Michenerite Mineral Data

General Michenerite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Pd,Pt)BiTe

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 465.17 gm

Bismuth 44.93 % Bi

Tellurium 27.43 % Te

Palladium 17.16 % Pd

Platinum 10.48 % Pt

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Pd_0.75Pt_0.25BiTe

Environment:

A principle palladium minera in Cu-Ni sulfide deposits.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958

Locality:

Frood mine, McKim Township, Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for C. E. Michener, who discovered the mineral.

Name Pronunciation:

Michenerite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 40050

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Michenerite Image

Images:

Michenerite

Comments: BSE image of pentlandite with inclusions of nickeliferous pyrite. Pentlandite hosts discrete grains of cobaltite/gersdorffite with michenerite (PdBiTe) crystals as overgrowths and replacement of the arsenide.
Location: Worthington mine, Worthington offset, Supergiant Ni-Cu-PGE Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. Scale: See Image.
© National Resouces of Canada

Michenerite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.646, Z = 4; V = 293.55 Den(Calc)= 10.52

Crystal System:

Isometric - TetartoidalH-M Symbol (2 3) Space Group: P 2₁3

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.003(1), 2.97(1), 1.778(0.8),

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Childs J D , Hall S R , The Canadian Mineralogist , 12 (1973) p.61-65, The crystal structure of michenerite, PdBiTe

Physical Properties of Michenerite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Silver white.

Density:

9.5

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Conchoidal - Very brittle fracture producing small, conchoidal fragments.

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Michenerite

RL Color:

Cream-white with a tinge of gray.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Michenerite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
400 nm	55.40
420 nm	55.80
440 nm	56.20
460 nm	56.40
480 nm	56.60
500 nm	57.00
520 nm	57.60
540 nm	58.20
560 nm	58.70
580 nm	59.20
600 nm	59.80
620 nm	60.40
640 nm	60.80
660 nm	61.30
680 nm	61.60
700 nm	62.20

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

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=8.55 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Michenerite =10.5 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.09
Boson Index = 0.91

Photoelectric:

PE_Michenerite=1,204.53 barns/electron
U=PE_Michenerite x rElectron Density=10297.20 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Michenerite Classification

Dana Class:

02.12.03.11 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

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

(02.12.03)Cobaltite Group (Cubic or pseudocubic crystals)

02.12.03.01 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca2₁ mm2

02.12.03.02 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.03 Ullmannite NiSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.04 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.05 Tolovkite IrSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.06 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.07 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.08 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.09 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.12.03.10 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.11 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.12 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.13 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.14 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

02.12.03.15 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 2₁/3 2 3

02.12.03.16 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

Strunz Class:

02.EB.25 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.E - Metal Sulfides, M:S £ 1:2

02.EB -M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

02.EB.25 Cobaltite CoAsS P ca2₁ mm2

02.EB.25 Changchengite! IrBiS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Gersdorffite NiAsS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Jolliffeite (Ni,Co)AsSe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Krutovite NiAs2 P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Maslovite PtBiTe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Mayingite IrBiTe P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Padmaite PdBiSe P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Platarsite (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS P a3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Ullmannite NiSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Tolovkite IrSbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Willyamite (Co,Ni)SbS P 2₁3 2 3

02.EB.25 Kalungaite! PdAsSe Pa3 2/m 3

02.EB.25 Milotaite! PdSbSe P 2₁/3 2 3

Other Michenerite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Michenerite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Michenerite

(Pd,Pt)BiTe
Dana No: 02.12.03.11 Strunz No: 02.EB.25
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