Name: | Merenskyite Mrk |
IMA Chemistry: | PdTe2 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Merenskyite contains elements: Palladium (Pd) Tellurium (Te) |
Country of Type Locality: | South Africa |
Year First Published: | 1965 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Kingston G A (1966) The occurence of platinoid bismuthotellurides in the Merensky Reef at Rustenburg platinum mine in the western Bushveld, Mineralogical Magazine 35, 815-835 |
Structural Group Name: | Melonite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | melonite |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 3254 Million Years Ago |
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