Stumpflite is a rare platinum mineral. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.
Its occurrence was first confirmed in the Driekop mine, Transvaal, South Africa.
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.
It was discovered in 1972 by ZdenÃÂk Johan and Paul Picot.
It has a silver white color. And it is metallic and isometric.
It is mostly found in platinum concentrates from an ultramafic pipe deposit intergrown with geversite.