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Molecular Weight = 282.49 gm |
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Arsenic 26.52 % As |
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Palladium 18.84 % Pd |
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Rhodium 54.64 % Rh |
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100.00 % |
Rh1.5Pd0.5As |
Placer deposits with other platinum group minerals. |
Approved IMA 1997 (Dana # Added) |
Placer deposits near the Srebrnica River, near Veluce, central Serbia, Yugoslavia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named after its chemical composition of rhodium and arsenic. |
Rhodarsenide + Pronunciation |
IMA1996-030 |
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Rhodarsenide Crystallographya:b:c =1.5068:1:1.8756 |
a = 5.866, b = 3.893, c = 7.302, Z = 4; V = 166.75 Den(Calc)= 11.25 |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: P nma or Pn2 |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.237(1), 2.067(0.8), 2.426(0.7), |
| Physical Properties of RhodarsenideBrown. |
11.27 - 11.32, Average = 11.29 |
Opaque |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of RhodarsenideModerate to distinct. |
Brownish with a pale green tinge. |
Weak in air, distinct in oil. |
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| Calculated Properties of RhodarsenideBulk Density (Electron Density)=9.84 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Rhodarsenide =11.3 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.04 |
Boson Index = 0.96 PERhodarsenide = 186.86 barns/electron |
U=PERhodarsenide x rElectron Density=1,838.05 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Rhodarsenide is Not Radioactive | Rhodarsenide Classification02.04.19.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.04)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:1 |
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(02.04.19)Dana Group |
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02.AC.25b 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc |
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02.AC -Alloys of metalloids with PGE |
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| Other Rhodarsenide InformationNAME( AmMin) PHYS. PROP.(Min.Mag.,Vol.61,p733,1997) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v 29, p 476) |
Links to other databases for Rhodarsenide : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - Google Images 4 - Google Scholar 5 - MinDAT 6 - MinMax(Deutsch) 7 - MinMax(English) 8 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Rhodarsenide using: Visit our Advertisers for Rhodarsenide : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Rhodarsenide Mineral Data : Ask about Rhodarsenide here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Rhodarsenide Specimen Label here :
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