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Name: Insizwaite RRUFF ID: R070743 Ideal Chemistry: PtBi2 Locality: Strathcona Mine, Levack, Sudbury District (Sudbury Complex; Sudbury nickel irruptive), Ontario, Canada Source: Michael Scott S103264 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Tin white metallic massive associated with chalcopyrite and quartz Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
| Mineral Group: [ Pyrite (16) ] | ||
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| REFERENCES for Insizwaite | |
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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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Wallbaum H J (1943) Die kristallstrukturen von Bi2Pt und Sn2Pt, Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 35, 200-201 |
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Cabri L J, Harris D C (1972) The new mineral insizwaite (PtBi2) and new data on niggliite (PtSn), Mineralogical Magazine, 38, 794-800 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1973) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 58, 805-807 [view file] |
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Brese N E, Schnering H G (1994) Bonding trends in pyrites and a reinvestigation of the structures of PdAs2, PdSb2, PtSb2 and PtBi2, Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 620, 393-404 |
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