Cooperite 1465875 177583098 2007-12-13T03:26:01Z Vsmith 84417 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/75.84.3.248|75.84.3.248]] ([[User talk:75.84.3.248|talk]]) to last version by Clerks '''Cooperite''' is a grey mineral consisting of [[platinum]] [[sulfide]] (PtS), general in combinations with sulfides of other elements such as [[palladium]] and [[nickel]] (PdS and NiS). Its general formula is (Pt,Pd,Ni)S. It is mined as an ore of platinum and platinum group elements such as palladium. It occurs in [[South Africa]] in minable quantities and elsewhere. It is named after R. Cooper who first characterized it in 1928. ==See also== *[[List of minerals]] *[[List of minerals named after people]] ==External links== *[http://webmineral.com/data/Cooperite.shtml web mineral] *[http://www.mindat.org/min-1123.html Mindat mining data] {{mineral-stub}} [[Category:Platinum minerals]] [[Category:Nickel minerals]] [[Category:Palladium minerals]] [[Category:Sulfide minerals]] [[it:Cooperite]]