Kotulskite

Formula:  Pd(Te,Bi)

Origin of name:  Named for Vladimir Klement'evich Kotul'skii, economic geologist and an authority on Cu-Ni sulfide deposits.

 

Crystal system:  Hexagonal

Crystal class:  6/m 2/m 2/m

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Unit cell: a = 4.19, c = 5.67

 

Colour:  Steel-gray

Diaphaneity:  Opaque

Luster:  Metallic

Habit:  Minute grains, inclusions

Hardness: 4-4.5

Specific gravity:  8.26

Cleavage:  None

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