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Arsenopalladinite

Year of discovery: 1974 (Itabira, Brazil), 1978 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of arsenopalladinite

• Pd₈As₃
• Pd₈(As,Sb)₃

• Class: Arsenide

• As => Sb: Mertieite-II

• Color: Yellowish white
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Habit: Granular

• Hardness: 4
• Density: 10.4

• System: Triclinic
• Group: 1, P1
• Lattice: a=7.4, b=14.0, c=7.4, α=92.9, β=119.5, γ=87.9

Etymology: Chemical composition