Plumbopalladinite Locality: Rustenburg Mine, Rustenburg District, Western Bushveld Complex, Northwest Province , South Africa ( Locality at mindat.org ) From the John Saul collection, a VERY important collection of natives and metallic rarities which has been gradually dispersed over the last 10 years, comes this ugly but important specimen...all his specimens ahve been meticulously ID'd and are guaranteed to be authentic as described 1.7 x 1.2 x 1 cm — Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plumbopalladinite
Plumbopalladinite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the native element class, with the chemical formula Pd₃Pb₂.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 5; specific gravity 12.36.
IMA symbol Ppdn, IMA status: approved, named in 1970.
Found in Ni–Cu sulfide ores (Talnakh area, Russia).
It is found associated with Cubanite, talnakhite, polarite, stannopalladinite, silver, sphalerite, galena (Talnakh area, Russia).
The name reflects its chemical composition.