| Name: | Mertieite Met-II |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Mertieite contains elements: Palladium (Pd) Antimony (Sb) Arsenic (As) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1973 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered,Renamed |
| Status Notes: | Originally named mertierite: Desborough G A, Finney J J, Leonard B F (1973) Mertieite, a new palladium mineral from Goodnews Bay, Alaska, American Mineralogist 58, 1-10 Redefined and renamed: Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G, Stewart J M, Rowland J F, Chen T T (1975) New data on some palladium arsenides and antimonides, The Canadian Mineralogist 13, 321-335 Chemical formula revised from Pd_8_(Sb,As)_3_: Karimova O V, Zolotarev A A, Evstigneeva T L, Johanson B S (2018) Mertieite-II, Pd_8_Sb_2.5_As_0.5_, crystal-structure refinement and formula revision. Mineralogical Magazine 82, S247-S257 Name changed from mertieite-II: Hatert F, Mills S J, Pasero M, Miyawaki R, Bosi F (2023) CNMNC guidelines for the nomenclature of polymorphs and polysomes. Mineralogical Magazine 87, 225-232 |
| Structural Group Name: | Stillwaterite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3254 Million Years Ago |
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