Mertieite-I Mineral Data

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General Mertieite-I Information

Chemical Formula:

Pd11(Sb,As)4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,474.99 gm

Antimony 14.03 % Sb

Arsenic 6.60 % As

Palladium 79.36 % Pd

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pd₁₁Sb_1.7As_1.3

Environment:

In placer concentrates.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1973

Locality:

Goodnews Bay, Alaska, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for John B. Mertie (1888-1980), geologist, U.S. Geological Survey.

Name Pronunciation:

Mertieite-I + Pronunciation

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Mertieite-I Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.49002

Cell Dimensions:

a = 15.04, c = 22.41, Z = 18; V = 4,390.04 Den(Calc)= 10.04

Crystal System:

HexagonalSpace Group: Unk

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.279(1), 2.171(0.9), 2.232(0.65),

Physical Properties of Mertieite-I

Color:

Brass yellow.

Density:

10.6

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Hardness:

5.5 - Knife Blade

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Mertieite-I

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct.

RL Color:

Brassy yellow.

Calculated Properties of Mertieite-I

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.65 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mertieite-I =10.0 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.17
Boson Index = 0.83

Photoelectric:

PE_Mertieite-I= 245.49 barns/electron
U=PE_Mertieite-I x rElectron Density=2,124.15 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Mertieite-I is Not Radioactive

Mertieite-I Classification

Dana Class:

02.16.01.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.16)with miscellaneous formulae

(02.16.01)Dana Group

02.16.01.01 Mertieite-I Pd11(Sb,As)4 Unk Hex

Strunz Class:

02.AC.15b 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc

02.AC -Alloys of metalloids with PGE

02.AC.15b Mertieite-I Pd11(Sb,As)4 Unk Hex

Other Mertieite-I Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mertieite-I :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Mertieite-I

Pd11(Sb,As)4
Dana No: 02.16.01.01 Strunz No: 02.AC.15b
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