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Potarite
Potarite
Name
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PdHg
Formula
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Mineral Species
Entry type
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Native Elements
Chemical class
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Tetragonal
Crystal system
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3.5
Mohs hardness
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14.88
Specific gravity
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Silver-white
Streak
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Metallic, bright. Anisotropism: Noted on inclusions in the fine-granular, apparently isotropic principal component
Luster
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—
Cleavage
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P4/mmm
Space group
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Potarite
Structural group
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Ptr · Grandfathered
IMA
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1928
Named in
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Silver-white; in polished section, cream to creamish white
Typical colors
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Pd · Hg
Elements
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