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Pentlandite from
Tazheranskii Massif, Russia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)ÎĢ9S8
Chemical Analyses:
wt%
1
S33.48 %
Fe26.27 %
Co16.95 %
Ni23.90 %
Cu0.03 %
Zn0.07 %
Ag0.01 %
Sb0.01 %
Total:100.72 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Fe3.62Ni3.13Co2.21)S8.03
Sample references:
1pt. 60
Frank K. Mazdab collection; sample FKM-283; https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-276-to-fkm-300/#FKM-283
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:EPMA
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tazheranskii Massif, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1482005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1482005:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘShirokaya Valley, Russia
References
Frank K. Mazdab Collection
sample FKM-283
Sharygin, V. V., & Starikova, A. Y. (2010, September). Sulfide associations in garnet-melilite-wollastonite skarns of the Tazheran alkaline massif, Baikal region. In Proceedings of the XXVII International Conference School “Geochemistry of Alkaline Rocks”, Moscow-Koktebel, Russia (pp. 9-16).
www.rockptx.com (n.d.) https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-276-to-fkm-300/#FKM-283
 
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