| Stumpflite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | platinum mineral |
| Formula | Pt(Sb,Bi) |
| Strunz classification | Pt(Sb,Bi) |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Pbam (no. 55) |
| Unit cell | 83.08 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell) |
| Identification | |
| References | [1] [2] |
Stumpflite is a rare platinum mineral. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
Its occurrence was first confirmed in the Driekop mine, Transvaal, South Africa. [3]
The mineral is named in honor of Eugen Friedrich Stumpfl (27 November 1931, Munich, Germany - 12 July 2004, Innsbruck, Austria), professor of mineralogy, Mining Institute, Leoben (Austria), for his studies of noble metal compounds. [4]
It was discovered in 1972 by Zdeněk Johan and Paul Picot. [4]
It has a silver white color. And it is metallic and isometric. [5]
It is mostly found in Platinum concentrates from an ultramafic pipe deposit intergrown with geversite. [3]