Niggliite

Niggliite, etc.

Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Niggliite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Niggliite, etc.

Fox Gulch, Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Borough, Alaska, USA

Niggliite, etc.

Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Niggliite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Niggliite, etc.

Fox Gulch, Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Borough, Alaska, USA

Niggliite, etc.

Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Niggliite, etc.

Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Paul Niggli

Formula:

PtSn

Hardness:

3

Crystal System:

Hexagonal

Name:

Named by D. L. Scholtz after Professor Paul Niggli [June 26, 1888 Zofingen, Switzerland - January 13, 1953 Zurich, Switzerland]. Niggli was a brilliant crystallographer and taught at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule and at the University of Zurich.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Waterfall Gorge, Insizwa, Alfred Nzo District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

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

Canada
Ontario Sudbury District 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; Dare, S. A., Barnes, S. J., Prichard, H. M., & Fisher, P. C. (2014). Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Cu-Rich Ores from the McCreedy East Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Sudbury, Canada): Implications for the Behavior of Platinum Group and Chalcophile Elements at the End of Crystallization of a Sulfide Liquid. Economic Geology, 109(2), 343-366.
ⓘ Strathcona Mine	Springer (1989) Canadian Mineralogist 27, 311-313; 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
ⓘ Deep Copper Zone	Springer, G. (1989): Chlorine-bearing and other uncommon minerals in the Strathcona deep copper zone, Sudbury District, Ontario. Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 311-313
MacLennan Township ⓘ Victor Deep 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
Snider Township ⓘ Copper Cliff South Mine	Smith and Barnes (2011)
Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Mcdonald, A.M., Cabri, L.J., Stanley, C.J., Good, D.J., Redpath, J., Lane, G., Spratt, J. & Ames, D.E. (2015) Coldwellite, Pd3Ag2S, a new mineral species from the Marathon deposit, Coldwell complex, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 53, 1-13.
China
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.
Xinjiang Autonomous Region Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture) Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.) ⓘ Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine)	Chunming Han, Wenjiao Xiao, Guochun Zhao, Wenjun Qu, and Andao Du (2007): Ore Geology Reviews 32, 452-468.
Kenya
Rift Valley Province ⓘ Rumuruti meteorite	Schulze, H. (1998) Noble Metal Phases in Rumuruti-chondrites: Meteoritics & Planetary Science 33 (4, supplement): p. A139. (July 1998)
Poland
Lower Silesia (Dolnośląskie) Ząbkowice District Ząbkowice (Frankenstein) ⓘ Szklary (Gläsendorf)	Sachanbiński et al. 2000: Heavy minerals in the serpentinite weathering cover of the Szklary massif. Geologia Sudetica, vol. 33, pp. 131-141.
Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	Econ Geol (1986) 81:1203-1212
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit ⓘ Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni deposit (Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky)	Tony Nikischer specimen and analysis; Czamanske. et al (1992). A Proton Microprobe Study of Magmatic Sulfide Ores from the Norilsk-Talnakh District, Siberia (Vol 30, Pg 249, 1992). Canadian Mineralogist, 30, 1189-1189.
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions, volcanic rocks and PGE-Cu-Ni sulfide deposits of the Noril’sk Province, Polar Siberia . 12th International Platinum Symposium
Northern Region Karelia Republic Lake Onega Burakovskii Layered Complex ⓘ Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) deposit	Grishaenko, M. V. P., & Federation, R. (2007). Independent Report on the Shalozerskoe (Burakovsky), Lukkulaisvaara and Tsipringa Platinum, Palladium, Copper, Nickel Deposits in the Autonomous Republic of Karelia Russian Federation
Murmanskaya Oblast' ⓘ Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)	Gabov, D. A. (2010). PGE and Au minerals from the low-sulfide ore of the Pana Tundra Pluton, Kola Peninsula. Geology of Ore Deposits, 52(7), 624-629.
Monche-Tundra ⓘ Monchegorsk	Yury L. Voytekhovsky, Yury N. Neradovsky (2008) The Cu-Ni-PGE and Cr deposits of the Monchegorsk area, the Kola Peninsula, Russia. 33 IGC excursion No 48, August 15 – 21, 2008
ⓘ Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
South Africa (TL)
Eastern Cape Province Alfred Nzo District Insizwa ⓘ Waterfall Gorge (TL)	Trans.Geol.Soc.S.Africa,(1936) 39, 81-210
Limpopo Province Bushveld Complex ⓘ Impala Platinum Mines	Minerals of South Africa
Waterberg District Mokopane (Potgietersrus) ⓘ 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.
North West Province Bojanala Platinum District Western Bushveld Complex Rustenburg (Rustenburg District) ⓘ Impala Platinum Mines	Cairncross, B. and Dixon, R., (1995) Minerals of South Africa. The Geological Society of South Africa, pg 227;
ⓘ Rustenburg Town & Townlands Mine	Minerals of South Africa
USA
Alaska Bethel Borough Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District ⓘ Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum placer)	Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990
Maine Knox Co. Union ⓘ Harriman prospect	Rainville, G. D. and Park, W. C. (1976) Nickeliferous Pyrrhotite Deposits, Knox County, Southeastern Maine in Lyons, P. C. and Brownlow, A. H. (editors) Studies in New England Geology, Memoir 146, Geological Society of America, p. 319-347.
Warren ⓘ Warren Nickel prospect	Thompson, W.B., et.al., 1998, Maine Mineral Localities, 3rd edition, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta.