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Merenskyite from
Lillefjellklumpen deposit, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Merenskyite
Formula:PdTe2
Comments:Most "common" Pd/Pt mineral at the locality, with a Pt/Pd content in the ore of 4 ppm. It occure as 10-20 microm. sized inclutions in pyrrhotite or chalcopyrite with other Pd/Pt tellurides.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Moncheite
Pyrrhotite
Temagamite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Merenskyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lillefjellklumpen deposit, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:226972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:226972:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Merenskyite
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘStormyrplutten deposit, Røyrvik, Trøndelag, Norway
References
Neumann, Henrich (1985) Norges Mineraler [The Minerals of Norway]. Norges geologiske Undersøkelse Skrifter Vol. 68. Universitetsforlaget p.35
Grønlie, Arne (1988) Platinum-group minerals in the Lillefjellklumpen nickel-copper deposit, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 68 (1) 65-72
 
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