Cabriite

Cabriite
General
Category Platinum Group mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		 Pd2SnCu
Strunz classification 1.AG.30
Dana classification 1.2.11
Crystal system Orthorhombic
Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group Pmmm
Identification
Formula mass 395.10 g/mol
Color grey white
Mohs scale hardness 4-4.5
Luster Metallic
Diaphaneity opaque
Density 11.1 (measured) 10.7 (calculated)
Optical properties Anisotrophic
Pleochroism detectable
Ultraviolet fluorescence none
References [1][2] [3]

Cabriite (Pd2SnCu) is a mineral first found in the eastern Siberian region of Russia and named for the Canadian mineralogist Louis J. Cabri (born 1934).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Mineralienatlas
  2. 1 2 Cabriite Mineral Data from Webmineral
  3. ↑ Cabriite: Cabriite mineral information and data from Mindat.org
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