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Atheneite from
Merensky Reef, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa


Locality type:Reef
Classification
Species:Atheneite
Formula:Pd2As0.75Hg0.25
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atheneite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merensky Reef, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:978768
Long-form Identifier:1:3:978768:1
GUID (UUID V4):9b5787bd-1057-49c4-8dbe-b671cab80f29
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DETRITAL PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN RIVERS DRAINING THE EASTERN BUSHVELD COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA THOMAS OBERTHÜR§...the eastern Bushveld, more than 6000 grains of platinum-group minerals (PGM) were recovered from alluvial...to 1.6 mm) compared to those of PGM in the Merensky Reef and the UG–2 (generally <50 m) indicate pronounced...processes. The detrital PGM may originate from the Merensky Reef, the UG–2, platiniferous pipes, or still concealed...presence of different types of PGE mineralization (Merensky Reef, UG–2, platiniferous pipes, and placers) and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(2013) DOI : 10.3749/canmin.51.2.197 DETRITAL PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN RIVERS DRAINING THE GREAT DYKE...the description of the assemblage of detrital platinum-group minerals (PGM) found in rivers draining...deposits of the Bushveld Complex of South Africa, the Sudbury district in Canada, and later Norilsk in Russia...Weiser 2002). Notably, the discovery of detrital platinum-group minerals (PGM) in gravels on the Maandagshoek...Maandagshoek farm, in the then eastern Transvaal, South Africa, led to the discovery of the largest known PGE
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minerals Article Paragenetic Association of Platinum and Gold Minerals in Placers of the Anabar River... A.; Gerasimov, B. Paragenetic Association of Platinum and Gold Minerals in Placers of the Anabar River...Areal placers of diamond and precious metals (platinum and gold) of unknown origin are widespread in...features of palladium gold (porpezite) and ferroan platinum, which, in addition to fragmented individual grains...3–4%. Considering the composition, such a gold–platinum mineral association from placers of the Anabar
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Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, Far Northern Bushveld Complex: implication...University of the Witwatersrand, 2050 Wits, South Africa 2. CIMERA the NRF/DST Centre of Excellence...Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa * E-mail: marina.yudovskaya@wits.ac.za ABSTRACT...sperrylite, braggite, Pd stannides and antimonides. The platinum-group minerals (PGM) of the F zone are mainly...stage. Keywords: Bushveld, Waterberg project, platinum-group minerals, sperrylite, Pt-Pd bismuthotellurides
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry and mineralogy of platinum-group elements at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe Part 2: Supergene...Main Sulfide Zone of the Great Dyke, and alluvial platinum-group minerals Received: 27 February 2001 / Accepted:...Springer-Verlag 2003 Abstract The behaviour of platinum-group elements (PGE) in the exogenic cycle was...present in the Makwiro River close to the Hartley Platinum Mine indicates further mineralogical changes....Main Sulfide Zone Æ Placers Æ Great Dyke Æ Hartley Platinum Mine Æ Zimbabwe Editorial handling: O. Thalhammer
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
EconomicGeology Vol 77, 1982,pp. 1848-11366 The Platinum-GroupChemistryand Mineralogyof the UG-2 Chromitite...concentrationsof the platinum-groupelementsin Bushveldmagmas. More than6,000grainsof platinum-group mineralswere...chalcopyrite,pyrrhotite,and pyrite. Variation in the platinum-groupmineral assemblages can be explainedby variationsin...andthechemicalvariationsin platinum-groupelementsplusgoldcontents PRODUCTION of platinum-groupelements(PGE) in...layercontains justover50 percentof the plati- ingthe platinum-group mineralogyof the UG-2 layer num-group elementresources
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
contribution of Te, Bi, and As in the formation of platinum group minerals (PGM), whereas Se, which is devoid...Loypishnyun deposit varies from 31 to 814. The platinum group elements (PGE) in ore are represented by...massif were discovered in the Monchegorsk ore district (Kliment’ev, 1995f; Sholokhnev and Polyakov, 1998f;...endocontact zones of intrusions in the Noril’sk ore district (Sluzhenikin et al., 1994; Dodin et al., 2000)...Monchetundra Fault. Southeast of the latter lies the South Sopcha massif (Fig. 1); the low-sulfide PGE ore
Report (issue)
Atheneite (Pd, Hg)3As c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point...deposit, Pará. In the Merensky Reef, Bushveldt complex, Transvaal, South Africa. Found around Zlatoust...Kwitko-Ribeiro, and C.H. Cravo Costa (2002) Palladium and platinum minerals from the Serra Pelada Au–Pd–Pt deposit
Report (issue)
palladian gold, atheneite, stillwaterite, palladseite, isomertieite, quartz (Itabira district, Brazil); gpold...Distribution: In Brazil, from Minas Gerais, in the Itabira district [TL], and at the Caue iron mine. In the Stillwater...Montana, USA. From the Merensky Reef, Bushveldt complex, Transvaal, South Africa. In the Siikakämä and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A Key-Diagram for the Optical Determination of Platinum-Group Minerals N. Tarkian and H.-J. Bernhardt...key-diagram for optical routine investigation of platinum-group minerals has, for the first time, been developed...minerals, which occupy defined fields. The dominating platinum metal present in the respective minerals has been...Reflexion sind ebenfalls dargestellt. Introduction Platinum-group minerals (PGM) occur in small a m o u n...International Mineralogical Optical Determination of Platinum-Group Minerals 123 Association's Commission
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Exploration for Platinum-Group Minerals in Till: A New Approach to the Recovery, Counting... P.; Tremblay, J.; Girard, R. Exploration for Platinum-Group Minerals in Till: A New Approach to the...unique occurrence of precious metal (Au, Ag, and platinum-group elements) minerals in the finer-grained...gold grains counting and characterization, to platinum-group minerals in <50 µm till heavy mineral concentrates...distribution, and the surface textures of 2664 discrete platinum-group mineral grains recovered from the processing
Report (issue)
SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA MINERALOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA:... COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA Scientific Editor R.D. Dixon Linguistic and...Council for Geoscience (Geological Survey of South Africa), 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria or..................... 50 4.2 Unidentified Non-Platinum-Group Phases .......................................................... 69 5.1 Overview of South African Occurrences ...........................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
10.1007/s00126-009-0265-z ARTICLE Zoning of platinum group mineral assemblages in the UG2 chromitite...microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry analysis of platinum group minerals (PGM) and base metal sulfides in...Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa J. Gutzmer Department of Mineralogy, TU Bergakademie... University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa R. J. Voordouw (*) Council for Geoscience, P...P.O. Box 900, Pietermaritzburg 3200, South Africa e-mail: ron.voordouw@gmail.com uents of UG2 chromitite
Report (issue)
Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Beneficiation of Platinum-Group Elements Edited by Louis J. Cabri Ottawa...PETROLEUM Suite 1210, 3400 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West Montréal, Québec, Canada H3Z 3B8 ISBN 1-894475-27-5...as follows in this example: OBERTHÜR, T., 2002. Platinum-group element mineralization of the Great Dyke...Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Beneficiation of Platinum-Group Elements. Edited by L.J. Cabri. Canadian... Preface Background The need for a new book on the platinum-group elements (PGE) became apparent about four
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogy ancl Petrology © by Springer-Verlag 1990 Platinum Group Element Mineralisation in the Munni Munni...Nisbet, and C. R. Williams Hunter Resources Limited, West Perth, Western Australia With 11 Figures and 1 Plate...Zusammenfassung Platin-M ineralisation im Munni Munni-Komplex, West-Australien Der sp/it-archaische Munni Munni-Komplex...~ihnlich, und sind wahrscheinlich zu korrellieren. Platinum Group Element Mineralisation in the Munni Munni...Pilbara Block (Donaldson, 1974; Hoatson, 1986). Platinum-groupelement mineralisation was discovered by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Springer-Verlag 1997 Printed in Austria Review of platinum-group mineralogy: compositions and elemental associations...Applied Geology, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa With 4 Figures Received February 2, 1996; accepted...February 20, 1997 Summary There are 96 approved PG (platinum group) - mineral species and more than 500 unidentified...varying concentrations of one or more of the six platinum group elements. The PG-minerals commonly have...pronounced antipathy with other PG-elements, whereas platinum exhibits the most marked sympathetic tendencies
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Hg2+]3SbAsS3 CA01, GE01, KG02, US-NV05 2638 0 Atheneite Pd2(As0.75Hg0.25) BR01, BR02, RU04, ZA01 2058...2005). The world’s largest Hg deposit, the Almadén district of central Spain, is representative of concentrations...California, the largest Hg mining districts in North America, represent post-Miocene (<5.3 Ma) silica-carbonate...floor hydrothermal vents off the north shore of New Zealand’s North Island (Stoffers et al. 1999). Hydrothermal...reworking of the mercury-hosting rocks of the Almadén district (primary mineralization 427–380 Ma) led to at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Review Low-Sulfide Platinum–Palladium Deposits of the Paleoproterozoic Fedorova–Pana Layered...Russia. The deposits are divided into two types: reef-style, associated with the layered central portions...the North Kamennik deposits represent the first ore type and are confined to the North PGE Reef located...located 600–800 m above the base of the West Pana Intrusion. The reef is associated with a horizon of cyclically...are 0.15, 0.53 and 3.32 ppm, respectively. The North Kamennik deposit has similar contents of noble metals
Book (edition)
Mineral Vyalsovite lamellar Umangite distinct Atheneite isotropic Geversite distinct, colours usually...Hexaferrum polysynthetic yes Bismuth, native Platinum, native isotropic Niningerite weak to moderate...grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia;...grey); Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany (sample: Seifert);...contact with gold; West Driefontein Mine, Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand (West Wits Line), Witwatersrand
Book
EXPLORATION FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS DEPOSITS Mineralogical Association of Canada Short Course Series...OF CONTENTS Introduction xvi GEOCHEMISTRY OF PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS 1. Magmatic Geochemistry of the...Mungall 1-34 2. The Aqueous Geochemistry of the Platinum Group Elements (PGE) in Surficial, Low-T Hydrothermal...Magmatic-Hydrothermal Environments 35-56 J.J. Hanley DESCRIPTIVE PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT ORE DEPOSIT MODELS – PRECIOUS-METALDOMINANT...Pt & Pd Deposits A. Wilde 145-161 DESCRIPTIVE PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT ORE DEPOSIT MODELS – BASE-METALDOMINANT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Review Platinum Group Elements (PGE) Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Low Economic Potential...Garuti, G.; Tsikouras, B.; Pushkarev, E.; Idrus, A. Platinum Group Elements (PGE) Geochemistry and Mineralogy...Abstract: This contribution provides an overview of platinum group elements (PGE) distribution and mineralogy...Keywords: chromitite; ophiolite; platinum group elements; platinum group minerals Attribution (CC BY)... Minerals 2022, 12, 1565 2 of 21 1. Introduction Platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir)
Report (issue)
में प्लैटिनम-समूह तत्वों अन्वेषण EXPLORATION FOR PLATINUM GROUP OF ELEMENTS IN INDIA टवशेष प्रकाशन सं....भारत म ेिटनम-समूह त ों अ ेषण EXPLORATION FOR PLATINUM GROUP OF ELEMENTS IN INDIA िवशेष काशन सं. 122...Madawara Igneous Complex 3.8. (ii) Ikauna-Dangli area NORTH EASTERN REGION (NER) 3.9. (i) Manipur Nagaland Ophiolite...3.9. (ii) Mawpyut Ultramafic Complex, Meghalaya WEST BENGAL 3.10. (i) Bagalia-Sonaijuri-Kashipur-Gopalpur...World mine production of PGM by country, 2016. Platinum prices, monthly average (2007-2016). Palladinum
Report (volume)
Palladium Tellurium v Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mod Volatile Siderophile Refractory Siderophile...Unknown Known to native Americans - A de Ulloa (South America) S Tennant (England) S Tennant (England)...contrasting behaviors during melting, with the platinum-PGE (PPGE; Pt, Pd: melting temperature < 2000...Gonzalez-Jimenez (2016) provide an overview of platinum-group minerals (PGM), pointing out that, where...Gorton MP (1985) The origin of the fractionation of platinum-group elements in terrestrial magmas. Chem Geol
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/oregeorev Review of platinum-group element distribution and mineralogy in chromitite...Chromitite Platinum-group elements Platinum-group minerals Ophiolite Iran a b s t r a c t The platinum-group...four chromite mining districts in southern and south-eastern Iran was investigated using geochemical...Sikhuran complexes in the Esfandagheh district, and the Faryab district. Chromitite and dunite were analysed...crystallised to form PGE-bearing pentlandite. Platinum and Pd did not partition into pentlandite but
Book (edition)
Rutheniridosmine I/A.13-40 48 Iridium I/A.14-30 50 Platinum I/A.14-70 52 Hongshiite I/A.14-90 54 Isoferroplatinum...(yellow) in pyrite (light cream); West Driefontein, Johannesburg, South Africa [c]; Nic. // Irregular gold...between stibnite (light grey); Murchison Range, South Africa [g]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum (yellowish white)...grain of native cadmium (white, many scratches); West Verkhoyansky Range, Siberia, Russia [h]; Nic. //...native cadmium (dark brownish grey, many scratches); West Verkhoyansky Range, Siberia, Russia [h]; Nic. +
 
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