Konder (Kondyor) alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine), Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

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Кондёр

The classical ultrabasic-alkaline massif of central type of Paleozoic or Mesozoic age. Central part of the massif consisting of dunites was weathered with depression formation. This depression is the bed of the famous elluvial-alluvial placer. The depression is surrounded by circular chain composed by pyroxenites and alkaline syenites dykes.

In the central depression of the massif located alluvial placier, which is in operation since 1984 with PGE resources ~60 tons. Last time this placier producing ~5 tons of PGM per year.

Ref.:
- Rudashevsky, N.S., Mochalov, A.G., Trubkin, N.V., Gorshkov, A.I., Men'shikov, Y.P., and Shumskaya, N.I. (1984) Konderite Cu3Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)8S16 - a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 113: 703-712 (in Russian).
- Rudashevsky, N.S., Men'shikov, Yu.P., Mochalov, A.G., Trubkin, N.V., Shumskaya, N.I., and Zhdanov, V.V. (1985) Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 and cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 - new natural thiospinels of platinum-group elements. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 114: 187-195 (in Russian).
- Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, H.H. Giles, (1997), Platinum Group Minerals from the Konder Massif, Russian Far East, Min Rec. 28, 97-106.
- Rudashevsky, N.S., Mochalov, A.G., Men'shikov, Yu.P., and Shumskaya, N.I. (1998) Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Pt,Ir)2S4 - a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(5): 37-41 (in Russian).
- Shcheka G.G., Lehmann B., Gierth E., Gomann K., Wallianos A. (2004) Macrocrystals of Pt-Fe alloy from the Kondyor PGE placer deposit, Khabarovskiy kray, Russia: trace-element content, mineral inclusions and reaction assemblages, - Can. Miner., v.42, N2, pp. 601-617.
- Mochalov, A., Tolkachev, M., Polekhovsky, Yu., Goryacheva, E. (2007): Bortnikovite, Pd4Cu3Zn, a new mineral species from the unique Konder placer deposit, Khabarovsk krai, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 49, 318-327 (in Russian).

Mineral List

Aegirine Albite var: Andesine Antigorite Arfvedsonite Atokite Biotite Bornite Bortnikovite (TL) Calcite 'Chlorite Group' 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' Cooperite Cuproiridsite (TL) Cuprorhodsite Diopside Enstatite Erlichmanite

Eudialyte Ferrorhodsite (TL) Fluorapatite Forsterite Gold var: Electrum Hedenbergite Hollingworthite Hongshiite 'Hornblende' Huttonite Ilmenite Inaglyite Insizwaite Iridium var: Osmiridium Isoferroplatinum Konderite (TL) Laflammeite

Lamprophyllite var: Barium-Lamprophyllite Laurite Lizardite Lorenzenite 'Magnesiochromite-Spinel Series' Magnetite Malanite Mertieite-II Microcline Moncheite Monticellite Nepheline 'Olivine' Orthoclase Osmium Perovskite Phlogopite Platinum

Platinum var: Ferroan Platinum Pyrrhotite Quartz Rustenburgite 'Serpentine Group' Skaergaardite Sobolevskite Sperrylite Spinel var: Chromspinel Taimyrite Tatyanaite Telluropalladinite Tetra-auricupride Thorite Titanite Tulameenite Zvyagintsevite

72 entries listed. 59 valid minerals. 4 type localities (valid minerals).