Vincentite

vincentite

platinum

palladium

arsenic

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Formula: Pd3As
Alloy of palladium and arsenic
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Specific gravity: 10.86 calculated
Hardness: 5
Colour: Brownish grey
Environments

Placer deposits

Localities

At the type locality, Riam Kanan, South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, vincentite has been discovered in platinum-gold concentrates. It occurs as small grains,up to 40 microns across, in iron-bearing platinum (MM 39.525-527).

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