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Sperrylite R070214

Name: Sperrylite
RRUFF ID: R070214
Ideal Chemistry: PtAs₂
Locality: Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
Source: Michael Scott S102676 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Loose aggregate of bright silver cubes, some with octahedral modifications
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by single crystal X-ray diffraction.

Mineral Group: [ Pyrite (16) ]

RAMAN SPECTRUM

RRUFF ID:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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BROAD SCAN WITH SPECTRAL ARTIFACTS

RRUFF ID:

R070214

Wavelength:

Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

Instrument settings:

Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW

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POWDER DIFFRACTION

RRUFF ID:

R070214.9

Sample Description:

Single crystal, powder profile is calculated

Cell Refinement Output:

a: 5.977(1)Å b: 5.977(1)Å c: 5.977(1)Å
alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 213.51(2)Å³ Crystal System: cubic

File Type Information

Calculated diffraction file.

File Type Information

Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Sperrylite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
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]
Penfield S L (1889) On the crystalline form of sperrylite, American Journal of Science, 137, 71-73 [view file]
Wells H L (1889) Sperrylite, a new mineral, American Journal of Science, 137, 67-70 [view file]
Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structure of some metallic sulfides, American Mineralogist, 10, 281-304 [view file]
Bannister F A, Hey M H (1932) Determination of minerals in platinum concentrates from the Transvaal by X-ray methods, Mineralogical Magazine, 23, 188-208 [view file]
Murray J J, Heyding R D (1967) Decomposition pressures and enthalpies of formation of some transition metal diarsenides and diselenides, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 45, 2675-2687
Holseth H, Kjekshus A (1968) Compounds with the marcasite type crystal structure. I. Compositions of the binary pnictides, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 22, 3273-3283
Stassen W N, Heyding R D (1968) Crystal structures of RuSe₂, OsSe₂, PtAs₂, and α-NiAs₂, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 46, 2159-2163
Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G, Stewart J M (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 385-388 [view file]
Fleischer M, Mandarino J A, Chao G Y (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659 [view file]
Szymanski J T (1979) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)₂, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs₂, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 117-123 [view file]
Szymanski J T (1980) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)₂, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs₂: corrigendum, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 563-563 [view file]
Vuorelainen Y, Törnroos R (1986) Man-made Pt-PtAs₂ spherules after sperrylite from alluvial deposits in Finnish Lapland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 24, 523-528 [view file]
Prichard H M, Tarkian M (1988) Platinum and palladium minerals from two PGE-rich localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 979-990 [view file]
Stone W E, Fleet M E, Crocket J H, Kingston D M (1992) Platinum-group minerals in pyroxenite from the Boston Creek flow basaltic komatiite, Abitibi greenstone belt, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 109-119 [view file]
McCreesh M J G, Yudovskaya M A, Kinnaird J A, Reinke C (2018) Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, far northern Bushveld Complex: implication for the formation of the PGE mineralization, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 539–575
Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 72, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 285-293 [view file]
Mcdonald A M, Cabri L J (2023) Discreditation of platarsite: A S-rich variety of sperrylite, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 1039-1044

REFERENCES for Sperrylite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Penfield S L (1889) On the crystalline form of sperrylite, American Journal of Science, 137, 71-73 [view file]

Wells H L (1889) Sperrylite, a new mineral, American Journal of Science, 137, 67-70 [view file]

Ramsdell L S (1925) The crystal structure of some metallic sulfides, American Mineralogist, 10, 281-304 [view file]

Bannister F A, Hey M H (1932) Determination of minerals in platinum concentrates from the Transvaal by X-ray methods, Mineralogical Magazine, 23, 188-208 [view file]

Murray J J, Heyding R D (1967) Decomposition pressures and enthalpies of formation of some transition metal diarsenides and diselenides, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 45, 2675-2687

Holseth H, Kjekshus A (1968) Compounds with the marcasite type crystal structure. I. Compositions of the binary pnictides, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 22, 3273-3283

Stassen W N, Heyding R D (1968) Crystal structures of RuSe₂, OsSe₂, PtAs₂, and α-NiAs₂, Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 46, 2159-2163

Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G, Stewart J M (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum, The Canadian Mineralogist, 15, 385-388 [view file]

Fleischer M, Mandarino J A, Chao G Y (1979) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 64, 652-659 [view file]

Szymanski J T (1979) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)₂, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs₂, The Canadian Mineralogist, 17, 117-123 [view file]

Szymanski J T (1980) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)₂, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs₂: corrigendum, The Canadian Mineralogist, 18, 563-563 [view file]

Vuorelainen Y, Törnroos R (1986) Man-made Pt-PtAs₂ spherules after sperrylite from alluvial deposits in Finnish Lapland, The Canadian Mineralogist, 24, 523-528 [view file]

Prichard H M, Tarkian M (1988) Platinum and palladium minerals from two PGE-rich localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex, The Canadian Mineralogist, 26, 979-990 [view file]

Stone W E, Fleet M E, Crocket J H, Kingston D M (1992) Platinum-group minerals in pyroxenite from the Boston Creek flow basaltic komatiite, Abitibi greenstone belt, Ontario, The Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 109-119 [view file]

McCreesh M J G, Yudovskaya M A, Kinnaird J A, Reinke C (2018) Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, far northern Bushveld Complex: implication for the formation of the PGE mineralization, Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 539–575

Bosi F, Hatert F, Pasero M, Mills S J (2023) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 72, European Journal of Mineralogy, 35, 285-293 [view file]

Mcdonald A M, Cabri L J (2023) Discreditation of platarsite: A S-rich variety of sperrylite, The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61, 1039-1044