Urvantsevite Mineral Data

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General Urvantsevite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pd(Bi,Pb)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 523.49 gm

Bismuth 59.88 % Bi

Palladium 20.33 % Pd

Lead 19.79 % Pb

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

PdBi_1.5Pb_0.5

Environment:

High temperature ploymorph of froodite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1976

Locality:

Majak mine, Talnakh, Norilsk, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for Nikolai N. Urvantsev (1893-1985), Russian geologist who discovered the Norilsk deposits.

Name Pronunciation:

Urvantsevite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 56280

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Urvantsevite Image

Images:

Urvantsevite

Comments: Epoxy grain mount of a fragment of urvantsevite (Urv).
Location: Talnakh Cu-Ni deposit, near noril'sk, Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Scale: See Image.
© Diederik Visser

Urvantsevite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:3.83668

Cell Dimensions:

a = 3.3628, c = 12.902, Z = 2; V = 145.90 Den(Calc)= 11.92

Crystal System:

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

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.643(1), 2.372(0.8), 1.42(0.7),

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Zhuravlev N N , Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics , 5 (1957) p.1064-1072, Structure of superconductors. X. Thermal, microscopic and x-ray investigation, of the bismuth-palladium system, Locality: synthetic, Note: high temperature modification

Physical Properties of Urvantsevite

Cleavage:

{???} Perfect

Color:

Steel gray.

Density:

9.66

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Urvantsevite

RL Anisotrophism:

Slight.

RL Color:

Grayish white.

RL Pleochroism:

Weak to none.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Urvantsevite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
440 nm	50.50	48.70
460 nm	54.90	53.20
480 nm	53.80	54.60
500 nm	53.30	54.10
520 nm	53.70	54.80
540 nm	54.00	55.20
560 nm	54.90	56.20
580 nm	55.20	56.70
600 nm	56.10	57.00
620 nm	56.80	58.30
640 nm	57.80	59.20
660 nm	58.60	60.10
680 nm	59.60	60.90
700 nm	59.60	61.30

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Urvantsevite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%	160%	170%
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Calculated Properties of Urvantsevite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.63 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Urvantsevite =11.9 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92

Photoelectric:

PE_Urvantsevite=1,621.16 barns/electron
U=PE_Urvantsevite x rElectron Density=15614.71 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Urvantsevite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.15.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.15)Dana Group

02.12.15.01 Froodite PdBi2 C 2/m 2/m

02.12.15.02 Urvantsevite Pd(Bi,Pb)2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

02.12.15.03 Verbeekite! PdSe2 C 2, Cm, or C 2/m Mono

Strunz Class:

02.EB.30 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2

02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

02.EB.30 Urvantsevite Pd(Bi,Pb)2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

Other Urvantsevite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Larousse des Mineraux,1981)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Urvantsevite :
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

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Urvantsevite

Pd(Bi,Pb)2
Dana No: 02.12.15.02 Strunz No: 02.EB.30
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