[Newest Minerals] [Mineral Auctions] [Mineral Gallery] The Mineral Gallery's Exceptional Specimens and Mineral Hall of Fame Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard are Welcomed General Sobolevskite InformationPdBi |
Molecular Weight = 315.40 gm |
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Bismuth 66.26 % Bi |
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Palladium 33.74 % Pd |
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100.00 % |
PdBi |
In massive and disseminated mooihoekite-chalcopyrite, troilite=pyrrotite, adn chalcopyrite-cubanite ores. |
Approved IMA 1975 |
Oktyabr mine, Talnakh area, Noril'sk, Siberia, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for Petr Grigorevich Sobolevski (1781-1841), Russian metallurgist, who studied the platinum deposits of the Ural Mountains. |
Sobolevskite + Pronunciation |
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Sobolevskite Crystallographya:c = 1:1.34515 |
a = 4.23, c = 5.69, Z = 2; V = 88.17 Den(Calc)= 11.88 |
Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.26(1), 3.07(1), 2.11(0.9), |
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| Physical Properties of SobolevskiteNone |
Steel gray. |
11.88 |
Opaque |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
4 - Fluorite |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of SobolevskiteStrong, in reddish lilac, brown, and pale cream shades. |
Grayish white with creamy tint. |
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| Calculated Properties of SobolevskiteBulk Density (Electron Density)=9.72 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Sobolevskite =11.9 gm/cc. Fermion Index = 0.07 |
Boson Index = 0.93 PESobolevskite =1,389.80 barns/electron |
U=PESobolevskite x rElectron Density=13505.99 barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Sobolevskite is Not Radioactive | Sobolevskite Classification02.08.11.07 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.08)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1 |
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(02.08.11)Nickeline Group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc) |
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02.CC.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.C - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:1 (and similar) |
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02.CC -With Ni, Fe, Co, PGE, etc. |
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| Other Sobolevskite InformationNAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Sobolevskite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - Google Images 6 - Google Scholar 7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - MinDAT 10 - MinMax(Deutsch) 11 - MinMax(English) 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info Search for Sobolevskite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sobolevskite : 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 Sobolevskite Mineral Data : Ask about Sobolevskite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sobolevskite Specimen Label here :
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