1.AG.50

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.:

1.2.6.3

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Yix	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of YixuniteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Steel black

Streak:

Black

Hardness:

6 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=573 - 681 kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Malleable

Cleavage:

None Observed

Fracture:

None observed

Density:

18.21 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of YixuniteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R
400nm	49.9%
420nm	51.7%
440nm	53.8%
460nm	55.3%
480nm	56.9%
500nm	58.5%
520nm	60.1%
540nm	61.7%
560nm	63.3%
580nm	64.9%
600nm	66.5%
620nm	68.4%
640nm	70.3%
660nm	72.4%
680nm	74.5%
700nm	76.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 76.6%.

Colour in reflected light:

Bright white with a yellowish tint

Internal Reflections:

None

Pleochroism:

Non-pleochroic

Chemistry of YixuniteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pt₃In

Elements listed:

In, Pt - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of YixuniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.988(3) Å

Unit Cell V:

63.43 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Space Group: Pm3m

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0011975	Yixunite	Yu T H, Lin S J, Chao P, Fang C S, Huang C S (1974) A preliminary study of some new minerals of the platinum-group and another associated new one in platinum-bearing intrusions in a region of China Acta Geologica Sinica 48 202-218		1974	China	0	293
0011979	Yixunite	Yu Z (1997) Yixunite - an ordered new native indium and platinum alloy Acta Geologica Sinica 71 332-335		1997	Yixun River, 270 km north of Beijing, China	0	293

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Pt   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000
In   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.50000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.30 Å	(100)
1.203 Å	(80)
1.99 Å	(60)
1.41 Å	(40)
1.151 Å	(40)
0.997 Å	(20)
1.33 Å	(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks

Type Occurrence of YixuniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ PGE occurrence, Damiao complex, Luanping County, Chengde, Hebei, China

General Appearance of Type Material:

Intimately associated with damiaoite. They occur as globules (product of complexes in hydrothermal solution), 1-2 mm in diameter.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Museum for Geology, Beijing, China, M10121.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Cobalt- and copper-bearing platinum ore vein of a contact metasomatic deposit (a contact zone of pyroxenite with plagioclasite).

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sperrylite	Moncheite	Malanite	Magnetite	Damiaoite
Cooperite	Chalcopyrite	Carrollite	Bornite

Reference:

Yu Zuxiang (1997): Yixunite - An ordered new native indium and platinum alloy. Acta Geologica Sinica 71(4), 332-335

Synonyms of YixuniteHide

IMA1995-042

Other Language Names for YixuniteHide

German:Yixunit

Russian:Исюньит

Simplified Chinese:伊逊矿

Spanish:Yixunita

Traditional Chinese:伊遜礦

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

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1.AG.	Palladothallite	Pd₃Tl	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
1.AG.	Sluzhenikinite	Pd₁₅(Sb_7-xSn_x)	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
1.AG.	Driekopite	PtBi	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AG.	Sidorovite	Fe₃Pt	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.AG.05	Hexaferrum	(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AG.05	Garutiite	(Ni,Fe,Ir)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AG.10	Atokite	(Pd,Pt)₃Sn	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.AG.10	Rustenburgite	(Pt,Pd)₃Sn	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.AG.10	Zvyagintsevite	Pd₃Pb	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3n
1.AG.15	Taimyrite	(Pd,Cu,Pt)₃Sn	Orth.
1.AG.15	Tatyanaite	(Pt,Pd,Cu)₉Cu₃Sn₄	Orth.
1.AG.20	Paolovite	Pd₂Sn	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
1.AG.25	Plumbopalladinite	Pd₃Pb₂	Hex. 6mm : P6₃mc
1.AG.25	Stannopalladinite	(Pd,Cu)₃Sn	Orth.
1.AG.30	Cabriite	Pd₂CuSn	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
1.AG.35	Chengdeite	Ir₃Fe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
1.AG.35	Isoferroplatinum	Pt₃Fe	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
1.AG.40	Ferronickelplatinum	Pt₂FeNi	Tet.
1.AG.40	Tetraferroplatinum	PtFe	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AG.40	Tulameenite	Pt₂CuFe	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AG.45	Hongshiite	PtCu	Trig.
1.AG.45	Skaergaardite	PdCu	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.AG.55	Damiaoite	PtIn₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.AG.60	Niggliite	PtSn	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AG.65	Bortnikovite	Pd₄Cu₃Zn	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AG.70	Nielsenite	PdCu₃	Tet. 4mm : P4mm
1.AG.75	Norilskite	(Pd,Ag)_2xPb (x = 0.08 - 0.11)	Trig. 3 2 : P3₁ 2 1

Other InformationHide

Magnetism:

Non-Magnetic

Notes:

Insoluble in HNO3, HCl or H3PO4.

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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References for YixuniteHide

Reference List:

Mineralogical Record 29, 478-479.

Yu, T.-H., Lin, S.J., Chao, P., Fang, C.S., Huang, C.S. (1974) A preliminary study of some new minerals of the platinum-group and another associated new one in platinum-bearing intrusions in a region of China. Acta Geologica Sinica, 2, 202-218.

Fleischer, Michael, Pabst, Adolf, Mandarino, Joseph A., Chao, George Y., Cabri, Louis, J. (1976) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 61 (1-2) 174-186

Yu, Zuxiang (1978) Supplement for Yixunite. Acta Geologica Sinica, 4, 320. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Fleischer, Michael, Cabri, Louis J., Pabst, Adolf (1980) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 65 (3-4) 406-408

Yu, Zuxiang (1997): Yixunite - An ordered new native indium and platinum alloy. Acta Geologica Sinica, 71(4), 332-335. (in Chinese with English abstract).

Yu, Z. (1997) Yixunite and damiaoite - a twin of new native alloys of indium and platinum from the Yanshan Mountains. Acta Geologica Sinica, 71, 480-485.

Yu Zuxiang (1997): Yixunite - An ordered new native indium and platinum alloy. Acta Geologica Sinica 71(4), 332-335

Jambor, J.L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A.C. (1998) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 83, 652-656 (655).

Mandarino, J. (2001) New Minerals 1995-1999. The Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 4: 269. (abstract)

(2023) Yixunite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for YixuniteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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China
Hebei Chengde ⓘ Garnet pyroxenite occurrence	Yu et al. (2009)
Luanping County Damiao complex ⓘ PGE occurrence (TL)	Yu Zuxiang (1997)

Yixunite

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