General Information:
Chemical Formula:PtIn2
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 424.72 gm)Indium 54.07 %
InPlatinum 45.93 %
Pt Empirical Formula: PtIn2
Environment:In a cobalt-copper-platinum bearing vein in garnet-amphibole pyroxenite.
IMA Status:Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
Locality:Near the village of Damiao and the Yixun River, about 370 km N of Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Name Origin:For its locality.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:None
Color:bright white.
Density:10.95
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite)., ,
Hardness:5 - Apatite
Luster:Metallic
Streak:black
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