Polished section containing two extremely rare Pt-Pd-Te minerals, telluropalladinite and moncheite in a completely analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS. From New Rambler mine,, Albany Co., Wyoming, United States of America. Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium. — Photo: David Hospital · CC BY-SA 4.0
Telluropalladinite
Telluropalladinite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula Pd₉Te₄.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/c).
Key properties: Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Tpdn, IMA status: approved, named in 1978.
Occurs as tiny grains in mineral concentrates.
It is found associated with Keithconnite, magnetite, kotulskite, merenskyite, moncheite, braggite, vysotskite.
The name refers to its composition.