Zvyagintsevite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Zvyagintsevite
Formula:
Pd3Pb
Colour:
Creamy-white
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Specific Gravity:
13.32
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named after Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev (Орест Евгеньевич Звягинцев) (13 July 1894, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire - 25 October 1967, Moscow, USSR), geochemist at the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry (IONKh), Moscow. He specialized in the platinum metals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
4435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4435:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
7b73f158-078a-42ee-a62f-6dbd249e7751
IMA Classification of Zvyagintsevite
Approved
Approval year:
1966
First published:
1966
Classification of Zvyagintsevite
1.AG.10
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
G : PGE-metal alloys
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
G : PGE-metal alloys
Dana 7th ed.:
1.2.8.1
1.2.5.4
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
2 : Platinum Group Metals and Alloys
1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
2 : Platinum Group Metals and Alloys
1.74
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.
Symbol | Source | Reference |
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Zv | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Zv | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) | The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download |
Pronunciation of Zvyagintsevite
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
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Rob Woodside | Canada |
Physical Properties of Zvyagintsevite
Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Creamy-white
Streak:
black
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN15=279 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Density:
13.32 g/cm3 (Measured) 13.42 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Measured on synthetic material
Optical Data of Zvyagintsevite
Type:
Isotropic
Reflectivity:
Wavelength | R |
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440nm | 62.0% |
480nm | 63.0% |
520nm | 64.6% |
540nm | 65.5% |
580nm | 67.7% |
620nm | 67.3% |
660nm | 68.0% |
700nm | 68.1% |
Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 68.1%.
Colour in reflected light:
bright white with a cream tint
Chemistry of Zvyagintsevite
Mindat Formula:
Pd3Pb
Elements listed:
Common Impurities:
Cu,Fe,Ni
Crystallography of Zvyagintsevite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Pm3n
Setting:
Pm3n
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.02(1) Å
Unit Cell V:
64.96 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1
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ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
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0005527 | Zvyagintsevite | Szymanski J T, Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G (1997) The crystal structure and calculated powder-diffraction data for zvyagintsevite, Pd3Pb The Canadian Mineralogist 35 773-776 | 1997 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacing | Intensity |
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2.32 Å | (100) |
1.215 Å | (90) |
2.01 Å | (80) |
1.423 Å | (70) |
0.923 Å | (60) |
0.900 Å | (50) |
1.163 Å | (40) |
Geological Environment
Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic Mode | Earliest Age (Ga) |
---|---|
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration | 4.566-4.550 |
6 : Secondary asteroid phases | 4.566-4.560 |
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere | >4.45 |
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33) | |
Near-surface Processes | |
26 : Hadean detrital minerals | |
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism | |
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) | |
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks | >3.0 |
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals |
Type Occurrence of Zvyagintsevite
General Appearance of Type Material:
irregular grains up to 250 µm
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 10401; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 73001.
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
(Pd2.33Pt0.17Cu0.06Fe0.08Ni0.07)2.7(Pb0.54Sn0.46)
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
Pd | 55.0 % |
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Pt | 7.5 % |
Pb | 25.0 % |
Sn | 12.0 % |
Cu | 1.0 % |
Fe | 1.0 % |
Ni | 1.0 % |
Total: | 102.5 % |
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Genkin, A.D., Murav'eve, I.V., and Troneva, N.V. (1966) Zvyagintsevite, a natural intermetallic compound of palladium, platinum, lead and tin. Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeniy: 8(3): 94-100.
Synonyms of Zvyagintsevite
Other Language Names for Zvyagintsevite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
6 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
4 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
3 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
2 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Norilskite | (Pd,Ag)2xPb (x = 0.08 - 0.11) |
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Silver | Ag |
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Talnakhite | Cu9(Fe,Ni)8S16 |
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Plumbopalladinite | Pd3Pb2 |
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) |
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
1.AG. | Michitoshiite-(Cu) | Rh(Cu1-xGex) |
1.AG. | Palladothallite | Pd3Tl |
1.AG. | Sluzhenikinite | Pd15(Sb7-xSnx) |
1.AG. | Driekopite | PtBi |
1.AG. | Sidorovite | Fe3Pt |
1.AG.05 | Hexaferrum | (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir) |
1.AG.05 | Garutiite | (Ni,Fe,Ir) |
1.AG.10 | Atokite | (Pd,Pt)3Sn |
1.AG.10 | Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
1.AG.15 | Taimyrite | (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn |
1.AG.15 | Tatyanaite | (Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4 |
1.AG.20 | Paolovite | Pd2Sn |
1.AG.25 | Plumbopalladinite | Pd3Pb2 |
1.AG.25 | Stannopalladinite | (Pd,Cu)3Sn |
1.AG.30 | Cabriite | Pd2CuSn |
1.AG.35 | Chengdeite | Ir3Fe |
1.AG.35 | Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe |
1.AG.40 | Ferronickelplatinum | Pt2FeNi |
1.AG.40 | Tetraferroplatinum | PtFe |
1.AG.40 | Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
1.AG.45 | Hongshiite | PtCu |
1.AG.45 | Skaergaardite | PdCu |
1.AG.50 | Yixunite | Pt3In |
1.AG.55 | Damiaoite | PtIn2 |
1.AG.60 | Niggliite | PtSn |
1.AG.65 | Bortnikovite | Pd4Cu3Zn |
1.AG.70 | Nielsenite | PdCu3 |
1.AG.75 | Norilskite | (Pd,Ag)2xPb (x = 0.08 - 0.11) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia