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Formula: Pd3Sn
Alloy of palladium and tin,
isoferroplatinum group, forms a series with
rustenburgite
Crystal System: Isometric
Specific gravity: 14.19 calculated
Hardness: 4½
Colour: Cream-white
Environments
Atokite is commonly associated with keithconnite and with
palladoarsenide
(Mindat).
Localities
At the type locality, the Atok Mine, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo,
South Africa, atokite occurs as very sparse grains in concentrates of ore, associated with unspecified
platinum tellurides
(HOM).
At the Stillwater mine, Stillwater county, Montana, USA, atokite is associated with
keithconnite and with
palladoarsenide
(HOM).
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