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Braggite is a sulfide mineral of platinum, palladium and nickel with chemical formula: (Pt, Pd, Ni)S. It is a dense (specific gravity of 10), steel grey, opaque mineral which crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system. It is the central member in the platinum group end-members cooperite and vysotskite.

Key facts

Mineral.mohs
1.5
Mineral.name
Braggite
Mineral.image
Braggite-612271.jpg
Mineral.caption
Braggite
Mineral.category
Sulfide mineral
Mineral.formula
(Pt,Pd,Ni)S
Mineral.IMAsymbol
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Mineral.strunz
2.CC.35a
Mineral.dana
2.8.5.3
Mineral.system
Tetragonal
Mineral.class
Dipyramidal (4/m) H-M symbol: (4/m)
Mineral.symmetry
P42/m
Mineral.unit cell
a = 6.367 Å, c = 6.561 Å; Z = 8
Mineral.color
Steel grey; white in reflected light
Mineral.habit
Prismatic crystals and rounded grains
Mineral.twinning
Rarely observed
Mineral.cleavage
None
Mineral.luster
Metallic

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Composition
  • Geologic occurrence
  • Atomic structure
  • Physical properties
  • Discovery and naming
  • References

Braggite is a sulfide mineral of platinum, palladium and nickel with chemical formula: (Pt, Pd, Ni)S. It is a dense (specific gravity of 10), steel grey, opaque mineral which crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system. It is the central member in the platinum group end-members cooperite and vysotskite.

It was first described in 1932 for an occurrence in the Bushveld Igneous Complex of South Africa. Its name came from William Henry Bragg (1862–1942) and his son, William Lawrence Bragg (1890–1971). It was the first mineral that was discovered with the assistance of X rays.

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