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Taimyrite, Magnetite, Majakite, Polarite, Chalcopyrite, Pentlandite


Taimyrite : (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn, Magnetite : Fe2+Fe3+2O4, Majakite : PdNiAs, Polarite : Pd(Bi,Pb), Chalcopyrite : CuFeS2, Pentlandite : (Fe,Ni)9S8

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Locality: Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taimyr Autonomous Region (Taymyrskiy Okrug), Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
A small area of taimyrite (TM), with magnetite (MT), majakite (MK), and polarite (POL), in chalcopyrite (CP) and pentlandite (PN) (polished section).
300 micron field of view.
Excalibur Mineral specimen.

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