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Ferroan Platinum

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Konder (Kondyor) alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine), Aldan shield, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
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Formula:
(Pt,Fe)
System:IsometricColour:Grey
Lustre:Metallic
A variety of Platinum

Disordered Fe-Pt alloys with primitive unit cell. It may to contain Fe in range 10-50 at %. Ferroan platinum differ from Isoferroplatinum and Tetraferroplatinum by simmetry of its unit cell .

Classification of Ferroan Platinum

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Physical Properties of Ferroan Platinum

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Grey

Crystallography of Ferroan Platinum

Crystal System:Isometric

Optical Data of Ferroan Platinum

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Ferroan Platinum

Formula:
(Pt,Fe)
Essential elements:Pt
All elements listed in formula:Fe, Pt

Other Names for Ferroan Platinum

Synonyms:
Ferrian PlatinumFerroplatinumPolyxen
Other Languages:
Russian:Ферроплатина
Varieties:
Rhodic Ferroplatinum

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    • Localities for Ferroan Platinum

    The map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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    Australia
     
    • New South Wales
      • Rous Co.
    		G. A. Albertson Data
        • Evans Head
    		G. A. Albertson Data
    Bulgaria
     
    • Kardzali (Kurdzhali; Kărdžali; Kurdjali) Oblast
    China
     
    • Hebei Province
      • Chengde Prefecture
        • Luan River (Luan He) valley
    		Yu Zuxiang (1995): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 15(1), 1-4.; Yu Zuxiang (1995): Acta Geologica Sinica 69(3), 215-220.; Bilun Luo (1979): Geology and Prospecting 15(3), 11-15
    Yu Zuxiang (1998): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 18(2), 134-137
    Yu Zuxiang (1997): Acta Geologica Sinica 71(4), 486-490.
        • Xinglong Co.
    		Yu Zuxiang (1981): Geological Review 27, 55-71.
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Lower Bavaria
        • Straubing
    		Morphogenetic studies of PGM grains in alluvial-fluvial placer deposits from the Bayerischer Wald, SE Germany: hollingworthite and ferroan platinum, Harald G.Dill, Berthold Weber, Gustav Steyer.
    Papua New Guinea
     
    • Northern Province (Oro Province)
    		[AmMin 85:1325]
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia)
        • Aldan Shield
    		http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2003AM/finalprogram/abstract_64355.htm
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Ayan-Maya district
          • Aldan shield
    		Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, H.H. Giles, (1997), Platinum Group Minerals from the Konder Massif, Russian Far East, Min Rec. 28, 97-106
    • Urals Region
      • Middle Urals
        • Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast'
          • Isovsky District
    		Generalov M.E., Naumov V.A., Mokhov A.V., Trubkin N.V. (1998) Isovite (Cr,Fe)23C6 - a new mineral from the gold-platinum -bearing placiers of the Urals, - Zapiski VMO, 127(5), pp. 26-37 (in Russian).
    South Africa
     
    • Limpopo Province
    		www.bgr.de/b423/oberthuer_ptconf_pgm_bushveld.pdf.
    • Mpumalanga Province
    		www.cosis.net/abstracts/EAE03/11407/EAE03-A-11407.pdf.
        • Lydenburg District
    The Moon
     
    • Mare Fecunditatis
    		[var: Rhodic Ferroplatinum] Gornostaeva T.A., Kartashov P.M., Mokhov A.V., Bogatikov O.A. (2012) Native rhodium-bearing ferroplatinum in the Lunar regolith sample from the Mare Fecundidatis, - Doklady Earth Sciences, 444(2), p. 770-772.
    USA
     
    • California
      • Butte Co.
        • Feather River
    		Clark, Wm. B. (1970a) Gold districts of California: California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 193: 103-104; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 39.
      • Calaveras Co.
        • Rancho Calaveras
          • Calaveras River
    		Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 32-33; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 39.
      • Humboldt Co.
        • Klamath Mts
          • Hoopa Indian Reservation
            • Pekwuteu
    		Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 63.
          • Weitchpec District
            • Weitchpec
              • Klamath River
    		Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 65, 109; Mertie, J.B. (1969) Economic geology of the platinum metals. USGS Professional Paper 630, 120 pp.: 94; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41.
      • Merced Co.
        • Cressey
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41, 43.
        • Snelling District
          • Snelling
            • Merced River
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41, 43.
      • Sacramento Co.
        • Folsom District
          • Folsom
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15, figure 1; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 43.
      • Shasta Co.
        • Redding District
          • Redding
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15, figure 1; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 43.
      • Stanislaus Co.
        • Hughson
          • Tuolumne River
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15, figure 1; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 44.
      • Tehama Co.
        • Klamath Mts
          • Beegum
    		Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 44.
      • Trinity Co.
        • Klamath Mts
          • Weaverville District
            • Douglas City
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 45.
      • Yuba Co.
        • Hammonton District
          • Hammonton
            • Yuba River
    		Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 45.
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