Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 111-113.

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Australia
New South Wales Cunningham Co. Fifield Woodburn Jerusalem Creek	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data
Rous Co. Ballina	G. A. Albertson Data
Beach Deposit	G. A. Albertson Data
Tasmania Adamsfield	Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
Heazlewood district Bald Hill osmiridium field	Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania

Bulgaria
Burgas Oblast (Bourgas Oblast) Sozopol Obshtina Vurshilo (Vershilo)	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990

Canada
British Columbia Atlin Mining Division Ruby Creek	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Similkameen Mining Division Tulameen River Lincoln Mine
Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Robert-Cliche RCM Beauceville Rivière des Plantes placer	J.J. O'Neill and H.C. Gunning, Platinum and Allied Metal Deposits of Canada, Canada Department of Mines, 1934. (Pg. 55)
Rivière-du-Loup	Traill, R. J. (1980) Catalog of Canadian Minerals: Revised 1980. Geological Survey of Canada Paper 80-18.
Rivière Linière	Traill, R. J. (1980) Catalog of Canadian Minerals: Revised 1980. Geological Survey of Canada Paper 80-18.

China
Hebei Province Chengde Prefecture Luan River (Luan He) valley Kashinite occurrence	Yu Zuxiang (1985): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 5(1), 6-9
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Hohhot League (Huhehaote Prefecture) Wuchuan Co. Xiaonanshan Cu-Ni-(Pt-Pd) deposit	Chen Keqiao, Yang Huifang, Ma Letian, and Peng Zhizhong (1981): Dizhi Lunping [Geological Review] 27(2), 108-115.
Qinghai Province	Dianhao Huang, Keqiao Chen, Chengyu Wu, and Shimei Yu (1995): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 15(3), 312-316
Tibet Autonomous Region Nagchu (Naqu) Prefecture Amdo (Anduo) Co. Dongqiao (Donqiao) ophiolite Dongqiao Cr-PGE deposit	Shi, R.D., Zhi, X.C., O'Reilly, S.Y., Griffin, W.L., Pearson, N.J., Bai, W.J., Fang, Q.S., Alard, O., and Zhang, M. (2006): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2006, A 583.
Shannan (Lhokha; Lhoka) Prefecture Qusum (Qusong) Co. Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")	Wenji Bai, Jingsui Yang, Qingsong Fang, Binggan Yan, and Zhongming Zhang (2001): Earth Science Frontiers 8(3), 111-121
Xinjiang (Xinjiang-Uygur) Autonomous Region Changji (Sanji) Autonomous Prefecture Manasi (Manas) Co. Manasi river placers	Jianxun Bai (1987): Geology and Prospecting 23(12), 24-27
Yunnan Province Dali Autonomous Prefecture Midu Co. Jinbaoshan (Jingbaoshan) Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit	Min Liu (2002): Multipurpose Utilization of Mineral Resources 10(5), 28-32

Czech Republic
Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen) Hradec Králové Region Nová Paka (Neupaka) Vestrev	Moravec, B.: Zajímavé nerosty z granátových náplavů v Podkrkonoší. Minerál, 2002, roč. 10 č. 4, s. 262-268.

Ethiopia
Benshangul-Gumaz Province Asosa region (Assosa region) Tumet river	P.M. Kartashov analytical data

France
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Bouches-du-Rhône Aix-en-Provence Peyrolles-en-Provence Durance alluvial deposits	Y. Moëlo : "Compte-rendu de la réunion "Systématique des Minéraux" du 23 novembre 1989", Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéral.

Greece
Macedonia Department Kozáni Prefecture Kozáni and Grevena prefectures border area Vourinos Mt ophiolite complex Aetoraches Mine	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990

Japan
Hokkaido Kamikawa Province Uryu-gun Uryugawa	Masutomi Museum specimen (Kyoto)
Sorachi Province Yubari District Yubari placers	Ryoichi SADANAGA and Michiaki BUNNO (1974) THE WAKABAYASHI MINERAL COLLECTION Bulletin No. 7 The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Soya Province Esashi-gun Peichan river	Mitsubishi Corporation mineral collection, Ikuno
Tomarinaigawa River	Ryoichi SADANAGA and Michiaki BUNNO (1974) THE WAKABAYASHI MINERAL COLLECTION Bulletin No. 7 The University Museum, The University of Tokyo

New Zealand
South Island Parapara Ironstone Creek	www.med.govt.nz/crown_minerals/minerals/docs/comreports/report05_pgm.pdf.

Norway
Sogn og Fjordane Vik Stølsheimen Raudberg Talc deposits	Nilsson, L. P. & Larsen, R. B. (1998): Edle mineraler i mafiske og ultramafiske bergarter- en oppsummering av platina-gruppe mineraler (PGM) funnet i Norge i de senere år. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14: 40-49
Sør-Trøndelag Røros Feragen Osthammeren	Nilson, L. P. (1990): Platinum-group mineral inclusions in chromitite from the Osthammeren ultramafic tectonite body, South Central Norway. Mineralogy and Petrology 42: 249-263

Oman
Northern Oman Ophiolite Wadi Hilti

Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Saha Republic (Sakha Republic; Yakutia) Aldan Shield	[World of Stones 12:49]
Far-Eastern Region Amurskaya Oblast' Dambuki ore cluster	Stepanov, V.A., Rogulina, L.I., Melnikov, A.V., and Yusupov, D.V. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 619-623.
Chukotskii Autonomous Okrug Pekul'nei Range Northern Pekul'nei River Placer Deposit	Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
Kamchatka Oblast' Koryak Mts Chirynaisky Massif
Northern Region Murmanskaja Oblast' Kola Peninsula Monche-Tundra Monchegorsk Sopcheozerskoe (Sopcheozero) deposit	Neradovsky, Y.N., and Savchenko, E.E. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 746-748.
Urals Region Middle Urals Sverdlovskaya Oblast' Sysert' District	P.M. Kartashov data
Neiva River	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data
Verkhneivinsk
Southern Urals Chelyabinsk Oblast' Miass River	P.M. Kartashov data

South Africa
Free State Province Witwatersrand field	Minerals of South Africa

USA
Alaska Bethel Borough Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District Platinum Creek	USGS Open-File Report 01-269
Wrangell-Petersburg Borough Ketchikan District Continental; Chevelle; Cannery Creek Prospects	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
Jaguar Prospect	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
Lexus Prospect	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
Mount Burnett Zone Prospect	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
North Zone Prospect	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
West Cobra; East Cobra Prospects	U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
California Butte Co. Cherokee District Cherokee	Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (1873c), On the probable existence of microscopic diamonds with zircons and topaz, in the sands of hydraulic washings in California: A.I.M.E. Transactions: 1: 132; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Del Norte Co. Coastal Range Lower Klamath River	Hittell, John Sherzer (1868), The resources of California, 494 pp., San Francisco, A. Roman & Co.: 61; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Humboldt Co. Eureka Humboldt Bay Unspecified PGE deposit (2)	Richthofen, Ferdinand [Baron von] (1865), Die Metall-Produktion Californiens und der angrenzenden Länden: Petermanns Mitt. Erganzungsband III, Erganzung Heft 14, 58 pp.: 46; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Klamath Mts Willow Creek District Willow Creek (China Flat) China Flat Unnamed PGE occurrence (1)	Horton, Frederick W. (1912), Iridium in American placer platinum: Engineering & Mining Journal: 94: 873-875; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Mendocino Co. Coastal Range Calpella Unnamed PGE placer deposit	Logan, Clarence August (1918), Platinum and allied metals in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 85, 120 pp.: 46-47; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 41.
Nevada Co. North San Juan District (Badger Hill District) Yuba River North San Juan	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: 45.
Placer Co. American River North Fork American River North Fork American River placer	Genth, Frederick Augustus (1852), On some minerals which accompany gold in California: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Proceedings: 6: 113-114; […(abstract): Neues Jahrb.: 68-69 (1855)]: 113; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Sacramento Co. Folsom District Folsom American 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: 43.
Shasta Co. Cottonwood Creek Cottonwood Creek headwaters area	Mining and Scientific Press (1901), Tin in California: Mining and Scientific Press: 82: 209; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Trinity Co. Klamath Mts Junction City District Junction City Main Channel Trinity River	Horton, Frederick W. (1912), Iridium in American placer platinum: Engineering & Mining Journal: 94: 873-875; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Weaverville District Douglas City Trinity River placer	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.
Willow Creek District Salyer Koon Ranch placer deposit	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Tuolumne Co. Stanislaus Stanislaus River Unnamed Au-PGE placers	Genth, Frederick Augustus (1852), On some minerals which accompany gold in California: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Proceedings: 6: 113; Genth, Frederick Augustus (1852), On a probably new element with iridosmine and platinum from California: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Proceedings: 6: 209, 247; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 229.
Yuba Co. Hammonton District (Yuba River District; Yuba Gold Field; Yuba Dredge Field; Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields) Hammonton Yuba River placers (Yuba Mine)	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.
Nevada Clark Co. Crescent District Gingerload prospect	NBMG ofr 88-1
Oregon Coos Co. Coos Bay	Bird, J. M., and W. A. Bassett (1980), Evidence of a Deep Mantle History in Terrestrial Osmium-Iridium-Ruthenium Alloys, J. Geophys. Res., 85(B10), 5461–5470.
Curry Co. Beach Area Meek's Placer (Eckis)	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Sixes River District Corbin Property	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Divelbiss No. 2	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Josephine Co. Josephine Creek District Josephine Creek	www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/faculty/Bird.html.
Washington Clallam Co. Makah Bay Shi Shi Beach Placer (Lovelace Beach Placer)	Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report; Derkey, Joseph, Lasmanis

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