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- 2.16.23.1 Luberoite Pt5Se4 P 21/c 2/m
- II/A.06-05 Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 I 43m 4 3m
- II/A.06-10 Oosterboschite (Pd,Cu)7Se3 Unk Ortho
- II/A.06-20 Luberoite Pt5Se4 P 21/c 2/m
- II/A.06-25 Jagueite! Cu2Pd3Se4 P 21/c 2/m
- II/A.06-30 Chrisstanleyite! Ag2Pd3Se4 P 21/m or P 21 Mono
- II/A.06-40 Tischendorfite! Pd8Hg3Se9 Pmmn, P 21mn or Pm21n Ortho
General Luberoite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pt5Se4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,291.24 gm | ||
| Platinum 75.54 % Pt | |||
| Selenium 24.46 % Se | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pt5Se4 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 | ||
| Locality: |
Lubero region, Kivu Prov., Zaire. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named in 1992 for the locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 77954 | ||
| IMA1990-047 | |||
| PDF 45-1466 | |||
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Luberoite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =1.6208:1:2.7326 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.584, b = 4.062, c = 11.1, Z = 2; beta = 101.6° V = 290.80 Den(Calc)= 14.75 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.875(1), 2.93(0.8), 1.812(0.7), | ||
Physical Properties of Luberoite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Good | ||
| Color: |
Bronze brown. | ||
| Density: |
13.02 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Calculated Properties of Luberoite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=12.0 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.27391 Boson Index = 0.72609 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PELuberoite =1,222.12 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Luberoite is Not Radioactive |
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Luberoite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.16.23.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.16)with miscellaneous formulae | |||
| (2.16.23)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/A.06-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/A - Alloys and alloylike compounds, with metals of the Platinum series, (Palladium) | |||
| II/A.06 - Vasilite - Luberoite series | |||
Other Luberoite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Luberoite : 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 Luberoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Luberoite : Translate Luberoite Mineral Data : Ask about Luberoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Luberoite Specimen Label here :
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