General Information:
Chemical Formula:(Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 1,327.45 gm)Iron 4.21 %
FeCopper 14.36 %
CuTin 8.94 %
SnTellurium 19.22 %
TePalladium 30.06 %
PdPlatinum 18.37 %
PtSulfur 4.83 %
S Empirical Formula: Pd3.75Pt1.25Cu3Fe2+SnTe2S2
Environment:In pegmatoidal, plagioclase-bearing pyroxinite.
IMA Status:Approved IMA
Locality:The Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion in the Oulanka complex, northern Karelia, Russia.
Name Origin:Named after the Oulanka river, which is near the occurrence.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[???] Perfect
Color:rose or violet rose.
Density:10.27
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas)., Subhedral Crystals - Occurs as crystals which tend to exhibit a recognizable crystal shape.,
Hardness:3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Flourite
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Metallic
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