Tatyanaite Mineral Data

General Tatyanaite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 14486.37 gm

Copper 13.42 % Cu

Tin 3.28 % Sn

Palladium 25.12 % Pd

Platinum 58.18 % Pt

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

9(Pt_4.8)9(Pd_3.8)9(Cu_3.4)Sn₄

Environment:

Massive sulfide ores. Pt dominant endmember with taimyrite. In the central portion of Pt-Pd zoned grains.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1995 (Dana # Added)

Locality:

Oktyabr'sky deposit Noril'sk, Siberia, Russa. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the Russian mineralogist Tatyana L. Evstigneeva (or Yestigneeva) (1945-).

Synonym:

IMA1995-049

Tatyanaite Image

Images:

Tatyanaite Rustenburgite

Comments: Back-scattered electron images showing inclusions of rustenburgite intergrown with taimyrite-tatyanaite aggregates. (AmMin, v 42, p 608).
Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist

Tatyanaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.9385:1:1.8992

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.89, b = 4.07, c = 7.73, Z = 0.14; V = 248.23 Den(Calc)= 13.57

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: P mmm,Pmm2,P 222

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.283(1), 2.163(0.4), 1.369(0.3),

Physical Properties of Tatyanaite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Pink.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Malleable - Deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer.

Habit:

Ductile - Grains deform from mechanical stress. Characteristic of metals.

Habit:

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

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Fluorite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Tatyanaite

RL Anisotrophism:

Distinct to moderate, from light brown to dark blue.

RL Bireflectance:

Weak to distinct, brownish pink to pinkish lilac.

RL Color:

Pink with lilac tinge in air.

RL Pleochroism:

Weak to distinct, from brownish pink to pinkish lilac.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Tatyanaite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	42.80	44.10
546 nm	49.50	50.00
589 nm	51.80	54.60
650 nm	55.60	56.80

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Tatyanaite in Oil**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
470 nm	32.80	33.30
546 nm	37.60	38.80
589 nm	38.90	39.90
650 nm	41.60	44.20

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Tatyanaite in Air**
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**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Tatyanaite in Oil**
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Calculated Properties of Tatyanaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=11.3 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tatyanaite =13.6 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.25
Boson Index = 0.75

Photoelectric:

PE_Tatyanaite= 985.91 barns/electron
U=PE_Tatyanaite x rElectron Density=11138.31 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Tatyanaite is Not Radioactive

Tatyanaite Classification

Dana Class:

01.02.07.02 (01)Native Elements

(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys

(01.02.07)Dana Group

01.02.07.01 Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn Unk Ortho

01.02.07.02 Tatyanaite! (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 P mmm,Pmm2,P 222 Ortho

Strunz Class:

01.AG.15 01 - ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)

01.A - Metals and Intermetallic Alloys

01.AG -PGE-metal alloys

01.AG.15 Tatyanaite! (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 P mmm,Pmm2,P 222 Ortho

01.AG.15 Taimyrite (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn Unk Ortho

Other Tatyanaite Information

References:

NAME( AmMin, Vol 85, p 1845) PHYS. PROP.(AmMin, Vol 85, p 1845) OPTIC PROP.(AmMin, Vol 85, p 1845)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tatyanaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
8 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Tatyanaite

(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4
Dana No: 01.02.07.02 Strunz No: 01.AG.15
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