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General Sudburyite Information
Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: (Pd,Ni)Sb
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 216.24 gm
   Nickel      6.79 %  Ni
   Antimony   56.30 %  Sb
   Palladium  36.91 %  Pd
             ______ 
             100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pd0.75Ni0.25Sb
Help on Environment: Environment: As tiny inclusions, most often in cobaltite or maucherite, in mechanical concentrates of platinum-group minerals.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1974
Help on Locality: Locality: Copper Cliff South mine and Frood mine, Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Name for the locality.
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 42597
  IMA1973-048
  PDF 26-888
 

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Sudburyite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:c = 1:1.37684
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 4.06, c = 5.59, Z = 2; V = 79.80 Den(Calc)= 9.00
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Hexagonal - Dihexagonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (6/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 63/mmc
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 0.779(1), 2.18(1), 0.8237(0.9),
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Wyckoff R W G , Crystal Structures , 1 (1963) p.85-237, Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York, Note: ideal nickel arsenide structure

 

Physical Properties of Sudburyite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Silver gray.
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Opaque
Help on Habit: Habit: Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals.
Help on Habit: Habit: Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Sudburyite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Weak to moderate, in light grayish yellow and dark grayish brown.
Help on RL Color: RL Color: White with a yellow tint in air, pale yellow in oil.
Help on Reflectivity Reflectivity
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Sudburyite in Air
λ R1 R2  ∑ R1(λ)   ∑ R2(λ) 
 400 nm   49.10   45.00 
   
 420 nm   50.90   46.90 
 440 nm   52.90   49.20 
 460 nm   54.70   51.50 
 480 nm   56.60   53.80 
 500 nm   58.60   55.80 
 520 nm   60.70   57.70 
 540 nm   62.80   59.30 
 560 nm   64.40   60.40 
 580 nm   65.70   61.40 
 600 nm   66.90   62.60 
 620 nm   67.80   62.80 
 640 nm   68.60   63.40 
 660 nm   69.30   63.60 
 680 nm   70.00   63.90 
 700 nm   70.50   64.20 
Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Sudburyite in Air
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Calculated Properties of Sudburyite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=7.70 gm/cc
note: rSudburyite =9.00 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.08318
Boson Index = 0.91682
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PESudburyite = 286.81 barns/electron
U=PESudburyite x relectron=2,208.40 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Sudburyite is Not Radioactive
 

Sudburyite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 2.8.11.5 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides
  (2.8)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
  (2.8.11)Nickeline Group (Hexagonal: P63/mmc)
 
2.8.11.1 Nickeline NiAs P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.2 Breithauptite NiSb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.3 Sederholmite NiSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.4 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.5 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.6 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.7 Sobolevskite PdBi P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.8 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.9 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.10 Freboldite CoSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
2.8.11.11 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: II/C.20-90 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts
  II/C - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium = 1:1
  II/C.20 - Nickeline group and related compounds, Polarite - Cherepanovite series
 
II/C.20-05 Sorosite! Cu(Sn,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-10 Langisite (Co,Ni)As P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-20 Nickeline NiAs P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-30 Breithauptite NiSb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-40 Freboldite CoSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-50 Sederholmite NiSe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-70 Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-75 Yuanjiangite AuSn P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-80 Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-90 Sudburyite (Pd,Ni)Sb P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-95 Stumpflite Pt(Sb,Bi) P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-100 Polarite Pd(Bi,Pb) Ccm21 mm2
 
II/C.20-110 Sobolevskite PdBi P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-120 Ruthenarsenite (Ru,Ni)As P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
II/C.20-130 Cherepanovite RhAs P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Sudburyite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Sudburyite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Sudburyite

(Pd,Ni)Sb
Dana No: 2.8.11.5 Strunz No: II/C.20-90
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