General Cooperite Information![]() (Pt,Pd,Ni)S |
![]() Molecular Weight = 186.91 gm |
|
Nickel 3.14 % Ni |
|
Palladium 17.08 % Pd |
|
Platinum 62.62 % Pt |
|
Sulfur 17.16 % S |
|
______ |
|
100.00 % |
![]() Pt0.6Pd0.3Ni0.1S |
![]() A significant platinum ore mineral, found in concentrates from norites. |
![]() Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1928 |
![]() At various locations along the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex, Transvaal, South Africa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
![]() For R.A. Cooper, of Johannesburg, South Africa, who first described the mineral. |
![]() ICSD 41376 |
|
PDF 26-1302 |
| | Cooperite Image
|
![]()
|
|
![]()
|
Cooperite Crystallography![]() a:c = 1:1.75792 |
![]() a = 3.47, c = 6.1, Z = 2; V = 73.45 Den(Calc)= 8.45 |
![]() Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 41/mmc |
![]() By Intensity(I/Io): 3.03(1), 1.51(0.8), 1.918(0.7), |
|
![]()
Mouse
|
| Physical Properties of Cooperite![]() None |
![]() Steel gray. |
![]() 9.5 |
![]() Opaque |
![]() Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
![]() 4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite |
![]() Metallic |
| Optical Properties of Cooperite![]() Strong, greenish gray to whitish yellow to bluish white. |
![]() Brownish steel gray. |
![]() From white to creamy white to bluish white. |
![]()
|
| Calculated Properties of Cooperite![]() Bulk Density (Electron Density)=7.18 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Cooperite =8.45 gm/cc. ![]() Fermion Index = 0.25 |
Boson Index = 0.75 ![]() PECooperite = 999.37 barns/electron |
U=PECooperite x rElectron Density=7,174.69 barns/cc. ![]() GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Cooperite is Not Radioactive | Cooperite Classification![]() 02.08.05.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
|
(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
|
(02.08.05)Cooperite Group |
|
|
|
![]() 02.CC.35a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
|
02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
|
02.CC -With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc. |
|
|
|
| Other Cooperite Information![]() NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
![]() Links to other databases for Cooperite : |
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 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Cooperite using: Visit our Advertisers for Cooperite : A Bijoux Google Search for CooperiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Cooperite Cape Minerals Google Search for Cooperite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Cooperite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Cooperite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Cooperite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Cooperite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Cooperite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Cooperite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Cooperite Ask about Cooperite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Cooperite Specimen Label here :
| |
|
| |