Formula: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2
Origin of name: After locality; Monchegorsk deposit, Russia
Crystal system: Hexagonal
Crystal class: -3 2/m
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Colour: Steel-gray
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Luster: Metallic
Habit: Massive; grains to 0.2 mm
Hardness: 3.5
Specific gravity: ~ 10
Cleavage: 1; {0001}
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