Stibiopalladinite | |
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General | |
Category | Sulfide mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Pd5Sb2 |
IMA symbol | Stpdn[1] |
Strunz classification | 2.AC.20a |
Crystal system | Hexagonal |
Crystal class | Dihexagonal pyramidal (6mm) H-M symbol: (6mm) |
Space group | P63cm |
Identification | |
Color | Silver, white to steel-gray |
Mohs scale hardness | 4–5 |
Luster | Metallic |
Streak | Black |
Diaphaneity | Opaque |
Stibiopalladinite is a mineral containing the chemical elements palladium and antimony.[2] Its chemical formula is Pd5Sb2. It is a silvery white to steel grey opaque mineral crystallizing in the hexagonal crystal system.[3]
It was first described in 1929 for an occurrence in the Bushveld igneous complex of South Africa.[4]