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⇱ Placer deposit, Northern Pekul'ney River (Northern Pekul'nei River; Northern Pekul'neyveem River), Pekul'ney Range (Pekul'nei Range), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia


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Placer deposit, Northern Pekul'ney River (Northern Pekul'nei River; Northern Pekul'neyveem River), Pekul'ney Range (Pekul'nei Range), Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Placer depositDeposit
Northern Pekul'ney River (Northern Pekul'nei River; Northern Pekul'neyveem River)River
Pekul'ney Range (Pekul'nei Range)Mountain Range
Chukotka Autonomous OkrugAutonomous Okrug
RussiaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
20421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20421:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Россыпное месторождение, река Северный Пекульней (Северный Пекульнейвеем), хребет Пекульней (Пекульнейский хребет), Анадырский район, Чукотский автономный округ (Чукотка; Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ), Дальневосточный регион, Россия (Российская Федерация)


Quaternary Pt-bearing alluvial deposit. The platinum group minerals (PGM) are found in association with native gold and copper as grains, ranging from 0.2 to 4.5 mm in size, in the heavy-mineral fraction of alluvium, which consists mainly of magnetite, pyroxene, chromite, ilmenite, hematite, with minor olivine, zoisite, epidote, garnets (almandine and pyrope), corundum, and zircon. The most abundant phase among the PGM is rutheniridosmine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


23 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Cherepanovite (TL)
Formula: RhAs
Type Locality:
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Cooperite
Formula: PtS
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Ferronickelplatinum (TL)
Formula: Pt2FeNi
Type Locality:
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Laurite
Formula: RuS2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Native Iridium var. Osmiridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
Native Osmium var. Iridosmine
Formula: (Os,Ir)
Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Rutheniridosmine
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
'UM1983-03-As:NiRh'
Formula: RhNiAs
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
Rutheniridosmine1.AF.05(Ir,Os,Ru)
Native Osmium
var. Iridosmine
1.AF.05(Os,Ir)
Native Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Native Iridium
var. Osmiridium
1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ferronickelplatinum (TL)1.AG.40Pt2FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cherepanovite (TL)2.CC.15RhAs
Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'UM1983-03-As:NiRh'-RhNiAs

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CorundumAl2O3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mg PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
S CooperitePtS
S Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S LauriteRuS2
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
Ni UM1983-03-As:NiRhRhNiAs
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
AsArsenic
As CherepanoviteRhAs
As Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As SperrylitePtAs2
As UM1983-03-As:NiRhRhNiAs
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
RuRuthenium
Ru Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ru Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru LauriteRuS2
Ru Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ru Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
RhRhodium
Rh CherepanoviteRhAs
Rh Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rh Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rh UM1983-03-As:NiRhRhNiAs
PdPalladium
Pd Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
OsOsmium
Os Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Os Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
IrIridium
Ir Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ir Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ir Rutheniridosmine(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir Native Iridium var. Osmiridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
PtPlatinum
Pt CooperitePtS
Pt FerronickelplatinumPt2FeNi
Pt Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt Native PlatinumPt
Pt SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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