Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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Arsenic : As, Calcite : CaCO3
	Komsomol'sky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Dark-grey native Arsenic within pink Calcite vein. Such veins with native As, Fe-Ni-arsenides and uraninite were recently discovered on the most deep levels of the mine. Specimen size is 7x5.5x2 cm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 242700    View Count: 35
Dienerite : Ni3As, Sobolevskite : PdBi, Urvantsevite : Pd(Bi,Pb)2, Stannopalladinite : (Pd,Cu)3Sn2, Sperrylite : PtAs2, Tetraferroplatinum : PtFe, Gold : Au, Copper : Cu
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia SEM image. Light-grey in BSE prismatic crystal of sobolevskite (with composition changing from Pd1.04Bi.96 to Pd1.04(Bi.84Pb.12).96) with abundant inclusions of PGM grains into "massive" grey tetraferroplatinum (with composition Pt.87(Fe.83Ni.18Cu.12)1.13) matrix. Three radically black drops are represented by DIENERITE with composition ...
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Iowaite : Mg4Fe(OH)8OCl·4H2O
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Picture width is 5mm. Hexagonal yellow crystals of Iowaite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM
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Iowaite : Mg4Fe(OH)8OCl·4H2O
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Picture width is 5mm. Hexagonal yellow crystals of Iowaite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.
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Malachite : Cu2[(OH)2|CO3]
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia 5.4 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm. This is a layer of botryoidal malachite, about 0.8 cm thick, on an iron-rich matrix. Russia is nowadays, of course, not known from production of malachite specimens as it was for hundreds of years in centuries past. So, you do not see a lot of specimens from the Urals like this.
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Mooihoekite : Cu9Fe9S16
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia dimension area mm. 2 x 2 photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
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Niggliite : PtSn, Stannopalladinite : (Pd,Cu)3Sn2, Geversite : PtSb2
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia Scanning electron micrograph of niggliite inclusions (NGG) in stannopalladinite (SNPD),with geversite (GV) (polished section). P056 50 micron field of view. Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.
© 2008, JGW	Photo ID: 161469    View Count: 261
Paolovite : Pd2Sn, Niggliite : PtSn, Mooihoekite : Cu9Fe9S16, Cubanite : CuFe2S3
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia dimension area mm. 1 x 1 white-metallic grain of paolovite with micro-inclusion of niggliite in mooihoekite (violet)-cubanite(yellow) matrix . photo and collection Luigi Chiappino
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Platinum : Pt
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia An extremely sharp , stereotypically cubic crystal of platinum. Fairly large size, as far as most of these go. It is complete all around. This specimen was formerly in the isometric thumbnails competition case of my mentor, Carlton Davis of Columbus , Ohio. 0.5 x 0.4 x 0.4 cm
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Plumbopolarite : Pd(Pb,Bi), Majakite : PdNiAs, Tetraferroplatinum : PtFe, Copper : Cu
	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia SEM image. Structure of double solid solution decomposition. The first decay give large, the most light in BSE lamellae of plumbopolarite with composition Pd1.05(Pb.70Bi.25).95 into more dark-grey matrix of unnamed phase (Pd1.80Ag.18)1.98Pb1.02 (main mineral on the photo). The second decay had produce fine mirmecite like dark-grey strips of ...
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