A variety of Sperrylite

A S-rich variety of sperrylite.
Originally thought to be a member of the Cobaltite Group with the formula PtAsS. Compare 'UM1973-04-AsS:IrPt', 'UM1989-20-S:AsPt', and UM2005-23-S:AsPt.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

3235 (as Platarsite)
3723 (as Sperrylite)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3235:9 (as Platarsite)
mindat:1:1:3723:1 (as Sperrylite)

GUID
(UUID V4):

e42a85cc-a10d-4200-a03d-d2f3ff1240e6 (as Platarsite)
1c6f6c50-f5bc-4c34-aa16-5140c03cf683 (as Sperrylite)

IMA Classification of PlatarsiteHide

IMA status:

Discredited

IMA Formula:

PtAsS

Approval year:

1976

First published:

1977

Approval history:

IMA1976-050

Voting proposal 23-A (IMA Newsletter 72): Discreditation of platarsite
Proposal 23-A is accepted, and platarsite is discredited as it corresponds to a S-rich variety of sperrylite.

First description reference:

Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, J.H.G., Stewart, J.M. (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum. Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 385-388.

Classification of PlatarsiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.EB.25

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.:

2.12.3.6

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

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.12.51

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

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Plt	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Plt	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Physical Properties of PlatarsiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Gray

Hardness:

7½ on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=1486 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

8.0 g/cm³ (Measured) 8.375 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

9.627 calculated for ideal end member

Optical Data of PlatarsiteHide

Type:

Isotropic

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R
420nm	47.7%
440nm	47.4%
460nm	47.3%
480nm	47.3%
500nm	47.1%
520nm	47.5%
540nm	48.0%
560nm	48.2%
580nm	48.7%
600nm	49.0%
620nm	49.9%
640nm	48.9%
660nm	49.5%
680nm	49.8%
700nm	49.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 49.9%.

Colour in reflected light:

gray

Chemistry of PlatarsiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pt(As,S)₂

Originally assumed to be PtAsS. May contain minor Rh and Ru replacing Pt.

Elements listed:

As, Pt, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ir,Os

Crystallography of PlatarsiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3 (2/m 3) - Diploidal

Space Group:

Pa3

Setting:

Pa3

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.790(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

194.10 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

subhedral grains

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005169	Platarsite	Szymanski J T (1979) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)2, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs2 The Canadian Mineralogist 17 117-123		1979	Onverwacht mine, Transvaal	0	293

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 The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)2, and a comparison with
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_chemical_formula_sum 'Pt.35 Rh.31 Ru.29 Ir.05 Os.01 (As1.02 S.98)'
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Pt   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.35000
Rh   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.31000
Ru   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.29000
Ir   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.05000
Os   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.01000
As   0.38580   0.38580   0.38580   0.51000
S   0.38580   0.38580   0.38580   0.49000
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Pt 0.00662 0.00662 0.00662 0.00017 0.00000 0.00017
Rh 0.00662 0.00662 0.00662 0.00017 0.00000 0.00017
Ru 0.00662 0.00662 0.00662 0.00017 0.00000 0.00017
Ir 0.00662 0.00662 0.00662 0.00017 0.00000 0.00017
Os 0.00662 0.00662 0.00662 0.00017 0.00000 0.00017
As 0.00984 0.00984 0.00984 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000
S 0.00984 0.00984 0.00984 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.345 Å	(80)
2.896 Å	(90)
2.590 Å	(50)
2.364 Å	(50)
2.047 Å	(60)
1.746 Å	(100)
1.114 Å	(70)

Comments:

all reflections broad.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3a: Earth’s earliest Hadean crust	>4.50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks
Near-surface Processes
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

First Recorded Occurrence of PlatarsiteHide

First Recorded Locality:

ⓘ Onverwacht Mine, Steelpoort, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality, Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Place of Conservation of First Recorded Material:

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto.
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 136485.
A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Reference:

Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, J.H.G., Stewart, J.M. (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum. Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 385-388.

Synonyms of PlatarsiteHide

IMA1976-050

Rh-Sperrylite

Other Language Names for PlatarsiteHide

German:Platarsit

Russian:Платарсит

Spanish:Platarsita

Relationship of Platarsite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Cobaltite Group

Other Members of this group:

Andrieslombaardite	RhSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Changchengite	IrBiS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Cobaltite	CoAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
Gersdorffite	NiAsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Jolliffeite	NiAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Kalungaite	PdAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Maslovite	PtBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
Michenerite	PdBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Milotaite	PdSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
Padmaite	PdBiSe	Iso. 4 3 2
Testibiopalladite	PdSbTe	Iso.
Tolovkite	IrSbS	Iso.
Ullmannite	NiSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
UM1991-19-Se:AsCo	(Co,Ni)AsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pm3
Willyamite	CoSbS

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Platarsite associated with Isoferroplatinum

Pt₃Fe

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.EB.	Iridarsenite	(Ir,Ru)As₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.	Selenolaurite	RuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.	Andrieslombaardite	RhSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.	Kanatzidisite	(SbBiS₃)₂Te₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
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	Insizwaite	Pt(Bi,Sb)₂	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. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a v	Cayeuxite
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. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10e	Paracostibite	CoSbS	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.EB.10e	Pararammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.EB.10f	Oenite	CoSbAs	Orth.
2.EB.10a	Petříčekite	CuSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
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. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Omeiite	(Os,Ru)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15c	Paxite	CuAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
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 va	Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite	Ni(As,Sb)S
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) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Jolliffeite	NiAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Krutovite	NiAs₂	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
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. 4 3 2
2.EB.25	Testibiopalladite	PdSbTe	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 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Kalungaite	PdAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Milotaite	PdSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Paragersdorffite	Ni(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Orthogersdorffite	NiAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.25	Kvačekite	NiSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.30	Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
2.EB.35	Rheniite	ReS₂	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for PlatarsiteHide

Reference List:

IMA Proposal 23-A (discreditation) in IMA Newsletter 72

Holseth, H., Kjekshus, A. (1968) Compounds with the marcasite type crystal structure. I. Compositions of the binary pnictides. Acta Chemica Scandinavica: 22: 3273-3283.

Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, J.H.G., Stewart, J.M. (1977) Platinum-group minerals from Onverwacht. II. Platarsite, a new sulfarsenide of platinum. Canadian Mineralogist: 15: 385-388.

Fleischer, Michael, Chao, George Y., Mandarino, J. A. (1979) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 64 (5-6) 652-659

Szymański, J. T. (1979) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)₂, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs₂. The Canadian Mineralogist, 17 (1) 117-123

Szymanski, J. T. (1980) The crystal structure of platarsite, Pt(As,S)₂, and a comparison with sperrylite, PtAs₂: corrigendum. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (4) 563

Mcdonald, Andrew M., Cabri, Louis J. (2023) Discreditation of Platarsite: A S-Rich Variety of Sperrylite. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 61 (5) 1039-1044 doi:10.3749/2300021

(2023) Platarsite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for PlatarsiteHide

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- 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 (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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


Albania
Dibër County Bater-Martanesh mining district ⓘ Bulqiza Complex (Bulqiza Massif)	Zaccarini F et al. (PGE) +1 other reference

Australia
Western Australia City of Karratha Karratha ⓘ Munni Munni Complex	HOATSON et al. (1992)

Austria
Styria Leoben District ⓘ Kraubath an der Mur	Zaccarini F et al. (PGE) +4 other references
Sankt Stefan ob Leoben Mitterberg ⓘ Unnamed chromite pit	Malitch et al. (2002)
ⓘ Sommergraben	Melcher+Mali (1998)

Brazil
Bahia Ipiaú Mirabela farm ⓘ Santa Rita deposit	Knight (2014)
Pará Curionópolis ⓘ Luanga Cr-Pt-Pd deposit	33rd International Geological Congress (2008)
São Paulo ⓘ Monte Alegre do Sul	33rd International Geological Congress (2008)

Canada
British Columbia Similkameen Mining Division Tulameen River ⓘ Placer Deposits	Alfredo Petrov specimen
Ontario Thunder Bay District Coldwell complex ⓘ Marathon deposit	Ames et al. (2017)
ⓘ W horizon	Good et al. (2017)
Greenwich Lake Area ⓘ Thunder Bay North deposit (Current Lake zone)	Good et al. (2010)

Finland
ⓘ Lapland	Törroos Ragnar +1 other reference
Portimo complex ⓘ Konttijärvi deposit

Greece
Central Greece Phthiotis Domokos ⓘ Agios Stefanos mine	Tsikouras et al. (2016)
Central Macedonia Imathia ⓘ Veria ophiolite complex	Zaccarini F et al. (PGE) +2 other references
ⓘ Othrys ophiolite complex	Zaccarini F et al. (PGE) +1 other reference
Thessaly Trikala Meteora ⓘ Pefki	Argirios Kapsiotis et al. (2011)

Greenland
Sermersooq Kruuse Fjord ⓘ Kruuse Fjord complex	Econ Geol (1997)

India
Karnataka Davanagere District Shimoga schist belt ⓘ Hanumalapur Complex	Alapieti et al. (2005) +1 other reference

Myanmar
Sagaing Region Monywa District ⓘ Chindwin river	Hagen et al. (1990)

Norway
Trøndelag Røros ⓘ Østhammeren (Osthammeren)	Zaccarini F et al. (PGE) +2 other references

Papua New Guinea
Oro Province ⓘ Aikora River	Cabri et al. (2022)

Russia
Altai Republic Turochaksky District ⓘ Kaurchak River	Nesterenko +4 other references
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif ⓘ Bol’shoy (Big) stream	Spiridonov et al. (2018)
Irkutsk Oblast Uda–Biryusa district ⓘ Ognit complex	Shvedov et al. (2017) +1 other reference
ⓘ Tartai Massif	Podlipsky et al. (2015)
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Karaginsky District ⓘ Pustaya River	Tolstykh et al. (2000)
Olyutorsky district ⓘ Epilchik mafic-ultramafic complex	Sidorov et al. (2021)
Korf ⓘ Gal'moenan ultrabasic massif	Tolstykh et al. (2004)
ⓘ Levtyrinyvayam River placer	Tolstykh et al. (2004)
Sobolevsky District ⓘ Mount Filipp	Tony Nikischer specimen and analysis +1 other reference
Kemerovo Oblast ⓘ Koura River	Nesterenko +6 other references
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex)	Gabov (2010)
ⓘ Fedorova Tundra block	Groshev +6 other references
ⓘ FT-1 reef	Groshev +6 other references
Monche tundra intrusion ⓘ Monchetundra deposit	Grokhovskaya et al. (2009)
ⓘ Monchegorsk	Yury L. Voytekhovsky (2008)
ⓘ Vuruchuaivench prospect	Grokhovskaya et al. (2000)
ⓘ Pechengsky District	Chashchin et al. (2013)
ⓘ Volchetundra massif	Chashchin et al. (2013)
Republic of Karelia ⓘ Burakovskii Layered Complex	Grokhovskaya et al. (2005)
ⓘ Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) deposit	Grishaenko et al. (2007)
Northern Karelia ⓘ Kaalamo massif	Лавров (2013) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Anabar River basin ⓘ Mayat-Vodorazdel’nyi	Airiyants et al. (2014)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Yekaterinburg ⓘ Uktus complex	Zaccarini et al. (2013) +1 other reference
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Labytnangi ⓘ Ozernoe Occurrence	Murzin et al. (2022)

Serbia
Central Serbia Rasina District Trstenik Veluće ⓘ Veluce ophiolite complex	Krstic et al. (1997)

South Africa
Limpopo Capricorn District Municipality Blouberg Local Municipality Waterberg project ⓘ F-Zone	McCreesh et al. (2018)
Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Burgersfort ⓘ Mooihoek Farm 255 KT	Rudashevsky et al. (1992)
Sekhukhuneland ⓘ Driekop mine	Cairncross et al. (1995)
ⓘ Lesego project	Montjoie (2018)
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine (FRL)	II et al. (3) +4 other references
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena ⓘ Mokopane	Yudovskaya et al. (2011)
ⓘ Overysel deposit	Cairncross et al. (1995) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sandsloot mine	Holwell et al. (2006) +1 other reference
ⓘ Zwartfontein	Cairncross et al. (1995)
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality Rustenburg ⓘ Impala Platinum mines	Prichard et al. (2004)
ⓘ Karee Mine	Junge et al. (2014)
ⓘ Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm	Zaccarini +1 other reference

Spain
Andalusia Málaga Ojén Ojén lherzolite massif ⓘ Arroyo de los Caballos	Baurier-Aymat +7 other references
ⓘ Cerro del Algarrobo	Baurier-Aymat +7 other references
Galicia A Coruña ⓘ Herbeira ultramafic massif	Madon et al. (1991) +3 other references

Turkey
Kahramanmaraş Province ⓘ Elbistan-Kahramanmaraş podiform ophiolitic chromitites	Kozlu et al. (2014)

UK
Scotland Highland Caol and Mallaig Isle of Rum ⓘ Rum Central Complex ?	Power et al. (2000)

USA
Alaska Bethel Census Area Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District ⓘ Fox Gulch	Fechner SA (1988) +1 other reference
Montana Stillwater County J-M Reef (Howland Reef) ⓘ Minneapolis adit	Bart Cannon (Cannon Microprobe)

Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Chegutu District ⓘ Hartley Mine	Oberthür et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Midlands Zvishavane District Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani) ⓘ Mimosa Mine	Nashwa (2008)

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