Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Atheneite is a rare palladium mercury arsenide mineral with formula (PdHg)3As associated with palladium–gold deposits. Its composition parallels that of arsenopalladinite (Pd8(AsSb)3) isomertieite (Pd11Sb2As2) and meritieite-II (Pd8(SbAs)3)(Cabral 2002).