Facts
- Symbol
- Pt
- Atomic number
- 78
- Atomic mass
- 195.1 u
- Minerals
- 44
- Period
- 6
- Group
- 10
- Block
- d
- Melting point
- 2,041 °C
- Boiling point
- 4,100 °C
- Discovered
- 1557
Sources: Wikidata (CC0), IMA list of minerals via Wikidata · Wikidata Q880
Minerals containing this element · 44
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braggite | PtS | Tetragonal | 6.0 | 10.10 g/cm³ |
| Cooperite | PtS | Tetragonal | — | 10.10 g/cm³ |
| Crerarite | Pt₂-x(Bi,Pb)₁₁(S,Se)₁₁ | Triclinic | — | — |
| Damiaoite | PtIn₂ | Cubic | — | 10.70 g/cm³ |
| Daomanite | CuPtAsS₂ | Orthorhombic | — | 7.39 g/cm³ |
| Driekopite | PtBi | Hexagonal | — | 14.58 g/cm³ |
| Ezochiite | Cu¹⁺(Rh³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄ | — | — | — |
| Ferhodsite | (Fe,Rh,Ni,Ir,Cu,Pt)₉S₈ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Ferronickelplatinum | (Ni,Fe)Pt | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Genkinite | Pt₄Sb₃ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Geversite | PtSb₂ | Cubic | — | 10.61 g/cm³ |
| Hongshiite | PtCu | Trigonal | 4.0 | 15.74 g/cm³ |
| Inaglyite | Cu₃Pb(Ir,Pt)₈S₁₆ | — | — | — |
| Insizwaite | Pt(Bi,Sb)₂ | Cubic | — | — |
| Isoferroplatinum | Pt₃Fe | Cubic | — | 18.07 g/cm³ |
| Jacutingaite | Pt₂HgSe₃ | Trigonal | — | 10.58 g/cm³ |
| Kharaelakhite | (Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)₉S₈ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Kingstonite | (Rh,Ir,Pt)₃S₄ | Monoclinic | 6.0 | — |
| Kitagohaite | Pt₇Cu | Cubic | — | 19.91 g/cm³ |
| Konderite | Cu₃Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)₈S₁₆ | — | — | — |
| Kufahrite | PtPb | Hexagonal | — | 14.91 g/cm³ |
| Lisiguangite | CuPtBiS₃ | Orthorhombic | 2.5 | 7.74 g/cm³ |
| Luberoite | Pt₅Se₄ | Monoclinic | — | 12.67 g/cm³ |
| Malanite | Cu(Pt³⁺,Ir³⁺)₂S₄ | Cubic | 5.0 | — |
| Maslovite | PtBiTe | Cubic | — | 11.63 g/cm³ |
| Mitrofanovite | Pt₃Te₄ | Trigonal | — | 10.64 g/cm³ |
| Moncheite | (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)₂ | — | 3.5 | — |
| Niggliite | PtSn | Hexagonal | 5.5 | 12.80 g/cm³ |
| Orthocuproplatinum | Pt₃Cu | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Oulankaite | (Pd,Pt)₅(Cu,Fe)₄SnTe₂S₂ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Platarsite | PtAsS | Cubic | — | — |
| Platinum (native) | Pt | Cubic | — | — |
| Rhodium (native) | (Rh, Pt) | Cubic | 3.5 | — |
| Rustenburgite | Pt₃Sn | Cubic | 5.0 | 17.87 g/cm³ |
| Sidorovite | Fe₃Pt | Cubic | — | — |
| Sperrylite | PtAs₂ | Cubic | — | 10.56 g/cm³ |
| Stumpflite | PtSb | Hexagonal | 5.0 | — |
| Sudovikovite | PtSe₂ | Trigonal | — | 8.42 g/cm³ |
| Taimyrite | (Pd,Pt)₉Cu₃Sn₄ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Tatyanaite | (Pt,Pd,Cu)₉Cu₃Sn₄ | Orthorhombic | — | — |
| Tetraferroplatinum | PtFe | Tetragonal | — | 14.98 g/cm³ |
| Tomamaeite | Cu₃Pt | Cubic | — | 12.82 g/cm³ |
| Tulameenite | CuFePt₂ | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Yixunite | Pt₃In | Cubic | — | 17.91 g/cm³ |
Minerals named after it · 4
| Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system | Mohs hardness | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferronickelplatinum | (Ni,Fe)Pt | Tetragonal | — | — |
| Isoferroplatinum | Pt₃Fe | Cubic | — | 18.07 g/cm³ |
| Platarsite | PtAsS | Cubic | — | — |
| Tetraferroplatinum | PtFe | Tetragonal | — | 14.98 g/cm³ |