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Kapalagulu Intrusion, Kigoma Region, Tanzaniai
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Kapalagulu IntrusionIntrusion
Kigoma RegionRegion
TanzaniaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 53' 15'' South , 30° 3' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-5.88778,30.06417
GRN:
S04E21
Type:
Intrusion
Age:
1392 ยฑ 27 Ma
Geologic Time:
Ectasian
Reference for age:
Maier, W. D., Peltonen, P., & Livesey, T. (2007). The ages of the Kabanga North and Kapalagulu intrusions, western Tanzania: A reconnaissance study. Economic Geology, 102(1), 147-154.
Kรถppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
264110
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264110:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Harzburgite at the base of a layered gabbro complex.

A 30 km long and up to 3 km wide dike-like layered igneous body (lopolith) located at the foot of an escarpment that forms part of the eastern rifted margin to Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania.

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Mineral List


73 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
โ“˜ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
โ“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
โ“˜ Atokite
Formula: (Pd,Pt)3Sn
โ“˜ Auricupride
Formula: Cu3Au
โ“˜ Aurostibite
Formula: AuSb2
โ“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Cabriite
Formula: Pd2CuSn
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
โ“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
References:
Cabri, L. J., McDonald, A. M., Stanley, C. J., Rudashevsky, N. S., Poirier, G., Wilhelmij, H. R., Zhe, W., Rudashevsky, V. N. (2015) Palladosilicide, Pd2Si, a new mineral from the Kapalagulu Intrusion, Western Tanzania and the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (2) 295-307 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.2.08
Wilhelmij, Harry R., Cabri, Louis J. (2016) Platinum mineralization in the Kapalagulu Intrusion, western Tanzania. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (3) 343-367 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0603-2
Cabri, Louis J.; Wilhelmij, Harry R.; Eksteen, Jacobus J. (2017) Contrasting mineralogical and processing potential of two mineralization types in the platinum group element and Ni-bearing Kapalagulu Intrusion, western Tanzania. Ore Geology Reviews, 90. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2017.04.009
Cabri, Louis J.; Oberthรผr, Thomas; Keays, Reid R. (2022) Origin and depositional history of platinum-group minerals in placers โ€“ A critical review of facts and fiction. Ore Geology Reviews, 144. 104733 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104733
โ“˜ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
โ“˜ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
โ“˜ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
โ“˜ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
โ“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
โ“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Genkinite
Formula: Pt4Sb3
โ“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
โ“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
โ“˜ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ Isoferroplatinum
Formula: Pt3Fe
โ“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Keithconnite
Formula: Pd20Te7
โ“˜ Kotulskite
Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
โ“˜ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
โ“˜ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Maslovite
Formula: PtBiTe
โ“˜ Menshikovite
Formula: Pd3Ni2As3
โ“˜ Michenerite
Formula: PdBiTe
โ“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
โ“˜ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
โ“˜ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
โ“˜ Native Palladium
Formula: (Pd,Pt)
โ“˜ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
โ“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
โ“˜ Palladosilicide (TL)
Formula: Pd2Si
Type Locality:
โ“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ Plumbopalladinite
Formula: Pd3Pb2
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
โ“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rustenburgite
Formula: (Pt,Pd)3Sn
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
โ“˜ Skaergaardite
Formula: PdCu
โ“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Sobolevskite
Formula: PdBi
โ“˜ Sopcheite
Formula: Ag4Pd3Te4
โ“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
โ“˜ Stibiopalladinite
Formula: Pd5Sb2
โ“˜ Sudburyite
Formula: PdSb
โ“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
โ“˜ Tetra-auricupride
Formula: AuCu
โ“˜ Tetraferroplatinum
Formula: PtFe
โ“˜ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
โ“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
โ“˜ Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe
โ“˜ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
โ“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
โ“˜ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
โ“˜ Vysotskite
Formula: PdS
โ“˜ 'Wad'
โ“˜ 'Xenotime'
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
โ“˜1.AA.05Au
โ“˜Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
โ“˜Auricupride1.AA.10aCu3Au
โ“˜Tetra-auricupride1.AA.10bAuCu
โ“˜Native Palladium1.AF.10(Pd,Pt)
โ“˜Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
โ“˜Atokite1.AG.10(Pd,Pt)3Sn
โ“˜Rustenburgite1.AG.10(Pt,Pd)3Sn
โ“˜Plumbopalladinite1.AG.25Pd3Pb2
โ“˜Cabriite1.AG.30Pd2CuSn
โ“˜Isoferroplatinum1.AG.35Pt3Fe
โ“˜Tetraferroplatinum1.AG.40PtFe
โ“˜Tulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
โ“˜Skaergaardite1.AG.45PdCu
โ“˜Palladosilicide (TL)1.BB.55Pd2Si
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Stibiopalladinite2.AC.20aPd5Sb2
โ“˜Menshikovite2.AC.20cPd3Ni2As3
โ“˜Genkinite2.AC.35aPt4Sb3
โ“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
โ“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
โ“˜Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
โ“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
โ“˜Keithconnite2.BC.20Pd20Te7
โ“˜Sopcheite2.BC.55Ag4Pd3Te4
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Kotulskite2.CC.05Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x โ‰ˆ 0.4)
โ“˜Sobolevskite2.CC.05PdBi
โ“˜Sudburyite2.CC.05PdSb
โ“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
โ“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
โ“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
โ“˜Vysotskite2.CC.35aPdS
โ“˜Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
โ“˜Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
โ“˜Clausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Moncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
โ“˜Aurostibite2.EB.05aAuSb2
โ“˜Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
โ“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
โ“˜Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
โ“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
โ“˜Maslovite2.EB.25PtBiTe
โ“˜Michenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
โ“˜Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
โ“˜Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67โ—ป0.33)Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
โ“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
โ“˜Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
โ“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
โ“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
โ“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 ยท 8H2O
โ“˜Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
โ“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
โ“˜'Chlorite Group'-
โ“˜'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
โ“˜'Wad'-
โ“˜'Xenotime'-
โ“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
โ“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 ยท nH2O
โ“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hโ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hโ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hโ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oโ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oโ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oโ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oโ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Oโ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oโ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oโ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oโ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgโ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgโ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mgโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alโ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alโ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alโ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siโ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siโ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siโ“˜ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siโ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siโ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siโ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siโ“˜ PalladosilicidePd2Si
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ CooperitePtS
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sโ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sโ“˜ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sโ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Sโ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sโ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Sโ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
Sโ“˜ VysotskitePdS
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Feโ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feโ“˜ TetraferroplatinumPtFe
Feโ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feโ“˜ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Feโ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Feโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niโ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niโ“˜ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niโ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niโ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)ฮฃ9S8
Niโ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
Niโ“˜ MenshikovitePd3Ni2As3
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ AuricuprideCu3Au
Cuโ“˜ CabriitePd2CuSn
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ Tetra-auricuprideAuCu
Cuโ“˜ TulameenitePt2CuFe
Cuโ“˜ SkaergaarditePdCu
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asโ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asโ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
Asโ“˜ MenshikovitePd3Ni2As3
SeSelenium
Seโ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
RuRuthenium
Ruโ“˜ LauriteRuS2
PdPalladium
Pdโ“˜ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Pdโ“˜ CabriitePd2CuSn
Pdโ“˜ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Pdโ“˜ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Pdโ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Pdโ“˜ Native Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Pdโ“˜ PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2
Pdโ“˜ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Pdโ“˜ SobolevskitePdBi
Pdโ“˜ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
Pdโ“˜ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Pdโ“˜ SudburyitePdSb
Pdโ“˜ VysotskitePdS
Pdโ“˜ MenshikovitePd3Ni2As3
Pdโ“˜ SkaergaarditePdCu
Pdโ“˜ PalladosilicidePd2Si
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agโ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agโ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agโ“˜ Native SilverAg
Agโ“˜ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
SnTin
Snโ“˜ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Snโ“˜ CabriitePd2CuSn
Snโ“˜ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Sbโ“˜ GenkinitePt4Sb3
Sbโ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sbโ“˜ StibiopalladinitePd5Sb2
Sbโ“˜ SudburyitePdSb
Sbโ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
TeTellurium
Teโ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teโ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teโ“˜ KeithconnitePd20Te7
Teโ“˜ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Teโ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Teโ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Teโ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Teโ“˜ SopcheiteAg4Pd3Te4
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PtPlatinum
Ptโ“˜ Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn
Ptโ“˜ CooperitePtS
Ptโ“˜ GenkinitePt4Sb3
Ptโ“˜ IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
Ptโ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Ptโ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Ptโ“˜ Native Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Ptโ“˜ Native PlatinumPt
Ptโ“˜ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Ptโ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
Ptโ“˜ TetraferroplatinumPtFe
Ptโ“˜ TulameenitePt2CuFe
AuGold
Auโ“˜ AuricuprideCu3Au
Auโ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Auโ“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
Auโ“˜ Tetra-auricuprideAuCu
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbโ“˜ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Biโ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Biโ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biโ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Biโ“˜ SobolevskitePdBi
ThThorium
Thโ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
UUranium
Uโ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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Cabri, L. J., McDonald, A. M., Stanley, C. J., Rudashevsky, N. S., Poirier, G., Wilhelmij, H. R., Zhe, W., Rudashevsky, V. N. (2015) Palladosilicide, Pd2Si, a new mineral from the Kapalagulu Intrusion, Western Tanzania and the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (2) 295-307 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.2.08
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