Begizov, V.D., Zav´yalov, E.M., Pavlov, E.G. (1981) Palarstanide, Pd8(Sn,As)3, a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110(3): 487-492.

Strunz-mindat (2023):

2.AC.20b

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
C : Alloys of metalloids with PGE

Dana 8th ed.:

2.3.3.2

2 : SULFIDES
3 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 5:2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.12.28

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals

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
Pls	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 PalarstanideHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

steel-gray

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=470(30) kg/mm² - Vickers

Tenacity:

Brittle

Cleavage:

Perfect
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Density:

10.27 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of PalarstanideHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

Anisotropism:

Weak, dark gray to brownish-gray

Bireflectance:

Bireflectance is barely perceptible in air, but it is distinct in oil immersion

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
430nm	45.6%	48.8%
460nm	48.1%	51.1%
490nm	50.0%	52.4%
520nm	52.1%	53.5%
550nm	53.3%	54.7%
580nm	55.1%	56.4%
610nm	56.7%	57.2%
640nm	58.5%	59.3%
670nm	58.7%	60.0%
700nm	60.0%	61.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 61.0%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

Grayish-white with a slight rose tint

Pleochroism:

Weak

Comments:

Distinct in oil

Chemical Properties of PalarstanideHide

Formula:

Pd₅(Sn,As)₂

Originally assumed to be Pd₈(As,Sn)₃.

Elements listed:

As, Pd, Sn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Pt,Au,Cu,Pb,Sb,Bi

Crystallography of PalarstanideHide

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.50 Å, c = 10.34 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.379

Unit Cell V:

503.70 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

Point Group: n.d.; Space Group: n.d

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.22 Å	(10)
2.50 Å	(4)
1.986 Å	(4)
1.784 Å	(3)
1.187 Å	(3)
2.46 Å	(2)
2.20 Å	(2)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
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 PalarstanideHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mayak Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 84283.
Mineralogical Museum of the Moscow Geological-Exploration Institute.

Reference:

Begizov, V.D., Zav´yalov, E.M., Pavlov, E.G. (1981) Palarstanide, Pd8(Sn,As)3, a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110(3): 487-492.

Download:

http://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/ZVMO110N3_487.pdf

Synonyms of PalarstanideHide

IMA1976-058

Other Language Names for PalarstanideHide

German:Palarstanid

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Palarstanide associated with Atokite	(Pd,Pt)₃Sn
2 photos of Palarstanide associated with Taimyrite	(Pd,Cu,Pt)₃Sn
2 photos of Palarstanide associated with Sperrylite	PtAs₂
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Rustenburgite	(Pt,Pd)₃Sn
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Plumbopalladinite	Pd₃Pb₂
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Tetraferroplatinum	PtFe
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Sobolevskite	PdBi
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Nipalarsite	Ni₈Pd₃As₄
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂
1 photo of Palarstanide associated with Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.AC.	Törnroosite	Pd₁₁As₂Te₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.AC.05a	Atheneite	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
2.AC.05b	Vincentite	Pd₃As	Mon.
2.AC.10c	Arsenopalladinite	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
2.AC.10b	Mertieite	Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
2.AC.10a	Stillwaterite	Pd₈As₃	Trig.
2.AC.15a	Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.AC.15b	Pseudomertieite	Pd₁₁(Sb,As)₄	Hex.
2.AC.15a	Miessiite	Pd₁₁Te₂Se₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.AC.20a	Stibiopalladinite	Pd₅Sb₂	Hex.
2.AC.20c	Menshikovite	Pd₃Ni₂As₃	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
2.AC.25e	Majakite	PdNiAs	Hex.
2.AC.25a	Palladoarsenide	Pd₂As	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
2.AC.25f	Palladobismutharsenide	Pd₂(As,Bi)	Orth.
2.AC.25c	Palladodymite	(Pd,Rh)₂As	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
2.AC.25b	Rhodarsenide	(Rh,Pd)₂As	Orth.
2.AC.25d	Naldrettite	Pd₂Sb	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
2.AC.30	UM1999-02-As:NiRh	(Rh,Ni)₇As₄
2.AC.30	Polkanovite	Rh₁₂As₇	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
2.AC.35a	Genkinite	Pt₄Sb₃	Tet. 4 2 2
2.AC.35b	Ungavaite	Pd₄Sb₃	Tet. 4 2 2 : P4₁ 2₁ 2
2.AC.40	Polarite	Pd(Bi,Pb)	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
2.AC.45a	Froodite	α-PdBi₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.AC.50	Nipalarsite	Ni₈Pd₃As₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.AC.50	Viteite	Pd₅InAs	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm

Other InformationHide

Magnetism:

Non-Magnetic

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 PalarstanideHide

Reference List:

Begizov, V.D., Zav´yalov, E.M., Pavlov, E.G. (1981) Palarstanide, Pd8(Sn,As)3, a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110(3): 487-492.

Fleischer, M., Chao, G.Y., Mandarino, J.A. (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 67: 854-860.

Evstigneeva, T.L., Genkin, A.D. (1986) The Pd, Sn, Sb, and As minerals, their relationships and crystal chemistry. Proceedings of the 13th General Meeting of the IMA, Varna, Sept. 19-25, 1982: 165-174.

Jambor, J.L. (1989) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 74: 1215-1220.

Localities for PalarstanideHide

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- 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).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Canada
Ontario Thunder Bay District ⓘ Coldwell complex	Liferovich & Mitchell pers. comm. L. Horváth 2005: L. Horváth 2009
ⓘ Marathon deposit	Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., McDonald, A.M. & Good, D.J. (2017) Insights into the extreme PGE enrichment of the W Horizon, Marathon Cu-Pd deposit, Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Canada: Platinum-group mineralogy, compositions and genetic implications. Ore Geplogy Reviews 2017, xx-xx.

Finland
Lapland Portimo complex ⓘ Konttijärvi deposit	Iljina, M.J., Alapieti, T., Lahtinen, J.J. and Lerssi, J.M. 1989. Thr Suhanko-Konttijärvi intrusion and related sulphide and PGE mineralizations. In:5 th international Platinum symposion. Guide to the pos-symposion field trip, August 4-11, 1989. Geologian Tutkimuskeskus. Opas 29

Greenland
Sermersooq Skaergaard intrusion ⓘ Platinova reef	Holwell, D. A., Keays, R. R., McDonald, I., & Williams, M. R. (2015). Extreme enrichment of Se, Te, PGE and Au in Cu sulfide microdroplets: evidence from LA-ICP-MS analysis of sulfides in the Skaergaard Intrusion, east Greenland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 170(5-6), 1-26. Holwell, D. A., Barnes, S. J., Le Vaillant, M., Keays, R. R., Fisher, L. A., & Prasser, R. (2016). 3D textural evidence for the formation of ultra-high tenor precious metal bearing sulphide microdroplets in offset reefs: an extreme example from the Platinova Reef, Skaergaard Intrusion, Greenland. Lithos, 256, 55-74.

Russia
Khabarovsk Krai Ayan-Maya district Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif ⓘ Anomal’niy Cu-PGE deposit	Barkov, A.Y., Shvedov, G.I., Polonyankin, A.A., Martin, R.F. (2016): New and unusual Pd-Tl-bearing mineralization in the Anomal'nyi deposit, Kondyor concentrically zoned complex, northern Khabarovskiy kray, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine: 80: (in press) http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12836 (2016)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	Gritsenko, Y. D., Kondrikova, A. P., Gilbricht, S., Schoneveld, L., Barnes, S. J., Godel, B. M., ... & Yudovskaya, M. A. (2022). Quantitative assessment of the relative roles of sulfide liquid collection, magmatic degassing and fluid-mediated concentration of PGE in low-sulfide ores of the Norilsk intrusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 105042.
ⓘ Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit	Gritsenko, Y. D., Kondrikova, A. P., Gilbricht, S., Schoneveld, L., Barnes, S. J., Godel, B. M., ... & Yudovskaya, M. A. (2022). Quantitative assessment of the relative roles of sulfide liquid collection, magmatic degassing and fluid-mediated concentration of PGE in low-sulfide ores of the Norilsk intrusions. Ore Geology Reviews, 105042.
ⓘ Mayak Mine (TL)	Begizov, V.D., Zav´yalov, E.M., Pavlov, E.G. (1981) Palarstanide, Pd8(Sn,As)3, a new mineral. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 110(3): 487-492. Fleischer, M., Chao, G.Y., Mandarino, J.A. (1982) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 67: 854-860. *Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.*
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Kureika river Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul) ⓘ Dzhaltul Mount	Shvedov, G. I., & Barkov, A. Y. (2015). Oulankaite, a Pd-rich stannosulphotelluride, and associated platinum-group minerals from the Dzhaltul microgabbroic intrusion, Krasnoyarskiy kray, Russia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 192(3), 229-237.
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)	Gabov, D. A. (2010). PGE and Au minerals from the low-sulfide ore of the Pana Tundra Pluton, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 52(7), 624-629.
Fedorova Tundra block ⓘ FT-2 reef	Groshev, N.Y. Rundkvist, T.V. Karykowski, B.T. Maier, W.D. Korchagin, A.U. Ivanov, A.N. Junge, M. (2019) Low-Sulfide Platinum–Palladium Deposits of the Paleoproterozoic Fedorova–Pana Layered Complex, Kola Region, Russia. Minerals 9, 764.
ⓘ Kievey deposit	Groshev, N.Y. Rundkvist, T.V. Karykowski, B.T. Maier, W.D. Korchagin, A.U. Ivanov, A.N. Junge, M. (2019) Low-Sulfide Platinum–Palladium Deposits of the Paleoproterozoic Fedorova–Pana Layered Complex, Kola Region, Russia. Minerals 9, 764.
ⓘ North Kamennik deposit	Groshev, N.Y. Rundkvist, T.V. Karykowski, B.T. Maier, W.D. Korchagin, A.U. Ivanov, A.N. Junge, M. (2019) Low-Sulfide Platinum–Palladium Deposits of the Paleoproterozoic Fedorova–Pana Layered Complex, Kola Region, Russia. Minerals 9, 764. Ivanov, A. N., Chernyavsky, A. V., Groshev, N. Y., & Savchenko, E. E. (2020, July). PGM assemblages from the lower ore bodies of the North Kamennik palladium deposit, Kola Region, Russia. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 539, No. 1, p. 012151). IOP Publishing.
Monche tundra intrusion ⓘ Monchetundra deposit	Grokhovskaya, T. L., Lapina, M. I., & Mokhov, A. V. (2009). Assemblages and genesis of platinum-group minerals in low-sulfide ores of the Monchetundra deposit, Kola peninsula, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 51(6), 467-485.
ⓘ Borehole 1819	Grokhovskaya, T., Karimova, O., Vymazalová, A., Laufek, F., Chareev, D., Kovalchuk, E.V., Magazina, L.O., Rassulov, V. (2019) Nipalarsite, Ni8Pd3As4, a new platinum-group mineral from the Monchetundra Intrusion, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine: 83: 837-845.
Monchegorsk ⓘ Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit	Grokhovskaya, T. L., Bakaev, G. F., Sholokhnev, V. V., Lapina, M. I., Muravitskaya, G. N., & Voitekhovich, V. S. (2003). The PGE ore mineralization in the Monchegorsk magmatic layered complex (Kola Peninsula, Russia). GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS C/C OF GEOLOGIIA RUDNYKH MESTOROZHDENII, 45(4), 287-308.
Republic of Karelia Kondopozhsky District ⓘ Vikshozero deposit	(2014) 12th International Platinum Symposium p63
Suojärvi District ⓘ Kuolisma gabbrodolerite	Коневин, К. А., & Иващенко, В. И. (2020). Минералогия и металлогенический потенциал (Pt, Pd, Au, V) протерозойских габбродолеритовых интрузивов Куолисма и Мотко (Карелия). Труды Ферсмановской научной сессии ГИ КНЦ РАН, (17), 276-280.

South Africa
Limpopo Capricorn District Municipality Blouberg Local Municipality Waterberg project ⓘ T-Zone	McCreesh, M. J., Yudovskaya, M. A., Kinnaird, J. A., & Reinke, C. (2018). Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, far northern Bushveld Complex: implication for the formation of the PGE mineralization. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(3), 539-575.
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena Mokopane ⓘ Overysel deposit	Holwell, D. A., & McDonald, I. (2007). Distribution of platinum-group elements in the Platreef at Overysel, northern Bushveld Complex: a combined PGM and LA-ICP-MS study. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 154(2), 171-190.
ⓘ Sandsloot mine	Holwell, D. A., McDonald, I., & Armitage, P. E. B. (2006). Platinum-group mineral assemblages in the Platreef at the Sandsloot Mine, northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 70(1), 83-101.

USA
Montana Stillwater County J-M Reef (Howland Reef) ⓘ Minneapolis adit	www.cannonmicroprobe.com/Mineral_Specimens.htm
Sweet Grass County ⓘ Picket Pins prospect (Picket Pin occurrence)	ID by microprobe on polished section, and ore microscopy, by Bart Cannon.

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