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Ruthenium (Native)

ruthenium (native)

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:Locality: Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast, Urals Region, Russian Federation Size: 0.24 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm Description: This is a small grain of native ruthenium with composition (Ru0.51,Os0.25,Ir0.24) from PGM concentrates of Neiva river sands. Analysis has been carried out with JEOL FE-SEM. Harris & Cabri (1973) indicated in the diagram attached that this composition must be related to rutheniridosmine, but according to 50% rule accepted by IMA, it is Ruthenium now.

Joan Rosell, from rosellminerals.com / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Overview

Ruthenium (Native) is a mineral species (mineral (as opposed to the chemical element)). It crystallises in the hexagonal system. Nickel–Strunz class: 1.AF.05.

Scientific references

  1. Ruthenium (Native) — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3942959 Link