| Name: | Platinum Pt |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #1473: Platinum Fox Gulch, Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Pt |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Platinum contains elements: Platinum (Pt) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Canada |
| Year First Published: | 1750 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Watson W, Brownrigg W (1750) Several papers concerning a new semi-metal, called platina, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 46, 584-596 |
| Structural Group Name: | Copper |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | platinum |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2941 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Platinum (Wiki) Search Mindat: Platinum Search Web Mineral DB: Platinum |