Atokite

atokite

keithconnite

paladoarsenide

pentlandite

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Formula: Pd₃Sn
Alloy of palladium and tin
Crystal System: Isometric
Specific gravity: 14.19 calculated
Hardness: 4½
Colour: Cream-white
Environments

Igneous environments

Atokite is commonly associated with keithconnite and with palladoarsenide (Mindat).

Localities

At the Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, atokite has been found with pentlandite (Mindat photo).
Atokite from the Oktyabrsky Mine - Image

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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