| Name: | Braggite Bg |
| IMA Chemistry: | PdPt3S4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Braggite contains elements: Palladium (Pd) Platinum (Pt) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | South Africa |
| Year First Published: | 1932 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Bannister F A, Hey M H (1932) Determination of minerals in platinum concentrates from the Transvaal by X-ray methods, Mineralogical Magazine 23, 188-208 Chemical formula changed from PtS: Cabri L J, McDonald A M (2023) Mineralogy of Pt-Pd sulfides: The redefinition of braggite and vysotskite (with comments on the extent of solid solution in the PtS–PdS binary). The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 61, 167-175 |
| Structural Group Name: | |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | cooperite |
| Crystal Systems: | tetragonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3254 Million Years Ago |
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