Viteite
Viteite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Pd₅InAs.
It crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system (space group P4/mmm).
Key properties: specific gravity 10.78; Metallic luster.
IMA symbol Vit, IMA status: approved, named in 2019.
Found in a heavy mineral concentrate from the oxidized ore of a sulfide-bearing orthopyroxenite body of a layered intrusion.
It is found associated with Irarsite, hollingworthite, zvyagintsevite, Au-Ag alloys, tulameenite, that are replaced by Pt-Pd-Fe-Cu alloys and Pt-Pd-Fe-Cu oxygenated compounds.
The name refers to the Vite River, which flows near the Monchetundra intrusion.
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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