Isoferroplatinum

Formula: (Pt,Pd)3(Fe,Cu)

Origin of name:  From isometric (cubic) crystal system and compositions

 

Crystal system:  Cubic

Crystal class:  432

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Colour:  Whitish steel-gray to dark gray

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Metallic

Habit:  Crystals to 3 mm, skeletal and cubic grains, wormlike intergrowths

Hardness

Specific gravity:  16.50

Cleavage:  None

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