Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral with the chemical formula PtAs 2 and is an opaque metallic tin white mineral which crystallizes in the isometric system with the pyrite group …

A S-rich variety of sperrylite. Originally thought to be a member of the Cobaltite Group with the formula PtAsS. Compare 'UM1973-04-AsS:IrPt' , 'UM1989-20-S:AsPt' , and UM2005-23-S:AsPt .

Sperrylite is generally associated with layered mafic-ultramafic complexes in many of the locations where it has been found. It is an important ore mineral of platinum. It is mined with nickel ores …

Sperrylite is a rare mineral composed primarily of the precious metal platinum. Aside from native Platinum, Sperrylite is the only platinum ore of any economic importance. It forms in highly …

The world’s largest specimen of silver-gray, highly lustrous sperrylite crystals. Sperrylite is a rare platinum arsenide mineral, the main ore of platinum and often found as tiny crystals. However, …

Sperryite is the most widespread and one of the most common platinum minerals and occurs in nearly every type of deposit in a couple hundred localities. Sperrylite is an ore of platinum and …

A rare platinum-containing species, this splendent sperrylite crystal is almost unprecedented for the locality - it is Canadian (I know, as I it got from a mine geologist), but it has the size and …

Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral and is an important ore of Platinum. In fact, other than native Platinum, Sperrylite is the only Platinum ore of any significance. Sperrylite is found in …

Sperrylite is a rare, but economically important mineral. Although not found in very many places around the world, and in all but one of these it is a minor constituent, sperrylite is an important …

Sperrylite. Comments: Brilliant, mirror-like modified octahedral crystals of sperrylite to 1.3 cm on chalcopyrite matrix.. Location: Talnak deposit, near Noril'sk, Russia. Scale: 4.4 x 2.3 x 2cm. © …