UM1992-07-E:AuCuPdPt

Valid as an unnamed mineral

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Formula:

(Pd,Pt,Au)₂Cu

Co-described with UM1992-09-E:CuFePt, UM1992-25-S:CuOsPdPtRh, UM1992-26-S:CuPdPt, UM1992-27-S:CuPdPtRh, UM1992-28-S:Pd, UM1992-13-O:IrPt, and UM1992-29-S:PdPt.

Found within round polymineralic inclusions or euhedral composite assemblages; the individuals are up to few microns in size.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

52133

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:52133:2

Similar NamesHide

UM1990-15-E:CuPdPt	Valid as an unnamed mineral	(Pt,Pd)₂Cu₃
UM2004-11-E:CuPdPt	A synonym of Nielsenite
UM2004-12-E:CuPdPt	Valid as an unnamed mineral	(Pd,Pt)Cu₄
UM2004-13-E:CuPdPt	Valid as an unnamed mineral	(Pt,Pd)Cu₆
UM2004-14-E:CuPdPt	Valid as an unnamed mineral	(Pt,Pd)₂Cu₉
UM2008-19-E:CuPdPt	Valid as an unnamed mineral	(Pd,Pt)₄Cu

IMA Classification of UM1992-07-E:AuCuPdPtHide

IMA status notes:

Unnamed (probably valid)

Chemistry of UM1992-07-E:AuCuPdPtHide

Mindat Formula:

(Pd,Pt,Au)₂Cu

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pd	77.008 %
Cu	22.992 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Au, Cu, Pd, Pt - search for minerals with similar chemistry

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Health Risks:

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References for UM1992-07-E:AuCuPdPtHide

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(1) Legendre, O., Augé, T. (1992): Alluvial platinum-group minerals from the Manampotsy area, east Madagascar. Australian Jour. Earth Sci.: 39: 389-404; (2) Augé, T., Legendre, O. (1992): Pt-Fe nuggets from alluvial deposits in eastern Madagascar. Can. Mineral.: 30: 983-1004; in: Jambor, J.L., Puziewicz, J. (1994): New mineral Names. American Mineralogist: 78: 1110

Smith, D. G.W.; Nickel, E. H. (2007) A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the Subcommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4). 983-990 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983

Localities for UM1992-07-E:AuCuPdPtHide

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Madagascar

Atsinanana

Antanambao Manampotsy District

ⓘ Antanambao-Manampotsy area

Legendre et al. (1992) +1 other reference

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