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Tetraferroplatinum

Year of discovery: 1974 (Tulameen river, Canada), 1972 (Japan)

Locality list: 4 localities of tetraferroplatinum

• PtFe
• [Pt][Fe⁰⁺]

• Class: Tetraferroplatinum group
• Class: Alloy
• Magnetism: Paramagnetic (Strong)

• Pt => Ni: Tetrataenite
• Pt => Co: Wairauite
• Pt => Fe: Iron, Hexaferrum

• Fe => Sn: Niggliite
• Fe => Cu: Hongshiite
• Fe => Sb: Stumpflite
• Fe => Bi: Driekopite

• Fe₂ => NiFe: Ferronickelplatinum
• Fe₂ => CuFe: Tulameenite (Series)

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

• Habit: Granular

• Hardness: 4-5
• Density: 14.3

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 4/mmm, P4/mmm
• Lattice: a=3.8, c=3.7

Etymology: Chemical composition and crystagraphic structure