| Name: | Platarsite Plt |
| IMA Chemistry: | PtAsS |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Platarsite contains elements: Platinum (Pt) Arsenic (As) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | South Africa |
| Year First Published: | 1976 |
| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G, Stewart J M (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum, The Canadian Mineralogist 15, 385-388 Discredited because it corresponds to a S-rich variety of sperrylite: Mcdonald A M, Cabri L J (2023) Discreditation of platarsite: A S-rich variety of sperrylite. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 61, 1039-1044 |
| Structural Group Name: | Pyrite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | cobaltite |
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| Oldest Known Age: | 2941 Million Years Ago |
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