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Sulfosalt

Padĕraite

Cu₇[(Cu,Ag)₀.₃₃Pb₁.₃₃Bi₁₁.₃₃]S₂₂
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassSulfosalt
Padĕraite specimen

Metallic crystal aggregates of the extremely rare Cu-Pb-Bi sulphide mineral paderaite from the type locality in Romania (Băiţa, Nucet, Bihor County, Romania) in an analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0

Padĕraite

Padĕraite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Cu₇[(Cu,Ag)₀.₃₃Pb₁.₃₃Bi₁₁.₃₃]S₂₂.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/m).

IMA symbol Pdĕ, IMA status: approved, named in 1983.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more P minerals or help write this entry.