Mineral Species containing Ruthenium (Ru )

Mineral Species containing Ruthenium (Ru )
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Ruthenium (Ru ) by %

Ruthenium (Ru) Element Properties
Atomic Mass 101.07
Atomic Number 44
Name Origins Latin, Ruthenia = "Russia."
Year Discovered 1808
Discovery Credits Discovered by J. A. Sinadecki at University of Vilno, Poland. Rediscovered in 1828 by G. W. Osann at University of Tartu, Russia.
Remarks Lustrous, silvery metal of the platinum group. Unaffected by air, water and acids but dissolves in molten alkali. Used to harden Pt and Pd, and as a catalyst.

Diagnostic tests: 
There are no simple chemical tests for ruthenium. The element is usually found as an alloy or a sulfide mineral with other platinum group metals. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy is used for quantitative analysis and Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-rays (EDAX) is used for qualitative analysis.

References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements, ChemiCool
Naturally Occurring Isotopes
Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Ru 95.907599 96 44 5.5300%   Stable      
Ru 97.905287 98 44 1.8700%   Stable      
Ru 98.905939 99 44 12.7000%   Stable      
Ru 99.904219 100 44 12.6000%   Stable      
Ru 100.905582 101 44 17.1000%   Stable      
Ru 101.904348 102 44 31.6000%   Stable      
Ru 103.905424 104 44 18.6000%   Stable      
 

Mineral Species sorted by the element Ru (Ruthenium )

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%Ru Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
61.18%Ru Laurite   RuS2 165.20
48.58%Ru Ruarsite   RuAsS 208.06
45.83%Ru Ruthenarsenite   (Ru,Ni)As 165.40
44.16%Ru Ruthenium   (Ru,Ir,Os) 137.33
27.75%Ru Anduoite   (Ru,Os)As2 273.20
23.32%Ru Hexamolybdenum  ! (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) 104.04
11.92%Ru Irarsite   (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS 254.29
9.35%Ru Hexaferrum  ! (Fe,Os,Ru,Ir) 86.51
9.19%Ru Osarsite   (Os,Ru)AsS 274.91
7.95%Ru Omeiite   (Os,Ru)As2 317.76
7.91%Ru Iridarsenite   (Ir,Ru)As2 319.28
5.54%Ru Rutheniridosmine   (Ir,Os,Ru) 182.50
5.53%Ru Iridium   (Ir,Os,Ru,Pt) 182.79
3.81%Ru Platarsite   (Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS 265.01

(* - Mineral Name Is Not IMA Approved)
(! - New Dana classification added or changed from Danas New Mineralogy)
(? - IMA Discredited Mineral Species Name)

There are 14 minerals with Ru in the Mineralogy Database.
  • Actinium
  • Aluminum
  • Americium
  • Antimony
  • Argon
  • Arsenic
  • Astatine
  • Barium
  • Berkelium
  • Beryllium
  • Bismuth
  • Boron
  • Bromine
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Calfornium
  • Carbon
  • Cerium
  • Cesium
  • Chlorine
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Curium
  • Dysprosium
  • Einsteinium
  • Erbium
  • Europium
  • Fermium
  • Fluorine
  • Francium
  • Gadolinium
  • Gallium
  • Germanium
  • Gold
  • Hafnium
  • Hahnium
  • Helium
  • Holmium
  • Hydrogen
  • Indium
  • Iodine
  • Iridium
  • Iron
  • Krypton
  • Lanthanum
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • Lutetium
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mendelevium
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Neodymium
  • Neon
  • Neptunium
  • Nickel
  • Niobium
  • Nitrogen
  • Nobelium
  • Osmium
  • Oxygen
  • Palladium
  • Phosphorus
  • Platinum
  • Plutonium
  • Polonium
  • Potassium
  • Praeseodymium
  • Promethium
  • Protactinium
  • Radium
  • Radon
  • Rhenium
  • Rhodium
  • Rubidium
  • Ruthenium
  • Samarium
  • Scandium
  • Selenium
  • Silicon
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Strontium
  • Sulfur
  • Tantalum
  • Technetium
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  • Tin
  • Titanium
  • Tungsten
  • Uranium
  • Vanadium
  • Xenon
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  • Yttrium
  • Zinc
  • Zirconium

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