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Cabri, L. J., McDonald, A. M., Stanley, C. J., Rudashevsky, N. S., Poirier, G., Durham, B. R., Mungall, J. E., Rudashevsky, V. N. (2005) Naldrettite, Pd2Sb, a new intermetallic mineral from the Mesamax Northwest deposit, Ungava region, Québec, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 69 (1) 89-97 doi:10.1180/0026461056910236

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TitleNaldrettite, Pd2Sb, a new intermetallic mineral from the Mesamax Northwest deposit, Ungava region, Québec, Canada
JournalMineralogical Magazine
AuthorsCabri, L. J.Author
McDonald, A. M.Author
Stanley, C. J.Author
Rudashevsky, N. S.Author
Poirier, G.Author
Durham, B. R.Author
Mungall, J. E.Author
Rudashevsky, V. N.Author
Year2005 (February)Volume69
Issue1
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM69_89.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.1180/0026461056910236Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceCabri, L. J., McDonald, A. M., Stanley, C. J., Rudashevsky, N. S., Poirier, G., Durham, B. R., Mungall, J. E., Rudashevsky, V. N. (2005) Naldrettite, Pd2Sb, a new intermetallic mineral from the Mesamax Northwest deposit, Ungava region, Québec, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 69 (1) 89-97 doi:10.1180/0026461056910236
Plain TextCabri, L. J., McDonald, A. M., Stanley, C. J., Rudashevsky, N. S., Poirier, G., Durham, B. R., Mungall, J. E., Rudashevsky, V. N. (2005) Naldrettite, Pd2Sb, a new intermetallic mineral from the Mesamax Northwest deposit, Ungava region, Québec, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 69 (1) 89-97 doi:10.1180/0026461056910236
Abstract/NotesNaldrettite, Pd2Sb, is a new intermetallic mineral discovered in the Mesamax Northwest deposit, Cape Smith fold belt, Ungava region, northern Québec. It is associated with monoclinic pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, cobaltite, clinochlore, magnetite, sudburyite (PdSb), electrum and altaite. Other rarer associated minerals include a second new mineral (ungavaite, Pd4Sb3), sperrylite (PtAs2), michenerite (PdBiTe), petzite (Ag3AuTe4) and hessite (Ag2Te). Naldrettite occurs as anhedral grains, which are commonly attached or moulded to sulphide minerals, and also associated with clinochlore. Grains of naldrettite vary in size (equivalent circle diameter) from ~10 to 239 μm, with an average of 74.4 mm (n = 632). Cleavage was not observed and fracture is irregular. The mineral has a mean micro-indentation hardness of 393 kg/mm2. It is distinctly anisotropic, non-pleochroic, has weak bireflectance, and does not exhibit discernible internal reflections. Some grains display evidence of strain-induced polysynthetic twinning. Naldrettite appears bright creamy white in association with pentlandite, pyrrhotite, clinochlore and chalcopyrite. Reflectance values in air (and in oil) for R1 and R2 are: 49.0, 50.9 (35.9, 37.6) at 470 nm, 53.2, 55.1 (40.3, 42.1) at 546 nm, 55.4, 57.5 (42.5, 44.3) at 589 nm and 58.5, 60.1 (45.4, 47.2) at 650 nm. The average of 69 electron-microprobe analyses on 19 particles gives: Pd 63.49, Fe 0.11, Sb 35.75, As 0.31, and S 0.02, total 99.68 wt.%, corresponding to (Pd1.995Fe0.007)2.002(Sb0.982AS0.014S0.002)0.998. The mineral is orthorhombic, space group Cmc21, a 3.3906(1), b 17.5551(5), c 6.957(2) Å , V 414.097(3) Å3, Z = 8. Dcalc is 10.694(1) g/cm3. The six strongest lines in the X-ray powder-diffraction pattern [d in Å (I)(hkl)] are: 2.2454(100)(132), 2.0567(52)(043), 2.0009(40)(152), 1.2842(42)(115), 1.2122(50)(204) and 0.8584(56)(1.17.4).

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Mesamax Northwest deposit, Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

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Mesamax Northwest deposit, Ungava Peninsula, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada Altaite, Clinochlore, Cobaltite, Electrum, Galena, Hessite, Magnetite, Michenerite, Naldrettite, Native Gold, Petzite, Sperrylite, Sphalerite, Sudburyite


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