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Insizwaite, etc.

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

Insizwaite, etc.

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

Insizwaite, etc.

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

Insizwaite, etc.

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

Insizwaite, etc.

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

Insizwaite, etc.

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

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About InsizwaiteHide

Formula:

Pt(Bi,Sb)₂

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

5 - 5½

Specific Gravity:

12.8 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Pyrite Group

Name:

Named for the type locality, the Insizwa deposit, Waterfall Gorge, South Africa.
Pronounced ǐnsizwa-ait.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Waterfall gorge, Insizwa, Alfred Nzo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Compare, e.g., UM1990-07-Bi:Pt, UM1990-08-Bi:Pt, and UM1990-06-Bi:PbPt.

Classification of InsizwaiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

First published:

1972

Strunz 8th ed.:

2/D.17-150

Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:

2.EB.05a

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.

Dana 8th ed.:

2.12.1.15

2 : SULFIDES
12 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.12.56

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals

Physical Properties of InsizwaiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Hardness:

5 - 5½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₂₅=488 - 540 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

12.8 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of InsizwaiteHide

Bireflectance:

None

Colour in reflected light:

white

Chemical Properties of InsizwaiteHide

Formula:

Pt(Bi,Sb)₂

IMA Formula:

PtBi₂

Elements listed:

Bi, Pt, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Pd,Ni,Sn,Te

Crystallography of InsizwaiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3 (2/m 3) - Diploidal

Space Group:

Pa3

Setting:

Pa3

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.691 Å

Unit Cell V:

299.55 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0017788	Insizwaite	Furuseth S, Selte K, Kjekshus A (1965) Redetermined crystal structures of PdAs2, PdSb2, PtP2, PtAs2, PtSb2, alpha-PtBi2, and AuSb2 Acta Chemica Scandinavica 19 735-741	1965	synthetic	293
0015804	Insizwaite	Brese N E, von Schnering H G (1994) Bonding trends in pyrites and a reinvestigation of the structures of PdAs2, PdSb2, PtSb2 and PtBi2 Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 620 393-404	1994	synthetic	293
0015828	Insizwaite	Wallbaum H J (1943) Die kristallstrukturen von Bi2Pt und Sn2Pt Zeitschrift fur Metallkunde 35 200-201	1943	synthetic	293

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 Redetermined crystal structures of PdAs2, PdSb2,
 PtP2, PtAs2, PtSb2, alpha-PtBi2, and AuSb2
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Bi   0.37100   0.37100   0.37100

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Hydrothermal/Aqueous Precipitates

Type Occurrence of InsizwaiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Waterfall gorge, Insizwa, Alfred Nzo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

General Appearance of Type Material:

small rounded grains, varying in area up to 70 x 220 μm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, 10400; Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Reference:

Cabri, L.J., Harris, D.C. (1972) The new mineral insizwaite (PtBi2) and new data on niggliite (PtSn). Mineralogical Magazine: 38: 794-800.

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https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/MM38_794.pdf

Synonyms of InsizwaiteHide

IMA1971-031

Other Language Names for InsizwaiteHide

German:Insizwait

Russian:Инсизваит

Spanish:Insizwaita

Relationship of Insizwaite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Pyrite Group

Other Members of this group:

Aurostibite	AuSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Cattierite	CoS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Dzharkenite	FeSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Erlichmanite	OsS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Fukuchilite	Cu₃FeS₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Gaotaiite	Ir₃Te₈	Iso.
Geversite	PtSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Hauerite	MnS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Krut'aite	CuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Laurite	RuS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Pyrite	FeS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Sperrylite	PtAs₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Trogtalite	CoSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Vaesite	NiS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Villamanínite	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S₂	Tric.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

5 photos of Insizwaite associated with Altaite	PbTe
5 photos of Insizwaite associated with Sobolevskite	PdBi
4 photos of Insizwaite associated with Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂
4 photos of Insizwaite associated with Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
4 photos of Insizwaite associated with Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
4 photos of Insizwaite associated with Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆
4 photos of Insizwaite associated with Silver	Ag
1 photo of Insizwaite associated with Galena	PbS
1 photo of Insizwaite associated with Valleriite	(Fe²⁺,Cu)₄(Mg,Al)₃S₄(OH,O)₆
1 photo of Insizwaite associated with

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping Hide

2.EB.05a	Aurostibite	AuSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05b	Bambollaite	Cu(Se,Te)₂	Tet.
2.EB.05a	Cattierite	CoS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Erlichmanite	OsS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Fukuchilite	Cu₃FeS₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Geversite	PtSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Hauerite	MnS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Krut'aite	CuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Laurite	RuS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Pyrite	FeS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Sperrylite	PtAs₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Trogtalite	CoSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Vaesite	NiS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Villamanínite	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S₂	Tric.
2.EB.05a	Dzharkenite	FeSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Gaotaiite	Ir₃Te₈	Iso.
2.EB.10b	Alloclasite	Co_1-xFe_xAsS	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.EB.10d	Costibite	CoSbS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.EB.10a	Ferroselite	FeSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Frohbergite	FeTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10c	Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.EB.10a	Kullerudite	NiSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Marcasite	FeS₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Mattagamite	CoTe₂	Orth.
2.EB.10e	Paracostibite	CoSbS	Orth.
2.EB.10e	Pararammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.EB.10f	Oenite	CoSbAs	Orth.
2.EB.15a	Anduoite	(Ru,Os)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15a	Clinosafflorite	CoAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.EB.15a	Löllingite	FeAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Nisbite	NiSb₂	Orth.
2.EB.15a	Omeiite	(Os,Ru)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15c	Paxite	CuAs₂	Mon.
2.EB.15a	Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Safflorite	(Co,Ni,Fe)As₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15b	Seinäjokite	(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)₂	Orth.
2.EB.20	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.20	Gudmundite	FeSbS	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.20	Osarsite	(Os,Ru)AsS	Mon.
2.EB.20	Ruarsite	(Ru,Os)AsS	Mon.
2.EB.25	Cobaltite	CoAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.25	Gersdorffite	NiAsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
2.EB.25	Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso.
2.EB.25	Jolliffeite	NiAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Krutovite	NiAs₂	Iso.
2.EB.25	Maslovite	PtBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Michenerite	PdBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Padmaite	PdBiSe	Iso.
2.EB.25	Platarsite	PtAsS	Iso.
2.EB.25	Testibiopalladite	PdTe(Sb,Te)	Iso.
2.EB.25	Tolovkite	IrSbS	Iso.
2.EB.25	Ullmannite	NiSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Willyamite	CoSbS
2.EB.25	Changchengite	IrBiS	Iso.
2.EB.25	Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Hollingsworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
2.EB.25	Kalungaite	PdAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Milotaite	PdSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.30	Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	Tet.
2.EB.35	Rheniite	ReS₂	Tric.

Related Minerals - Dana Grouping (8th Ed.)Hide

2.12.1.1	Pyrite	FeS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.2	Vaesite	NiS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.3	Cattierite	CoS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.4	Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.5	Trogtalite	CoSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.6	Villamanínite	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S₂	Tric.
2.12.1.7	Fukuchilite	Cu₃FeS₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.8	Krut'aite	CuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.9	Hauerite	MnS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.10	Laurite	RuS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.11	Aurostibite	AuSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.12	Krutovite	NiAs₂	Iso.
2.12.1.13	Sperrylite	PtAs₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.14	Geversite	PtSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.16	Erlichmanite	OsS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.17	Dzharkenite	FeSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.12.1.18	Gaotaiite	Ir₃Te₈	Iso.
2.12.1.19	Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals Grouping Hide

3.12.1	Seinäjokite	(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)₂	Orth.
3.12.2	Laurite	RuS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
3.12.3	Ruthenarsenite	(Ru,Ni)As	Orth.
3.12.4	Anduoite	(Ru,Os)As₂	Orth.
3.12.5	Ruarsite	(Ru,Os)AsS	Mon.
3.12.6	Xingzhongite	Pb²⁺Ir³⁺₂S₄	Iso.
3.12.7	Rhodplumsite	Rh₃Pb₂S₂	Trig.
3.12.8	Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
3.12.9	Konderite	Cu₃Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)₈S₁₆	Hex. 6/m : P6/m
3.12.10	Bowieite	(Rh,Ir,Pt)₂S₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
3.12.11	Cherepanovite	RhAs	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma
3.12.12	Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3)
3.12.13	Vysotskite	(Pd,Ni)S	Tet.
3.12.14	Vasilite	(Pd,Cu)₁₆(S,Te)₇	Iso.
3.12.15	Palladseite	Pd₁₇Se₁₅	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
3.12.16	Oosterboschite	(Pd,Cu)₇Se₅	Orth.
3.12.17	Telluropalladinite	Pd₉Te₄	Mon.
3.12.18	Temagamite	Pd₃HgTe₃	Trig. 3m : P3m1
3.12.19	Sopcheite	Ag₄Pd₃Te₄	Orth.
3.12.20	Michenerite	PdBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
3.12.21	Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	Hex.
3.12.22	Telargpalite	(Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)	Iso.
3.12.23	Merenskyite	PdTe₂	Trig. 3m : P3m1
3.12.24	Palladoarsenide	Pd₂As	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
3.12.25	Stillwaterite	Pd₈As₃	Trig.
3.12.26	Atheneite	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
3.12.27	Majakite	PdNiAs	Hex.
3.12.28	Palarstanide	Pd₅(Sn,As)₂	Hex.
3.12.29	Arsenopalladinite	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
3.12.30	Vincentite	Pd₃As	Tet.
3.12.31	Palladobismutharsenide	Pd₂(As,Bi)	Orth.
3.12.32	Stibiopalladinite	Pd₅Sb₂	Hex.
3.12.33	Hexatestibiopanickelite	(Pd,Ni)(Sb,Te)	Hex.
3.12.34	Sudburyite	PdSb	Hex.
3.12.35	Testibiopalladite	PdTe(Sb,Te)	Iso.
3.12.36	Borovskite	Pd₃SbTe₄	Iso.
3.12.37	Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
3.12.38	Mertieite-I	Pd₁₁(Sb,As)₄	Hex.
3.12.39	Mertieite-II	Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5	Trig. 3m (3 2/m) : R3c
3.12.40	Sobolevskite	PdBi	Hex.
3.12.41	Froodite	α-PdBi₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
3.12.42	Polarite	Pd(Bi,Pb)	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
3.12.43	Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	Tet.
3.12.44	Cooperite	PtS	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4₂/mmc
3.12.45	Braggite	(Pt,Pd,Ni)S	Tet.
3.12.46	Kharaelakhite	(Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)₉S₈	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmm
3.12.47	Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	Iso.
3.12.48	Moncheite	(Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)₂	Trig.
3.12.49	Maslovite	PtBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
3.12.50	Sperrylite	PtAs₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
3.12.51	Platarsite	PtAsS	Iso.
3.12.52	Geversite	PtSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
3.12.53	Daomanite	CuPtAsS₂	Orth.
3.12.54	Genkinite	(Pt,Pd,Rh)₄Sb₃	Tet. 4 2 2
3.12.55	Stumpflite	PtSb	Hex.
3.12.57	Erlichmanite	OsS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
3.12.58	Omeiite	(Os,Ru)As₂	Orth.
3.12.59	Osarsite	(Os,Ru)AsS	Mon.
3.12.60	Kashinite	(Ir,Rh)₂S₃	Orth.
3.12.61	Inaglyite	Cu₃Pb(Ir,Pt)₈S₁₆	Hex.
3.12.62	Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
3.12.63	Iridarsenite	(Ir,Ru)As₂	Mon.
3.12.64	Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso.
3.12.65	Tolovkite	IrSbS	Iso.

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References for InsizwaiteHide

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Cabri, L.J., Harris, D.C. (1972) The new mineral insizwaite (PtBi2) and new data on niggliite (PtSn). Mineralogical Magazine: 38: 794-800.

Fleischer, M. (1973) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 58: 805.

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Canada
Ontario Sudbury District Blezard Township ⓘ Lindsley Mine	; Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787
Creighton-Davies Township ⓘ Creighton Mine	Ford, F.D., Wecholaz, C.R. & Lee, A. (2011) Predicting process outcomes for Sudbury platinum-group minerals using grade-recovery modeling from mineral liberation analyzer (MLA) data. Canadian Mineralogist 49, 1627-1642.
Levack Township ⓘ Coleman Mine	Ford, F.D., Wecholaz, C.R. & Lee, A. (2011) Predicting process outcomes for Sudbury platinum-group minerals using grade-recovery modeling from mineral liberation analyzer (MLA) data. Canadian Mineralogist 49, 1627-1642.; Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., (2003), Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787
ⓘ McCreedy East Mine	Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., (2003), Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787
ⓘ Strathcona Mine	ontariominerals.com; Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787
ⓘ Sudbury Complex (Sudbury irruptive; Sudbury nickel irruptive)	Grice, Joel D. (1989) Sudbury: Nickel Capital of the World. In: Famous mineral localities of Canada. Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited & the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 190 pages: 79-84; 157-158.
Thunder Bay District Seagull Lake Area Seagull Lake complex ⓘ Nipigon Reefs Project	Wilson, G., & Harper, G. (2013). Nipigon Reefs Project: A New Look at the PGE-bearing Seagull Mafic-Ultramafic Complex. Field Guide to the Copper-Nickel-Platinum Group Element Deposits of the Lake Superior Region, Precambrian Research Center Guidebook, 13-01.

Russia
Khabarovsk Krai Ayan-Maya district ⓘ Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif (Konder placers; Konder mine; Kondyor)	Shcheka G.G., Lehmann B., Gierth E., Gomann K., Wallianos A. (2004) Macrocrystals of Pt-Fe alloy from the Kondyor PGE placer deposit, Khabarovskiy kray, Russia: trace-element content, mineral inclusions and reaction assemblages, - Canadian Mineralogist, v.42, N2, pp. 601-617.; Lennikov, A. M., Zalishak, B. L., & Oktyabrsky, R. A. (2004). The Konder massif of ultramafic and alkaline rocks and related PGM mineralization. In Interim IAGOD Conf. Excursion Guidebook. Vladivostok: Dalnauka (p. 29).
Krasnoyarsk Krai Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	Spiridonov, E.M., Gritsenko, Y.D., and Ponomarenko, A.I. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 755-762.; Spiridonov, E. M., E. A. Kulagov, A. A. Serova, I. M. Kulikova, N. N. Korotaeva, E. V. Sereda, I. N. Tushentsova, S. N. Belyakov, and N. N. Zhukov. "Genetic Pd, Pt, Au, Ag, and Rh mineralogy in Noril’sk sulfide ores." Geology of Ore Deposits 57, no. 5 (2015): 402-432.
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit ⓘ Komsomol'skii Mine (Komsomolsk Mine; Komsomol'sky Mine; Komsomolsky Mine)	Vymazalová, A., Laufek, F., Sluzhenikin, S.F., Stanley, C.J., Kozlov, V.V., Chareev, D.A., Lukashova, M.L. (2017): Kravtsovite, PdAg2S, a new mineral from the Noril’sk-Talnakh deposit, Krasnoyarskiy kray, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy: 29: 597-602.
ⓘ Mayak Mine (Majak Mine)	Dr. N Rudashevsky
Republic of Karelia Medvezhyegorsky District Zaonezhie peninsula Velikaya Guba uran-vanadium deposit ⓘ Srednyaya Padma mine	American Mineralogist, Volume 83, pages 1118, 1998; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
Zabaykalsky Krai Buriatia Republic (Buryatia) Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands ⓘ Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif	Spiridonov, E. M., Orsoev, D. A., Ariskin, A. A., Kislov, E. V., Korotaeva, N. N., Nikolaev, G. S., & Yapaskurt, V. O. (2019). Germanium-Rich Palladium Minerals Palladogermanide Pd 2 Ge, Paolovite Pd 2 (Sn, Ge), and Zvyagintsevite in Sulfide-Bearing Anorthosites of the Yoko-Dovyren Pluton, Baikal Area. Geochemistry International, 57(5), 600-603.
ⓘ Baikal Cu-Ni deposit	Spiridonov, E. M., Orsoev, D. A., Ariskin, A. A., Kislov, E. V., Korotaeva, N. N., Nikolaev, G. S., & Yapaskurt, V. O. (2019, April). Palladogermanide PdGe 2 from Sulfidized Anorthosite of the Yoko-Dovyren Intrusion: First Finding in Russia. In Doklady Earth Sciences (Vol. 485, No. 2, pp. 458-460). Pleiades Publishing.
ⓘ Bol’shoy (Big) stream	Spiridonov, E. M., Ariskin, A. A., Kislov, E. V., Korotaeva, N. N., Nikolaev, G. S., Pshenitsyn, I. V., & Yapaskurt, V. O. (2018). Laurite and Ir-osmium from plagioclase lherzolite of the Yoko–Dovyren mafic–ultramafic pluton, Northern Baikal Region. Geology of Ore Deposits, 60(3), 210-219.
ⓘ Main Reef	Kislov, E.V.; Khudyakova, L.I. (2020) Yoko–Dovyren Layered Massif: Composition, Mineralization, Overburden and Dump Rock Utilization. Minerals 10, 682.

South Africa (TL)
Eastern Cape Alfred Nzo District Insizwa ⓘ Waterfall gorge (TL)	Mineralogical Magazine(1972) 38, 794-800
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Burgersfort Sekhukhuneland ⓘ Driekop mine	Melcher, F., & Lodziak, J. (2007). Platinum-group minerals of concentrates from the Driekop platinum pipe, Eastern Bushveld Complex Tribute to Eugen F. Stumpfl. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie-Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 183(2), 173-195.
Waterberg District Mogalakwena Mokopane (Potgietersrus) ⓘ Overysel deposit	Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa, PO Box 44283, Linden 2104, South Africa.; Holwell, D. A., & McDonald, I. (2007). Distribution of platinum-group elements in the Platreef at Overysel, northern Bushveld Complex: a combined PGM and LA-ICP-MS study. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 154(2), 171-190.
ⓘ Sandsloot mine	Holwell, D. A., McDonald, I., & Armitage, P. E. B. (2006). Platinum-group mineral assemblages in the Platreef at the Sandsloot Mine, northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 70(1), 83-101.; HOLWELL D.A., MCDONALD I. & ARMITAGE, P.E.B. (2006). Platinum-group mineral assemblages in the Platreef at the South Central Pit, Sandsloot Mine, northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine, 70, 83-101.

USA
Alaska Bethel Census Area Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District ⓘ Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum placer)	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990

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