Vysotskite

Vysotskite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Vysotskite

Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA

Vysotskite

Minneapolis adit, J-M Reef, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Vysotskite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Vysotskite

Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA

Vysotskite

Minneapolis adit, J-M Reef, Stillwater County, Montana, USA

Vysotskite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Vysotskite

Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA

About VysotskiteHide

Nikolai K. Vysotskii

Formula:

PdS

Colour:

White

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

1½

Specific Gravity:

6.705 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Name:

Named in honor of Nikolai Konstantinovich Vysotskii (Никола́й Константи́нович Высо́цкий) (23(11) April 1864, Barnaul, Russian Empire - 7 August 1932, Leningrad, USSR), geologist who found the platinum ore deposit at Noril'sk.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Severniy Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Braggite-Vysotskite Series.

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Anisotropism:

Weak to moderate, dark brown to dark blue-gray.

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R1	R2
400nm	41.2%	42.0%
420nm	42.2%	43.0%
440nm	43.0%	43.9%
460nm	43.7%	44.5%
480nm	44.2%	45.0%
500nm	44.5%	45.4%
520nm	44.9%	45.6%
540nm	45.1%	45.8%
560nm	45.4%	46.1%
580nm	45.6%	46.3%
600nm	45.8%	46.5%
620nm	46.0%	46.6%
640nm	46.0%	46.6%
660nm	46.0%	46.5%
680nm	45.7%	46.3%
700nm	45.4%	46.2%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 46.6%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Colour in reflected light:

creamy white

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0010019	Vysotskite	Brese N E, Squattrito P J, Ibers J A (1985) Reinvestigation of the structure of PdS Acta Crystallographica C41 1829-1830		1985	synthetic	0	293
0010567	Vysotskite	Gaskell T F (1937) The structure of braggite and palladium sulphide Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 96 203-213		1937	synthetic	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Vysotskite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Brese N E' 'Squattrito P J' 'Ibers J A' _journal_name_full 'Acta Crystallographica, Section C' _journal_volume 41 _journal_year 1985 _journal_page_first 1829 _journal_page_last 1830 _publ_section_title ; Reinvestigation of the structure of PdS ; _database_code_amcsd 0010019 _chemical_compound_source 'Synthetic' _chemical_formula_sum 'Pd S' _cell_length_a 6.429 _cell_length_b 6.429 _cell_length_c 6.611 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 273.246 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 6.733 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 42/m' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' 'y,-x,1/2-z' '-y,x,1/2+z' 'x,y,-z' '-x,-y,z' '-y,x,1/2-z' 'y,-x,1/2+z' '-x,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_U_iso_or_equiv Pd1 0.00000 0.00000 0.25000 0.00443 Pd2 0.50000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00418 Pd3 0.25713 0.46779 0.00000 0.00418 S 0.30754 0.19361 0.22904 0.00469

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Bulgaria
Burgas Province Kameno Municipality ⓘ Konstantinovo	Atanasov (1990)
Canada
British Columbia Liard Mining Division ⓘ Turnagain River area	Vos et al. (2007)
New Brunswick Kings Co. Cardwell Parish ⓘ Mechanic Settlement Pluton	Canadian Mineralogist 45 +1 other reference
Ontario Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Mcdonald et al. (2015)
ⓘ W horizon	Good et al. (2017)
Lac des Iles Area ⓘ Lac des Iles Complex	Dana's New Mineralogy +2 other references
ⓘ Lac des Iles Mine	D. H. Watkinson and G. Dunning v (1979) +1 other reference
Seeley Lake Area ⓘ Anaconda occurrence (Stillwater Marathon project)	EcoMetrix Reort for Stillwater Canada Inc (2012)
China
Hebei Chengde Fengning County Boluonuo ⓘ Hongshila Pt-Pd deposit (Hung District)	Zuxiang Yu et al. (1974) +2 other references
Xinjiang Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture) Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.) Sartohay (Sartokay; Sartuohai; Saertuohai) ⓘ Sartohay Mine	Zhu et al. (2019)
DR Congo
Lualaba Mutshatsha ⓘ Mutoshi Mine	...
Finland
Lapland Enontekiö ⓘ Miessijoki River	Kojonen et al. (2014)
ⓘ Koillismaa Complex	Gustafsson et al. (2019)
Penikat complex ⓘ Ala-Penikka Reef	Alapieti et al. (1986)
Sompujärvi Reef ⓘ Kirakkajuppura PGE deposit	American Mineralogist +2 other references
Portimo complex ⓘ Kilvenjärvi Offset Sulfide-PGE Deposit	Andersen et al. (2006)
ⓘ Konttijärvi deposit	Papunen (1986)
Sodankylä ⓘ Keivitsa intrusion	Gervilla
Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi) ⓘ Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine	Mutanen (1997)
Viiankiaapa mire area ⓘ Sakattilampi (Sakatti deposit)	Pelayo Barrón Francisco (2020)
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Bourg-en-Bresse Jayat ⓘ Jayat quarry	Ducluzaux (2022)
Lescheroux ⓘ Reyssouze River placer	Ducluzaux B. (2022)
Savoie Chambéry Marcieux ⓘ Marcieux quarry	Ducluzaux (2021)
Greece
Thessaly Trikala Meteora ⓘ Pefki	Argirios Kapsiotis et al. (2011)
Greenland
Sermersooq ⓘ Skaergaard intrusion	Thomassen et al. (2006)
ⓘ Platinova reef	Holwell et al. (2016)
India
Odisha Keonjhar District ⓘ Nuasahi Complex	Prichard et al. (2018)
Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Rumoi Subprefecture ⓘ Obira coast	NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)
Kazakhstan
Aktobe Region Kargaly District ⓘ Kempirsai Cr deposit ?	doi.org (n.d.) +1 other reference
Philippines
Luzon Cordillera Administrative Region Benguet Province Tuba ⓘ Philex-Padcal Mine	Piestrzyński et al. (1994)
Russia
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Karaginsky District ⓘ Pustaya River	Tolstykh et al. (2000)
Olyutorsky district ⓘ Prizhimny Creek	Kutyrev et al. (2018) +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex Sisim Placer Zone ⓘ River Ko placer deposit	Barkov et al. (2021)
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	Anthony et al. (1990) +3 other references
Noril'sk Cu-Ni deposit Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni deposit ⓘ Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit ⓘ Komsomol'skii Mine	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.)
ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine	Spiridonov et al. (2020) +1 other reference
ⓘ Severniy Mine (TL)	Pekov (1998)
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)	Gabov (2010)
ⓘ Eastern Pana block	33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
ⓘ East Chuarvy	Hålenius et al. (2018)
ⓘ Fedorova Tundra block	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ FT-1 reef	Groshev +6 other references
ⓘ Kievey deposit	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ North Kamennik deposit	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ Northern PGE reef	33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
ⓘ Southern Kievey Fedorovo–Pana layered intrusion	Vymazalová et al. (2021)
ⓘ Southern PGE Reef	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ Western Pana block	Groshev et al. (2019)
ⓘ Monche tundra intrusion	www.duke.edu (2003)
ⓘ Loypishnyun deposit	Chashchin et al. (2018)
ⓘ Monchetundra deposit	Grokhovskaya et al. (2009)
ⓘ Monchegorsk	Yury L. Voytekhovsky (2008)
ⓘ Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit	Grokhovskaya et al. (2003)
ⓘ Pechengsky District	Chashchin et al. (2013)
ⓘ Volchetundra massif	Chashchin et al. (2013)
Novosibirsk Oblast Egor’evsk ore placer district Ik placer field ⓘ Simonovsky Brook gold placer	Podlipsky et al. (2007)
Perm Krai Gornozavodskii District Sarany ⓘ Saranovskii Mine	Puzik (2019)
Republic of Karelia Kondopozhsky District ⓘ Vikshozero deposit	- (2014)
Loukhsky District Oulanka plutonic complex Olanga River (Oulanka River) ⓘ Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara pluton; Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion)	Grishaenko et al. (2007)
Northern Karelia ⓘ Kaalamo massif	Lavrov et al. (2017)
Sakha Anabar River basin ⓘ Bolshaya Kuonamka River	Okrugin et al. (2024)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Kachkanar Kachkanar Complex Kachkanarskoe ⓘ Western pit	Stepanov et al. (2023)
Karpinsk Urban Okrug ⓘ Serebryansky Kamen massif	Mikhailov et al. (2021)
Nizhnii Tagil Volkovskii Cu-Fe-V-Au-Pd complex ⓘ Baronskoe-Kluevsky Pd-Au deposit	Zaccarini et al. (2004) +1 other reference
ⓘ Serebryansky Kamen Massif	Mikhailov et al. (2021)
Ural Mountains Polar Urals ⓘ Dzelyatyshor massif	Cherkasova et al. (2014, August)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Labytnangi ⓘ Ozernoe Occurrence	Murzin et al. (2022)
Sierra Leone
Western Area ⓘ Freetown layered complex	Mineralogy and Petrology (2000)
ⓘ Big Water	Bowles et al. (2018)
South Africa
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Burgersfort ⓘ Maandagshoek farm	Melcher et al. (2005)
ⓘ Lesego project	Montjoie (2018)
Steelpoort ⓘ Helena Chrome Mine	Kottke-Levin (2011)
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena ⓘ Mokopane	Hutchinson et al. (2005)
ⓘ Turfspruit farm	Hutchinson et al. (2005)
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Madibeng Local Municipality ⓘ Brits	Cairncross et al. (1995)
ⓘ UG-2 Reef	Voordouw et al. (2010)
Spain
Galicia A Coruña ⓘ Herbeira ultramafic massif	Madon et al. (1991) +3 other references
Tanzania
Kigoma Region ⓘ Kapalagulu Intrusion	Wilhelmij et al. (2016)
USA
California Nevada County North San Juan Mining District North San Juan ⓘ Yuba River placers	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 63-64 +3 other references
Montana ⓘ Stillwater Complex	Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 17 (1979) +1 other reference
Stillwater County ⓘ Blakely Creek	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
ⓘ Frog Pond	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
ⓘ Iron Mountain	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
J-M Reef (Howland Reef) ⓘ Minneapolis adit	Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 23 (1 985)
ⓘ Lost Mountain	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
ⓘ Frog Pond	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
ⓘ Mountain View	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
ⓘ Stillwater Mine	Gobla (2012)
ⓘ West Fork adit	Canadian Mineralogist Vol.24 (1986)
Sweet Grass County ⓘ East Boulder Mine (East Boulder project prospect; Frog Pond adit; Frog Pond audit; Jack Pine project; J-M Reef)	Bart Cannon analysis
Nevada Clark County Virgin Mountains ⓘ Bunkerville Mining District	Castor et al. (2004)
Pennsylvania Chester County ⓘ West Nottingham Township	Smith and Barnes (2011)
Lancaster County ⓘ Fulton Township	Smith and Barnes (2011)
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Chegutu District ⓘ Hartley Mine	Allan H. Wilson and Martin D. Prendergast (2001)