Formula: Pd3Pb2
Origin of name: from composition, Latin plumbum = lead and palladium
Crystal system: hexagonal
Crystal class: 6mm
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Colour: white with rose tint in reflected light
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Habit: massive, minute grains in aggregates to 0.7 mm
Hardness: about 5
Specific gravity: 12.40
Cleavage: none
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