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UM1973-20-S:IrOs

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Formula:
(Ir,Os)S2
(Ir,Os)S^2
Synonym:
A synonym of Unnamed (Ir-Os Sulphide I)
Appears to be the Ir analogue of erlichmanite and laurite, but the synthetic analogue is different in terms of structure (orthorhombic).

Found as grains within Pt-bearing chromite ore mainly in dunite at locality "C", China.


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Mindat ID:
47320 (as UM1973-20-S:IrOs)
35889 (as Unnamed (Ir-Os Sulphide I))
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47320:2 (as UM1973-20-S:IrOs)
mindat:1:1:35889:7 (as Unnamed (Ir-Os Sulphide I))

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UM1997-02-As:IrOs~(Ir,Os)2As
UM1997-04-As:IrSSeIr(As,Se,S)2
UM2005-19-O:IrOs(Os,Ir,Fe)(OH,O)3
UM2008-03-AsS:IrOs(Ir,Os)5As4S3

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