Tetraferroplatinum Mineral Data

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General Tetraferroplatinum Information

Chemical Formula:

PtFe

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 250.93 gm

Iron 22.26 % Fe

Platinum 77.74 % Pt

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

PtFe⁰⁺

Environment:

Platinum placers.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1975

Locality:

Tulameen, and Similkameen River, British Columbia, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition (Fe, Pt) and crystal system.

Synonym:

ICSD 42589

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Tetraferroplatinum Image

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Tetraferroplatinum

Comments: Tetraferroplatinum (dark grey) intergrown with, and rimmed by Pt-Fe alloy (bright) ranging in composition from Pt1.6Fe to Pt2.2Fe. (CanMin v43:1711).
Location: PGM grains from stream sediments, Eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Scale: See Image.
© Canadian Mineralogist

Tetraferroplatinum Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.96875

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.84, c = 3.72, Z = 2; V = 54.85 Den(Calc)= 15.19

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 4/mmm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.191(1), 1.92(0.7), 1.342(0.6),

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Bayliss P , The Canadian Mineralogist , 28 (1990) p.751-755, Revised unit cell dimensions, space group,, and chemical formua of some metallic minerals

Physical Properties of Tetraferroplatinum

Color:

Gray, Silver white.

Density:

14.3

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Magnetism:

Strongly magnetic

Optical Properties of Tetraferroplatinum

RL Anisotrophism:

Weak, in oil.

RL Color:

White.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Tetraferroplatinum in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
470 nm	61.30
546 nm	61.30
589 nm	62.20
650 nm	63.00

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Tetraferroplatinum in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%	150%
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Calculated Properties of Tetraferroplatinum

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=12.6 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Tetraferroplatinum =15.2 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.26
Boson Index = 0.74

Photoelectric:

PE_{Tetraferroplatinum}=1,222.66 barns/electron
U=PE_{Tetraferroplatinum} x rElectron Density=15395.02 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Tetraferroplatinum Classification

Dana Class:

01.02.04.01 (01)Native Elements

(01.02)with platinum group metals and alloys

(01.02.04)Tetraferroplatinum group (Space Group P4/mmm)

01.02.04.01 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.02.04.02 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.02.04.03 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.02.04.04 Potarite PdHg P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

01.AG.40 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.40 Ferronickelplatinum Pt2FeNi P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.AG.40 Tetraferroplatinum PtFe P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

01.AG.40 Tulameenite Pt2FeCu P 4/mm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Tetraferroplatinum Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Tetraferroplatinum :
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 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Tetraferroplatinum

PtFe
Dana No: 01.02.04.01 Strunz No: 01.AG.40
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