Vladimir Kozlov's Photo Gallery

D9P-KAFMaletoyvayamite Au₃Se₄Te₆ , Tellurium Te , Tellurite TeO₂ , Selenium Se , Emmonsite Fe³⁺₂(TeO₃)₃·2H₂O , Quartz SiO₂ , Gold Au

Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Field of View: 95 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 86 μm

Maletoyvayamite (Mty) crystal in Se-bearing native Tellurium (Te0.7Se0.3).
Reflected light microphoto.
Other minerals presented inside this FOV: tellurite (Tlr), emmonsite (?) (Ems), native gold (Au), native Selenium (Se0.85Te0.15), quartz (Qz), unnamed Cu2(Se,Te,S)5.
All minerals were identified with quantitative SEM-EDS microanalysis.

7YG-YUDSvetlanaite SnSe , Cassiterite SnO₂

Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Field of View: 25 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 20 μm

Svetlanaite (SnSe) crystal in quartz (Qz) wiith cassiterite (Cst).
SEM BSE image. Minerals are identified by EDS.

R68-9GXNataliyamalikite TlI , Mascagnite (NH₄)₂SO₄ , Sulphur S₈

Avachinsky volcano, Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Field of View: 28 μm

Nataliyamalikite (Ntm) on Mascagnite among arenic-bearing native sulphur.
BSE image.

Konder alluvial placer view inside the "ring".

Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

The «head» part of the alluvial deposit is located within the place of destruction of the concentrically zoned alkaline-ultramafic massif Konder.
Image taken: Lat: 57.5772600, Lon: 134.6616700
View from South to North.

YT8-KDWIsoferroplatinum Pt₃Fe , Gold Au

Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Largest Crystal Size: 6.3 mm

Isoferroplatinum crystals coated by native gold.

698-1XCKravtsovite PdAg₂S , Galena PbS , Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂ , Diopside CaMgSi₂O₆

Komsomol'skii Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Field of View: 50 μm

Reflected light digital image of kravtsovite (Kr) with galena (Gn) and chalcopyrite (Cpy) in diopside (Di). Kravtsovite shows strong bireflectance from brownish to greenish colors in air without polarization.

PAL-2DQVymazalováite Pd₃Bi₂S₂ , Galena PbS , Sobolevskite PdBi , Polarite Pd(Bi,Pb) , Acanthite Ag₂S , Chalcopyrite CuFeS₂ , Diopside CaMgSi₂O₆

Komsomol'skii Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Dimensions: 30 μm x 20 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 30 μm

Vymazalovite (Vym) crystal in galena (Gn) with sobolevskite (Sob), polarite (Pol), acanthite (Ac), chalcopyrite (Cpy) - in diopside. Reflected light, not polarized. Minerals are identified using EDS and EBSD, combined.
Holotype specimen by S.F.Sluzhenikin.


Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 17th Jun 2017

D69-4MJGold Au , Isoferroplatinum Pt₃Fe

Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Dimensions: 4.5 mm x 4 mm x 4 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 4 mm

Isoferroplatinum crystal coated by native gold.

Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 30th Dec 2019

ANW-JL4Gold Au , Isoferroplatinum Pt₃Fe

Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Field of View: 3 mm

Native gold on isoferroplatinum crystal.

ANW-JL4Isoferroplatinum Pt₃Fe , Gold Au

Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Dimensions: 5 mm x 3 mm x 3 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm

Gold coatings on isoferroplatinum crystals.