Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd (Maldy-nyrd) range, upper part of the Kozhim river basin, Prepolar Ural, Komi Republic, Northern Region, Russia

To view 3d wall of images click here

Atheneite : (Pd,Hg)3As, Gold : Au, Muscovite (Var: Fuchsite) : K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2, Hematite : Fe2O3
	Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd (Maldy-nyrd) range, upper part of the Kozhim river basin, Prepolar Ural, Komi Republic, Northern Region, Russia Cian-grey tabular crystal of Atheneite overgrow on yellow crystal of copper-bearing Gold. Translucent matrix is Fuchsite with small tabular grey inclusions of Hematite. Polished section in filtered reflected light. Part of the specimen from Photo ID: 139035. Width of the image is ~1 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 256527    View Count: 20
Atheneite : (Pd,Hg)3As, Gold : Au, Muscovite (Var: Fuchsite) : K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2, Hematite : Fe2O3
	Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd (Maldy-nyrd) range, upper part of the Kozhim river basin, Prepolar Ural, Komi Republic, Northern Region, Russia Cian-grey inset of Atheneite within the smaller yellow crystal of copper-bearing Gold. Translucent matrix is Fuchsite with small tabular bluish-grey inclusions of Hematite. Polished section in filtered reflected light. Part of the specimen from Photo ID: 139035. Width of the image is ~1 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 256533    View Count: 12
Muscovite (Var: Fuchsite) : K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2, Hematite : Fe2O3
	Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd (Maldy-nyrd) range, upper part of the Kozhim river basin, Prepolar Ural, Komi Republic, Northern Region, Russia Micro displaced layer of dark-green fuchsite in liparite. This fuchsite is unusually rich in cromium - 10 and more wt.% Cr2O3. Most of gold and PGM of the deposit are concentrated in such layers. In this polished section 1.5x1.2 cm present some dozens gold grains and at least 4 of them intergrow with atheneite. Besides that, these layers contain ...
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 139035    View Count: 162