Outstanding single crystal group of the extremely rare platinum selenide (PtSe2) sudovikovite from one of the only three known localities worldwide: Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sudovikovite
Sudovikovite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula PtSe₂.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P-3m1). It is a member of the Melonite structural group.
IMA symbol Svi, IMA status: approved, named in 1995.
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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