Miessiite Mineral Data
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General Miessiite Information
Chemical Formula:
Pd11Te2Se2
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 1,589.46 gm
Tellurium
16.78 % Te
Palladium
73.78 % Pd
Selenium
9.44 % Se
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100.00 %
Empirical Formula:
Pd
11.02
Te
2.09
Se
1.9
Environment:
Discovered along with placer gold and PGM nuggets. Isomertieite group.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added)
Locality:
Miessi (in Saami language, Miessijohka) River placers, Lemmenjoki area, Inari commune, Lapland, Finland. Link to 
MinDat.org
Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named for the locality.
Synonym:
IMA2006-013