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Name: Froodite RRUFF ID: R070459 Ideal Chemistry: PdBi2 Locality: Oktyabr'sky mine, Noril'sk, Putoran Mountains, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Source: Michael Scott S105003 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Gray metallic massive embedded in ore Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
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REFERENCES for Froodite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Zhuravlev N N (1957) Structure of superconductors. X. Thermal, microscopic and x-ray investigation of the bismuth-palladium system, Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 5, 1064-1072 |
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Hawley J E, Berry L G (1958) Michenerite and froodite, palladium bismuthide minerals, The Canadian Mineralogist, 6, 200-209 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1959) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 44, 207-210 [view file] |
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