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Paramangui stream, Bafing river, Guinea
Small 1.8x0.7 mm nugget of palladian platinum with overgrown grain of the latter fine gold Au995. Both platinum micronugget and latter gold were grow in the placier sands in situ. P.M. Kartashov collection and photo. |
| © Pavel M. Kartashov | Photo ID: 43350 View Count: 939 |
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Paramangui stream, Bafing river, Guinea
Small 3.3x1.2 mm nugget of iron-free palladian platinum with dendritic morphology. It had grow in uncemented sands of a gold placier almost in room conditions! Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo. |
| © Pavel M. Kartashov | Photo ID: 42622 View Count: 716 |
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Paramangui stream, Bafing river, Guinea
Field of view 4x5 mm. Small nuggets of native iron-free palladian platinum (Pd content vary from 8 to 22 wt.%) of classic sinter morphology. Them were grow in placier sand in situ. Nuggets composed of intimately intergrowth of palladian platinum and palladian gold (which predominate). Outer parts of nuggets composed by platinum, inner ones - by ... |
| © Pavel M. Kartashov | Photo ID: 42620 View Count: 618 |
