Paolovite
Paolovite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula Pd₂Sn.
It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pbnm).
Key properties: specific gravity 11.08; Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Plv, IMA status: approved, named in 1972.
Found in Cu–Ni sulfide ores; in cubanite–chalcopyrite, cubanite–talnakhite, and cubanite–mooihoekite assemblages (Oktyabr deposit, Russia).
It is found associated with Cubanite, chalcopyrite, galena, talnakhite, mooihoekite, magnetite, sperrylite, sobolevskite, taimyrite, polarite, maslovite, atokite–rustenbergite, froodite.
The name refers to the chemical composition, PAlladium and olovo, tin (in Russian).
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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