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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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