anisotropic. | ||
| RL Color: |
White. | ||
Calculated Properties of Borovskite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=6.78 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.11779 Boson Index = 0.88221 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEBorovskite = 326.37 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Borovskite is Not Radioactive |
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Borovskite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.8.1.7 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.8)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 | |||
| (2.8.1)Galena Group (Isometric: Fm3m) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/A.07-60 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium) | |||
| II/A.07 - Telargpalite - Borovskite series | |||
Other Borovskite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Borovskite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Borovskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Borovskite : Translate Borovskite Mineral Data : Ask about Borovskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Borovskite Specimen Label here :
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