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Name: Merenskyite
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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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