Temagamite
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| Temagamite | |
|---|---|
| Category | Sulfide (telluride) mineral |
| Chemical formula | Pd3HgTe3 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Bright white to grey |
| Crystal habit | microscopic includded grains |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Mohs Scale hardness | 2.5 |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Optical Properties | opaque |
| Specific gravity | 9.5 |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Temagamite is a bright white palladium mercury telluride mineral with a hardness of 2½. Its chemical formula is Pd3HgTe3. It was discovered at the Temagami Mine on Temagami Island, Lake Temagami in 1973.[3]
It occurs as microscopic inclusions within massive chalcopyrite at Temagami in assotiation with other rare tellurides: merenskyite, stützite, hessite and an unnamed Pd-Hg-Ag telluride.[4] In addition to the discovery locality, it has been reported from the Stillwater igneous complex in Montana and the New Rambler Cu–Ni mine in the Medicine Bow Mountains of Wyoming.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://webmineral.com/data/Temagamite.shtml Webmineral data
- ^ a b http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/temagamite.pdf Mineral Handbook
- ^ a b http://www.mindat.org/min-3908.html Temagamite: Temagamite mineral information and data Retrieved on 2007-08-30
- ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/cm/vol12/CM12_193.pdf Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. ll pp. 193-198 (1973)
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