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Stumpflite
Rare platinum mineral From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stumpflite is a rare platinum mineral. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
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History
Its occurrence was first confirmed in the Driekop mine, Transvaal, South Africa.[3]
Etymology
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]
Physical properties
It has a silver white color. And it is metallic and isometric.[5]
Occurrence
It is mostly found in Platinum concentrates from an ultramafic pipe deposit intergrown with geversite.[3]
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