Mineral name
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Jacutingaite
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Jacutingaite in ore section (Foto: Alexandre Cabral, Clausthal) |
Hölzel-No.
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2.CC.180 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2010-078 |
Chemical formula
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Pt2HgSe3 |
Type locality
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Brazil, Minas Gerais, Itabira district, Cauê iron-ore deposit |
Associated minerals
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Potarite, atheneite, hematite |
Collection
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Geomuseum - Technische Universität Clausthal |
Contact person
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Dr. Karl W. Strauß |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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26580 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Heavy mineral fraction |
References
Platinum enrichment at low temperatures and related microstructures, with examples of hongshiite (PtCu) and empirical "Pt2HgSe3" from Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Cabral, A.R., Galbiatti, H.F., Kwitko-Ribeiro, R. and Lehmann, B.(2008)
Terra Nova, 20/1, 32-37 |
Notes / Further information
Discovered by panning at Itabira. |
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