Palladium-bearing Gold

(Au,Pd)
Also known as
  • Palladian Gold
Variety of
Native Gold
Native GoldAu

Where it forms, where it's found

21recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
79AuGoldGold1196.967196.967
64.92%
46PdPalladiumPalladium1106.420106.420
35.08%
Total303.387100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Palladian Gold

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1994Olivo, G. R., Gauthier, M., Bardoux, M. (1994) Palladian gold from the cauê iron mine, Itabira District, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 58 (393) 579-587 doi:10.1180/minmag.1994.058.393.05 DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1994.058.393.05
  2. 2023Palyanova, Galina A., Zhegunov, Pavel S., Beliaeva, Tatiana V., Murzin, Valery V., Borovikov, Andrey A., Goryachev, Nikolay A. (2023) Palladian Gold: Chemical Composition, Minerals in Association, and Physicochemical Conditions of Formation at Different Types of Gold Deposits. Minerals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/min13081019DOI: 10.3390/min13081019
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Palladium-bearing Gold — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/palladium-bearing-gold-11037},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}