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Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite

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Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite

SEM-EDS confirmed no 04-ru-1 & 04-ru-2

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Description
Locality: 
Rustenburg, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.9 × 0.4 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed sopcheite associated with with kotulskite (pictures 1-4) and moncheite at a second spot (pictures 9-10) from Rustenburg, South Africa. Polished section. Analysis no no 04-ru-1 & 04-ru-2. Analysis in the analytical section. 

Full analysis set can be sent on request.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sopcheite

Formula: 
Ag4Pd3Te4
Strunz: 
2.BC.55
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Gray
Type Locality: 
Sopcha Mt, Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Kotulskite

Formula: 
Pd(Te,Bi)
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...

Moncheite

Formula: 
(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite
Analysis Report - only: Sopcheite Kotulskite & Moncheite