Palladinite

palladinite

palladium

gold

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Formula: PdO
Valence: Pd2+O
Simple oxide of palladium, questionable mineral species
Crystal system: Tetragonal
Common impurities: Cu
Environments

Metamorphic environments?

Localities

No designated type locality.

At the Cauê mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, palladinite occurs as an ocherous coating found on palladium-bearing gold (Mindat).
Palladinite with palladseite from Itabira - Image

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