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Rustenburgite

Year of discovery: 1975 (Rustenburg city, South Africa)

Locality list:

• Pt₃Sn
• (Pt,Pd)₃Sn
• [Pt₃][Sn]

• Class: Alloy

• Pt => Ag: Shosanbetsuite

• Sn => Fe: Isoferroplatinum
• Sn => Cu: Orthocuproplatinum
• Sn => In: Yixunite

• Color: Pale yellowish white
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Hardness: 5
• Density: 15.1

• System: Cubic
• Group: m3m, Fm3m
• Lattice: a=4.0