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Sulfide

Verbeekite

PdSe₂
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassSulfide

Verbeekite

Palladium diselenide — a rare mineral with an unusual layered structure of selenium dimers.

Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Verbeekite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula PdSe₂.

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system.

IMA symbol Vbk, IMA status: approved, named in 2001.

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