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Stibiopalladinite

Year of discovery: 1929 (Tweefontein Farm, South Africa), 1976 (Japan)

Locality list: 3 localities of stibiopalladinite

• Pd₅Sb₂
• [Pd²⁺₅][Sb₂]

• Class: Antimonide

• Color: Silver white, Gray
• Streak: Black
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Hexagonal tabular
• Twin: Common

• Cleavage: Indistinct
• Hardness: 4-5
• Density: 9.5

• System: Hexagonal
• Group: 6mm, P6₃mc
• Lattice: a=7.6, c=28.1

Etymology: Chemical composition