General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Pt3In
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 700.06 gm)
Indium 16.40 % In
Platinum 83.60 % Pt
 Empirical Formula:
Pt3In
 Environment:
In a cobalt-copper-platinum bearing vein in garnet-amphibole pyroxenite.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA (Dana # Added)
 Locality:
Near the village of Damiao and the Yixun River, about 370 km N of Beijing, People's Republic of China.
 Name Origin:
Named after it locality.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
None
 Color:
bright white.
 Density:
18.21 - 18.32, Average = 18.26
 Diaphaniety:
Opaque
 Habits:
Globular - Spherical, or nearly so, rounded forms (e.g. wavellite)., ,
 Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase
 Luster:
Metallic
 Streak:
black
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