Cabriite

Cabriite
BSE images of platinum-group minerals - Cabriite
General
CategoryPlatinum Group mineral
FormulaPd2SnCu
IMA symbolCbr[1]
Strunz classification1.AG.30
Dana classification1.2.11
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classDipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupPmmm
Identification
Formula mass395.10 g/mol
Colorgrey white
Mohs scale hardness4–4.5
LusterMetallic
Diaphaneityopaque
Density11.1 (measured) 10.7 (calculated)
Optical propertiesAnisotrophic
Pleochroismdetectable
Ultraviolet fluorescencenone
References[2][3][4]

Cabriite (Pd2SnCu) is a mineral first found in the eastern Siberian region of Russia and named for the Canadian mineralogist Louis J. Cabri (born 1934).[3]

References

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Mineralienatlas
  3. ^ a b Cabriite Mineral Data from Webmineral
  4. ^ Cabriite: Cabriite mineral information and data from Mindat.org


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