The mineral is named in honor of Eugen Friedrich Stumpfl (27 November 1931, Munich, Germany - 12 July 2004, Innsbruck, Austria), professor of mineralogy, Mining Institute, Leoben (Austria), for his studies of noble metal compounds.[4]
It was discovered in 1972 by Zdeněk Johan and Paul Picot.[4]
Physical properties
It has a silver white color. And it is metallic and isometric.[5]
Occurrence
It is mostly found in platinum concentrates from an ultramafic pipe deposit intergrown with geversite.[3]
