Froodite Mineral Data

General Froodite Information

Chemical Formula:

PdBi2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 524.38 gm

Bismuth 79.71 % Bi

Palladium 20.29 % Pd

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

PdBi₂

Environment:

In mill concentrates of As- and Pb-Cu-rich ores.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958

Locality:

Frood, Creighton and Coleman mines, Sudbury, Ontario. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For the Frood mine in Canada, in which it occurs.

Name Pronunciation:

Froodite

Synonym:

ICSD 42565

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Froodite Image

Images:

Froodite

Comments: Froodite grain (see arrow) in mostly chalcopyrite matrix.
Location: Oktyabr'skoye Mine, Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Froodite Maslovite Altaite

Comments: Reflected light photomicrograph of maslovite (M), froodite (F), and altaite (A), in chalcopyrite matrix.
Location: Oktyabr'skoye Mine, Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Froodite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.972:1:1.3216

Cell Dimensions:

a = 12.75, b = 4.29, c = 5.67, Z = 4; beta = 102.867° V = 302.35 Den(Calc)= 11.52

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.77(1), 1.556(0.8), 2.97(0.7),

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Zhuravlev N N , Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics , 5 (1957) p.1064-1072, Structure of superconductors. X. Thermal, microscopic and x-ray investigation, of the bismuth-palladium system, Locality: synthetic, Note: low temperature modification, Note: unable to reproduce reported bond lengths

Physical Properties of Froodite

Cleavage:

{001} Perfect, {100} Good

Color:

Gray.

Density:

12.5 - 12.6, Average = 12.55

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Froodite

RL Anisotrophism:

Evident, in light and dark grays.

RL Color:

Creamy white.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Froodite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂	∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
420 nm	50.70	52.90
440 nm	51.90	54.30
460 nm	53.10	55.50
480 nm	54.30	56.40
500 nm	55.20	57.20
520 nm	55.70	57.80
540 nm	56.10	58.40
560 nm	56.50	59.00
580 nm	56.90	59.60
600 nm	57.40	60.20
620 nm	57.70	60.70
640 nm	58.00	61.10
660 nm	58.50	61.40
680 nm	58.80	62.00
700 nm	59.30	63.00

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Froodite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%	140%	160%	170%
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Calculated Properties of Froodite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=9.31 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Froodite =11.5 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Froodite=1,638.85 barns/electron
U=PE_Froodite x rElectron Density=15265.45 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Froodite is Not Radioactive

Froodite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.15.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2

(02.12.15)Dana Group

02.12.15.01 Froodite PdBi2 C 2/m 2/m

02.12.15.02 Urvantsevite Pd(Bi,Pb)2 I 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

02.12.15.03 Verbeekite! PdSe2 C 2, Cm, or C 2/m Mono

Strunz Class:

02.AC.45a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc

02.AC -Alloys of metalloids with PGE

02.AC.45a Froodite PdBi2 C 2/m 2/m

Other Froodite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Froodite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Froodite

PdBi2
Dana No: 02.12.15.01 Strunz No: 02.AC.45a
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