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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. | ||
| Name Pronunciation: |
Borovskite + Pronunciation  |
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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 | ||
| Diaphaneity: |
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: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.78 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Borovskite =8.12 gm/cc. |
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.11 Boson Index = 0.89 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEBorovskite = 326.37 barns/electron U=PEBorovskite x rElectron Density=2,211.68 barns/cc. |
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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: |
02.08.01.07 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 | |||
| (02.08.01)Galena Group (Isometric: Fm3m) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
02.LA.60 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf | ||
| 02.L - Unclassified Sulfosalts | |||
| 02.LA -Without essential Pb | |||
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 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Borovskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Borovskite : A Bijoux Google Search for BorovskiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Borovskite Cape Minerals Google Search for Borovskite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Borovskite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Borovskite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Borovskite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Borovskite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Borovskite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Borovskite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Borovskite Ask about Borovskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Borovskite Specimen Label here :
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