Arsenopalladinite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Pd8(As,Sb)3
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,099.54 gm)
Antimony 5.54 % Sb
Arsenic 17.03 % As
Palladium 77.43 % Pd
 Empirical Formula:
Pd8As2.5Sb0.5
 Environment:
Alluvial placers and ultra-basic intrusions.
 Locality:
Itabira, Minas Gerias, Brazil.
 Name Origin:
Named for its composition.
Physical Properties:
 Color:
silver white.
 Density:
10.4
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Habits:
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes, Nuggets - Irregular lumps produced by stream transport of malleable metals.,
 Hardness:
4 - Fluorite
 Luster:
Metallic
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