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Zvyagintsevite

A valid IMA mineral species
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About ZvyagintseviteHide

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Orest E. Zvyagintsev
Formula:
Pd3Pb
Colour:
Creamy-white
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
Specific Gravity:
13.32
Crystal System:
Isometric
Name:
Named after Orest Evgenevich Zvyagintsev (Орест Евгеньевич Звягинцев) (13 July 1894, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire - 25 October 1967, Moscow, USSR), geochemist at the Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry (IONKh), Moscow. He specialized in the platinum metals.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
4435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:4435:2

IMA Classification of ZvyagintseviteHide

Classification of ZvyagintseviteHide

1.AG.10

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
G : PGE-metal alloys
Dana 7th ed.:
1.2.8.1
1.2.5.4

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
2 : Platinum Group Metals and Alloys
1.74

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

SymbolSourceReference for Standard
ZvIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
ZvThe Canadian Mineralogist (2019)The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of ZvyagintseviteHide

Pronunciation:
PlayRecorded byCountry
Rob WoodsideCanada

Physical Properties of ZvyagintseviteHide

Metallic
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Creamy-white
Streak:
Black
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Hardness:
VHN15=279 kg/mm2 - Vickers
Density:
13.32 g/cm3 (Measured)    13.42 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Measured on synthetic material

Optical Data of ZvyagintseviteHide

Type:
Isotropic
Reflectivity:
WavelengthR1 (%)
440nm62.0%
480nm63.0%
520nm64.6%
540nm65.5%
580nm67.7%
620nm67.3%
660nm68.0%
700nm68.1%


Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 68.1%.
Colour in reflected light:
bright white with a cream tint

Chemistry of ZvyagintseviteHide

Mindat Formula:
Pd3Pb
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Pd60.643 %
Pb39.357 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Pd
Pb
Common Impurities:
Cu,Fe,Ni

Crystallography of ZvyagintseviteHide

Crystal System:
Isometric
Class (H-M):
m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral
Space Group:
Pm3n
Setting:
Pm3n
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.02(1) Å
Unit Cell V:
64.96 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
1

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0005527ZvyagintseviteSzymanski J T, Cabri L J, Laflamme J H G (1997) The crystal structure and calculated powder-diffraction data for zvyagintsevite, Pd3Pb The Canadian Mineralogist 35 773-77619970293
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
2.32 Å(100)
1.215 Å(90)
2.01 Å(80)
1.423 Å(70)
0.923 Å(60)
0.900 Å(50)
1.163 Å(40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration4.566-4.550
6 : Secondary asteroid phases4.566-4.560
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere>4.45
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)
Near-surface Processes
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

Type Occurrence of ZvyagintseviteHide

General Appearance of Type Material:
irregular grains up to 250 µm
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Canadian Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada, 10401; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 73001.
Empirical Formula of Type Material:
(Pd2.33Pt0.17Cu0.06Fe0.08Ni0.07)2.7(Pb0.54Sn0.46)
Chemical Analysis of Type Material:
Pd55.0 %
Pt7.5 %
Pb25.0 %
Sn12.0 %
Cu1.0 %
Fe1.0 %
Ni1.0 %
Total:102.5 %
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of ZvyagintseviteHide

Other Language Names for ZvyagintseviteHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
6 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with TulameenitePt2CuFe
4 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
3 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
2 photos of Zvyagintsevite associated with IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Norilskite(Pd,Ag)2xPb (x = 0.08 - 0.11)
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with Native SilverAg
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with TalnakhiteCu9(Fe,Ni)8S16
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2
1 photo of Zvyagintsevite associated with PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

1.AG.SluzhenikinitePd15(Sb7-xSnx)Mon. 2/m : P21/m
1.AG.PalladothallitePd3TlTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : I4/mmm
1.AG.DriekopitePtBiHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
1.AG.SidoroviteFe3PtIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
1.AG.Michitoshiite-(Cu)Rh(Cu1-xGex) Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
1.AG.05Hexaferrum(Fe,Os,Ru,Ir)Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
1.AG.05Garutiite(Ni,Fe,Ir)Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
1.AG.10Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3SnIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.AG.10Atokite(Pd,Pt)3SnIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.AG.15Taimyrite(Pd,Cu,Pt)3SnOrth.
1.AG.15Tatyanaite(Pt,Pd,Cu)9Cu3Sn4Orth.
1.AG.20PaolovitePd2SnOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
1.AG.25Stannopalladinite(Pd,Cu)3SnOrth.
1.AG.25PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb2Hex. 6mm : P63mc
1.AG.30CabriitePd2CuSnOrth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmmm
1.AG.35IsoferroplatinumPt3FeIso. m3m(4/m32/m)
1.AG.35ChengdeiteIr3FeIso. m3m(4/m32/m)
1.AG.40TetraferroplatinumPtFeTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AG.40TulameenitePt2CuFeTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AG.40FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNiTet.
1.AG.45SkaergaarditePdCuIso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
1.AG.45HongshiitePtCuTrig.
1.AG.50YixunitePt3InIso. m3m(4/m32/m)
1.AG.55DamiaoitePtIn2Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
1.AG.60NiggliitePtSnHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P63/mmc
1.AG.65BortnikovitePd4Cu3ZnTet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
1.AG.70NielsenitePdCu3Tet. 4mm : P4mm
1.AG.75Norilskite(Pd,Ag)2xPb (x = 0.08 - 0.11)Trig. 32 : P3121

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

Internet Links for ZvyagintseviteHide

References for ZvyagintseviteHide

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Localities for ZvyagintseviteHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Canada
 
  • Ontario
    • Thunder Bay District
Watkinson & Ohnenstetter (1992) +1 other reference
McDonald et al. (2015)
Good et al. (2017)
Canadian Mineralogist 30:121-136
      • O'Neill Township
5th International Platinum Symposium ... +2 other references
      • Seagull Lake Area
        • Seagull Lake complex
Wilson et al. (2013)
      • Seeley Lake Area
EcoMetrix Reort for Stillwater Canada Inc (2012)
Good et al. (2017)
Finland
 
  • Lapland
    • Penikat complex
      • Sompujärvi Reef
Am.Min.: 85: 1564 +2 other references
Greece
 
12 (12) +1 other reference
  • Thessaly
    • Trikala
      • Meteora
Kapsiotis et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Greenland
 
  • Sermersooq
    • Kangerlussuaq Fjord
Mineralogical Magazine et al. (4) +1 other reference
Holwell et al. (2015) +1 other reference
India
 
  • Odisha
    • Keonjhar District
Prichard et al. (2018)
Russia
 
  • Buryatia
    • Severo-Baykalsky District
      • Dovyren Highlands
Konnikov et al. (2000) +5 other references
Spiridonov et al. (2019, April)
Spiridonov et al. (2018)
Kislov +2 other references
  • Khabarovsk Krai
    • Ayano-Maysky district
Gebhard (1996) +3 other references
- (2016) +2 other references
  • Krasnoyarsk Krai
    • Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug
      • Taimyr Peninsula
Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) +2 other references
Can Mineral December 2011 vol. 49 no. ...
          • Noril'sk Cu-Ni deposit
            • Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni deposit
Nornickel
Sluzhenikin et al. (2015)
Genkin et al. (1966) +1 other reference
Pekov (1998) +1 other reference
Pekov (1998) +1 other reference
2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions
Kalugin et al. (2021)
    • Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District
      • Kureika river
        • Dzheltul'skii massif (Dzhaltul)
Shvedov et al. (2015)
  • Murmansk Oblast
    • Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)
      • Fedorova Tundra block
Groshev +6 other references
Groshev +6 other references
Groshev +6 other references
Groshev +7 other references
Vymazalová et al. (2021)
Groshev +7 other references
    • Kovdorsky District
Sorokhtina et al. (2021)
    • Monche tundra intrusion
Grokhovskaya et al. (2009)
Vymazalová et al. (2020)
    • Monchegorsk
      • Sopcha Massif
Grokhovskaya et al. (2003)
    • Tersky District
Serov et al. (2024)
  • Republic of Karelia
Grokhovskaya et al. (2005)
Grishaenko et al. (2007)
    • Loukhsky District
      • Oulanka plutonic complex
        • Olanga River (Oulanka River)
A. Yu. Barkov et al. +2 other references
Barkov et al. (2001) +1 other reference
  • Sakha
    • Anabar River basin
Okrugin et al. (2023)
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast
    • Kachkanar
Stepanov et al. (2019)
    • Nizhnyaya Tura
Stepanov et al. (2019)
Stepanov et al. (2020)
South Africa
 
  • Limpopo
    • Sekhukhune District Municipality
      • Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality
Melcher et al. (2005)
    • Waterberg District Municipality
      • Mogalakwena Local Municipality
        • Mokopane
Ramakoloi N (2014)
          • Mogalakwena Mine
Armitage et al. (2002) +2 other references
Frits van der Merwe (2012)
  • North West
    • Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
      • Rustenburg Local Municipality
        • Rustenburg
Junge et al. (2014)
Spain
 
  • Galicia
    • A Coruña
12 (12) +5 other references
USA
 
  • Alaska
    • Kodiak Island Borough
      • Tugidak Island
Belkin et al. (2021)
  • Montana
Volborth et al. (1986) +1 other reference
    • Stillwater County
      • J-M Reef (Howland Reef)
...
Gobla (2012)
    • Sweet Grass County
Sibanye Stillwater
Zimbabwe
 
  • Mashonaland West
    • Chegutu District
Oberthür et al. (2013)
 
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