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UM1979-19-Sb:Rh

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Formula:

RhSb

Rare and tiny (less than 8 microns) inclusions in a tulameenite-bearing Pt-Fe nugget, Tulameen river area, British Columbia, Canada. The synthetic analogue is orthorhombic.

Unique combination of elements. Possibly the Rh analogue of stumpflite and Sb analogue of cherepanovite.

Possibly identical to minakawaite.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

47486

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:47486:7

Similar NamesHide

UM1994-24-S:Rh		Rh₁₁S₉
UM1995-33-S:Rh	Valid as an unnamed mineral	Rh₅S₄
UM2002-27-S:Rh	Invalid as an unnamed mineral	RhS

IMA Classification of UM1979-19-Sb:RhHide

IMA status notes:

Unnamed (probably invalid)

Optical Data of UM1979-19-Sb:RhHide

Anisotropism:

weak

Colour in reflected light:

brownish-gray (refl. light?)

Chemistry of UM1979-19-Sb:RhHide

Mindat Formula:

RhSb

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Sb	54.196 %
Rh	45.804 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Rh, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

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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 UM1979-19-Sb:RhHide

Reference List:

Aubut, A.J. (1979): The Geology and Mineralogy of a Tertiary Buried Placer Deposit, Southern British Columbia. M.Sc. thesis, Univ. of Alberta; in: Dunn, P.J., Cabri, L.J., Chao, G.Y., Fleischer, M., Francis, C.A., Grice, J.D., Jambor, J.L., Pabst, A. (1984): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 69: 411

Smith, D. G.W.; Nickel, E. H. (2007) A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the Subcommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4). 983-990 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983

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Canada

British Columbia

Similkameen Mining Division

Tulameen River

ⓘ Placer Deposits

Aubut (1979) +1 other reference

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