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Original paper

František Laufek, Anna Vymazalová, Marek Tuhý

Ag, Cu, Hg, Pt, Sb and Te substitutions in the synthetic analogue of palladseite, Pd17Se15: an experimental mineralogical study

Journal of Geosciences, volume 66 (2021), issue 4, 205 - 213

DOI: http://doi.org/10.3190/jgeosci.333



The solubility of Ag, Cu, Hg, Pt, Sb and Te in the synthetic analogue of palladseite was experimentally studied at 350 °C. To document the impact of these elements on the palladseite crystal structure, Rietveld refinement analysis of experimental products was performed. The synthetic Pd17Se15 dissolves at 400 °C 3.6, 6.4, 8.8, 9.7, 6.1 wt. % of Cu, Ag, Hg, Pt and Te, respectively. The solubility of Sb in synthetic Pd17Se15 is less than 0.03 wt. %. Three different types of incorporation of the above-mentioned elements to the palladseite structure have been observed. Ag, Cu and Hg occupy a position 3d of the Pm-3m space group, which was empty in the unsubstituted Pd17Se15. Consequently, Pd occupancy of adjacent [Pd(4)Se6] octahedron is reduced to 0.46 and 0.51 for Cu and Ag-bearing palladseite, respectively. Incorporation of Hg to the palladseite structure causes vacancy of this Pd(4) position. Pt partially substitutes Pd at the Pd(2) position (6f ), forming Pd0.41/Pt0.59 mix site showing square-planar coordination by Se atoms. Te atoms substitute for Se. The refined unit-cell parameter increased from the initial value of a = 10.6074(1) Å for Pd17Se15 to 10.6680(1) Å for Te-bearing palladseite. Incorporation of Cu, Ag and Hg to the palladseite causes significant changes of its powder X-ray diffraction pattern and hence can be detected by PXRD.

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