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Vasilite R070716


 Name: Vasilite
RRUFF ID: R070716
Ideal Chemistry: (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7
Locality: Mount Filipp, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia
Source: Michael Scott S105843 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black metallic bleb; mounted on microprobe plastic
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070716.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070716
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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REFERENCES for Vasilite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Matković P, El-Boragy M, Schubert K (1976) Kristallstruktur von Pd16S7, Journal of the Less-Common Metals, 50, 165-176

Atanasov A V (1990) Vasilite, (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7, a new mineral species from Novoseltsi, Bulgaria, The Canadian Mineralogist, 28, 687-689   [view file]

Jambor J L, Vanko D A (1991) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 76, 1434-1440   [view file]