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Stumpflite
General
Categoryplatinum mineral
FormulaPt(Sb,Bi)
Strunz classificationPt(Sb,Bi)
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
Crystal classDipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space groupPbam (no. 55)
Unit cell83.08 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Identification
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Stumpflite is a rare platinum mineral. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.

History

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Its occurrence was first confirmed in the Driekop mine, Transvaal, South Africa.[3]

Etymology

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The mineral is named in honor of Eugen Friedrich Stumpfl (27 November 1931, Munich, Germany - 12 July 2004, Innsbruck, Austria), professor of mineralogy, Mining Institute, Leoben (Austria), for his studies of noble metal compounds.[4]

It was discovered in 1972 by Zdeněk Johan and Paul Picot.[4]

Physical properties

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It has a silver white color. And it is metallic and isometric.[5]

Occurrence

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It is mostly found in platinum concentrates from an ultramafic pipe deposit intergrown with geversite.[3]

References

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  1. "Stumpflite Mineral Data". webmineral.com.
  2. "Stumpflite". www.mindat.org.
  3. 1 2 "Stumpflite Mineral Data". webmineral.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. 1 2 "Stumpflite". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. Minerals, Dakota Matrix. "Eugenite mineral information and data". www.dakotamatrix.com.
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