Name: | Pseudomertieite Met-I |
IMA Chemistry: | Pd5+x(Sb,As)2-x (x = 0.1-0.2) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Pseudomertieite contains elements: Palladium (Pd) Antimony (Sb) Arsenic (As) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1971 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Renamed |
Status Notes: | Originally named mertieite: 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 Name changed from mertieite-I: 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 |
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Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2254 Million Years Ago |
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