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Tulameenite

Year of discovery: 1972 (Similkameen river, Canada, and Tulameen river, Canada), 1976 (Japan)

Locality list: 3 localities of tulameenite

• Pt₂CuFe
• [Pt₂][Cu][Fe]

• Class: Tetraferroplatinum group
• Class: Alloy
• Magnetism: Paramagnetic

• Cu => Ni: Ferronickelplatinum (Series)
• Cu => Fe: Tetraferroplatinum (Series)

• Color: White
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Hardness: 5
• Density: 14.9

• System: Tetragonal
• Group: 4/mmm, P4/mmm
• Lattice: a=3.9, c=3.6

Etymology: Tulameen river in Canada, where this mineral was discovered for the first time.