Ruthenium

Ruthenium

Kagawa, Tomamae, Tomamae District, Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Ruthenium

Unspecified gold placer, Uchalinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia

Ruthenium

Reyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Ruthenium

Kagawa, Tomamae, Tomamae District, Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Ruthenium

Unspecified gold placer, Uchalinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia

Ruthenium

Reyssouze River placer, Lescheroux, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Ruthenium

Kagawa, Tomamae, Tomamae District, Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Ruthenium

Unspecified gold placer, Uchalinsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia

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Australia
Tasmania West Coast municipality Rosebery district ⓘ Wilson River mineral field	G. A. Albertson Data
Western Australia Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire Ora Banda Goldfield ⓘ Ora Banda PGE occurrence	Butt, C.R.M., Robertson, I.D.M. (2003), Ora Banda Sill Platinum Prospect, CRC LEME, 2003
Austria
Styria Leoben District Sankt Stefan ob Leoben Mitterberg ⓘ Unnamed chromite pit	Malitch, K. N., & Knauf, V. V. (2002). Diversity of PGM assemblages at Kraubath: a case study of mantle-derived chromitites from the Eastern Alps, Austria. In 9th International Platinum Symposium (Abstracts).
ⓘ Sommergraben	Melcher+Mali (1998)
Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad Province ⓘ Blagoevgrad placer deposits	Цинцов, З. (1998). Състав, разпространение и транспорт на минералите на елементите от групата на платината в алувиалните седименти на Благоевградския грабен. Сп. БГД, 59(2), 59-65.
Kardzhali Province Kirkovo Varbitsa River ⓘ Alluvial placers	Tsintsov, Z. (2004): Sperrylite from alluvial placers of Vurbitsa River, SE Rhodopes. Bulgarian Geological Society, Annual Scientific Conference “Geology 2004”, 16 – 17 December 2004, abstract volume, 92-94. [http://www.bgd.bg/CONFERENCES/Conferencia_2004/pdf_files/Tsintsov.pdf]
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Baie Verte Peninsula Baie Verte Advocate Ophiolite complex ⓘ Middle Arm Brook prospect	Escayola, M., Garuti, G., Zaccarini, F., Proenza, J.A., Bédard, J.H. & Van Staal, C. (2011) Chromitite and platinum-group-element mineralization at Middle Arm Brook, Advocate Ophiolite complex, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada. Canadian Mineralogist 49, 1523-1547.
China
Hebei Shijiazhuang Lingshou Co. Shihu-Tuling gold field ⓘ Shihu Au deposit	Peng Qiming and Xu Hong (1994): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 13(1), 55-60.
Liaoning Huludao Suizhong County ⓘ Nuanquanzi Au deposit	Peng Qiming and Xu Hong (1994): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 13(1), 55-60.
Tibet Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture) Amdo Co. (Anduo Co.) Dongqiao ophiolite (Donqiao ophiolite) ⓘ Dongqiao Cr-PGE deposit	Shuihe Mao and Xuecui Zhou (1989): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 9(2), 136-140
Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture) Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.) ⓘ Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")	Wenji Bai, Jingsui Yang, Qingsong Fang, Binggang Yan, Zhongming Zhang, Yufeng Ren, Nicheng Shi, Zhesheng Ma, and Mingquan Dai (2004): Earth Science Frontiers 11(1), 179-187
Colombia
Cauca Department Guapí Municipality ⓘ Río Pilpe	Min Mag (1997) 61:367-375
Chocó Department Riosucio Municipality ⓘ Atrato River ?	Robert C. Smith, II, Ph.D., P.G. My collection. Quantitative SEM/EDS. Purchased David Burgess collection
Czech Republic
Hradec Králové Region Trutnov District Dolní Olešnice Vestřev ⓘ Vestřev alluvial placer deposit	Pasava, J., Malec, J., Griffin, W. L., & González Jiménez, J. M. (2015). Re–Os isotopic constraints on the source of platinum-group minerals (PGMs) from the Vestřev pyrope-rich garnet placer deposit, Bohemian Massif.
Dominican Republic
Monseñor Nouel Province Bonao Falcondo Mines ⓘ Loma Peguera deposit	Zaccharini et al. (2009): Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 185, 335-349; Proenza, J. A., Zaccarini, F., Lewis, J. F., Longo, F., & Garuti, G. (2007). Chromian spinel composition and the platinum-group minerals of the PGE-rich Loma Peguera chromitites, Loma Caribe peridotite, Dominican Republic. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45(3), 631-648.; McDonald A M, Proenza J A, Zaccarini F, Rudashevsky N S, Cabri L J, Stanley C J, Rudashevsky V N, Melgarejo J C, Lewis J F, Longo F, Bakker R J (2010) Garutiite, (Ni,Fe,Ir), a new hexagonal polymorph of native Ni from Loma Peguera, Dominican Republic. European Journal of Mineralogy 22, 293-304
Ethiopia
Benishangul-Gumuz Region Asosa Zone ⓘ Tumet river	Pavel M. Kartashov data
France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Bourg-en-Bresse Lescheroux ⓘ Reyssouze River placer	Lorand, J.-P., Ducluzaux, B., & Pont, S. (2018). Une nouvelle découverte de pépites de minéraux du groupe du platine (platine, osmium, iridium) en France : les cailloutis et alluvions de la Reyssouze (Ain). Le Règne Minéral 143, 5-16.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Bouches-du-Rhône Aix-en-Provence Peyrolles-en-Provence ⓘ Durance alluvial deposits	5th International Platinum Symposium Bulletin of The Geological Society of Finland Number 61, Part 1,1989,1-64
Indonesia
South Kalimantan Province Banjar Regency ⓘ Tanah Laut (Pontijn)
Japan (TL)
Hokkaidō Prefecture Kamikawa Subprefecture Uryu District Uryugawa ⓘ Horokanai placer (TL)	Urashima et al (1974) Mineralogical Journal, 7, 438-444.
Rumoi Subprefecture Tomamae District Tomamae ⓘ Kagawa	Dr Daisuke Nishio-Hamane, SEM analysis, University of Tokyo Electron Microprobe Section.
Mexico
Guerrero Atlixtac Municipality Petatlán ⓘ Loma Baya	González-Jiménez, J. M., Proenza, J. A., Martini, M., Camprubí, A., Griffin, W. L., O'Reilly, S. Y., & Pearson, N. J. (2015). Deposits associated with ultramafic–mafic complexes in Mexico: the Loma Baya case. Ore Geology Reviews.
Mongolia
Zavkhan Province Khan-Taishirin-Ula range ⓘ Naran massif	http://www.dmitrenkogg.narod.ru/Mongoliy.htm
North Macedonia
Skopje Saraj Municipality Raduša ⓘ Radusa complex	Augé, T., Morin, G., Bailly, L., & Serafimovsky, T. (2017). Platinum-group minerals and their host chromitites in Macedonian ophiolites. European Journal of Mineralogy, 29(4), 585-596.
Philippines
Visayas Eastern Visayas Region Samar Island ⓘ Llorente river	Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., & Weiser, T. W. (2017). Detrital Platinum-Group Minerals and Gold In Placers of Southeastern Samar Island, Philippines. The Canadian Mineralogist, 55(1), 45-62.
Russia
Bashkortostan Uchalinsky District ⓘ Unspecified gold placer	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data 2018
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Miass River	[AmMin 84:195]
ⓘ Kialim placer	Zaykov, V. V., Melekestseva, I. Y., Zaykova, E. V., Kotlyarov, V. A., & Kraynev, Y. D. (2017). Gold and platinum group minerals in placers of the South Urals: Composition, microinclusions of ore minerals and primary sources. Ore Geology Reviews, 85, 299-320.
ⓘ Maly Iremel placer	Zaykov, V. V., Melekestseva, I. Y., Zaykova, E. V., Kotlyarov, V. A., & Kraynev, Y. D. (2017). Gold and platinum group minerals in placers of the South Urals: Composition, microinclusions of ore minerals and primary sources. Ore Geology Reviews, 85, 299-320.
Irkutsk Oblast Uda–Biryusa district ⓘ Tartai Massif	Podlipsky, M. Y., Mekhonoshin, A. S., Tolstykh, N. D., Vishnevskiy, A. V., & Polyakov, G. V. (2015). Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Tartai massif, East Siberian metallogenic province. Geology of Ore Deposits, 57(3), 172-196.
Kamchatka Krai ⓘ Olkhovaya–1 River placer	Tolstykh, N., Sidorov, E., & Kozlov, A. (2009). Platinum-group Minerals from the Olkhovaya–1 Placers Related to the Karaginsky Ophiolite Complex, Kamchatskiy Mys Peninsula, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47(5), 1057-1074.
ⓘ Krasnoyarsk Krai	www.cosis.net/abstracts/EAE03/14099/EAE03-A-14099.pdf.
Western Sayan range ⓘ Zolotaya river placers	Tolstyk, N., Krivenko, A., Pospelova, L. (1997): New compounds of Ir, Os and Ru with selenium, arsenic and tellurium. Eur. J. Mineral.: 9: 457–465; in: Jambor, J.L., Roberts, A.C. (1997): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 82: 1263
Murmansk Oblast Monchegorsk ⓘ Sopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero)	Neradovsky, Y.N., and Savchenko, E.E. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 746-748.
Sayan Mountains ⓘ Il’chir ophiolite belt	Kiseleva, O. N., Zhmodik, S. M., Damdinov, B. B., Agafonov, L. V., & Belyanin, D. K. (2014). Composition and evolution of PGE mineralization in chromite ores from the Il’chir ophiolite complex (Ospa–Kitoi and Khara-Nur areas, East Sayan). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 55(2), 259-272.
Sverdlovsk Oblast Nizhnii Tagil Baranchinsky Massif Aktai River ⓘ Avrorinskii Placer	Jedwab J.(1990) Native ruthenium in tantalum carbide concentrates from the Ural mountains, USSR, - Miner. and Petrol., v.43, N2, pp. 137-146.
ⓘ Neiva River	P.M. Kartashov analytical data
ⓘ Verkhneivinsk
Prigorodny District ⓘ Soloveva Mountain	Johan, Z. (2006): Platinum-group minerals from placers related to the Nizhni Tagil (Middle Urals, Russia) Uralian-Alaskan-type ultramafic complex: ore-mineralogy and study of silicate inclusions in (Pt, Fe) alloys. Mineral. Petrol.: 87(1): 1-30
ⓘ Sysertsky District	Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, 2018
Tuva Kaa-Khemsky District Kaakhem ophiolite belt ⓘ Kundus placer	Oidup, C. K., Mongush, A. A., & Khuragan, C. M. (2012). Typomorphic features of platinum group minerals in the Kundus Placer gold (Kaakhem Ophiolite Belt, Tuva). Lithology and Mineral Resources, 47(5), 437-445.
Zabaykalsky Krai Buriatia Republic (Buryatia) Okinsky District ⓘ Ulan-Sar’dag Ophiolite	Kiseleva, O.N.; Airiyants, E.V.; Belyanin, D.K.; Zhmodik, S.M. (2020) Podiform Chromitites and PGE Mineralization in the Ulan-Sar’dag Ophiolite (East Sayan, Russia). Minerals 10, 141.
South Africa
Limpopo Sekhukhune District Burgersfort ⓘ Maandagshoek farm	The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 1711-1734 (2005)
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.
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine	Zaccarini, F., Garuti, G., & Cawthorn, R. G. (2002). Platinum-group minerals in chromitite xenoliths from the Onverwacht and Tweefontein ultramafic pipes, eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40(2), 481-497.
Waterberg District Mogalakwena Mokopane (Potgietersrus) ⓘ Tweefontein Farm	Zaccarini, F., Garuti, G., and Cawthorn, R.G. (2002) Platinum-group minerals in chromitite xenoliths from the Onverwacht and Tweefontein ultramafic pipes, eastern Bushveld Complex. Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 481-497.
Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni District Barberton ⓘ Bon Accord Ni deposit	Zaccarini, F., Tredoux, M., Miller, D. E., Garuti, G., Aiglsperger, T., & Proenza, J. A. (2014). The occurrence of platinum-group element and gold minerals in the Bon Accord Ni-oxide body, South Africa. American Mineralogist, 99(8-9), 1774-1782.
Spain
Andalusia Málaga ⓘ Serranía de Ronda	Gervilla, F., Gutiérrez-Narbona, R., & Fenoll-Hach-Alí, P. (2002). The origin of different types of magmatic mineralizations from small-volume melts in the lherzolite massifs of the Serranía de Ronda. Boletín de la Sociedad Espanola de Mineralogía, 25, 79-96.
Turkey
Muğla Province Menteşe District Muğla ophiolite ⓘ Chromitite occurrence	Uysal, İ., Tarkian, M., Sadiklar, M. B., Zaccarini, F., Meisel, T., Garuti, G., & Heidrich, S. (2009). Petrology of Al-and Cr-rich ophiolitic chromitites from the Muğla, SW Turkey: implications from composition of chromite, solid inclusions of platinum-group mineral, silicate, and base-metal mineral, and Os-isotope geochemistry. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 158(5), 659-674.
USA
Arkansas Saline Co. ⓘ Unnamed Ruthenium locality ?	Howard, 1987. Mineral Species of Arkansas, addenda
California Mariposa Co. West Belt Hornitos Mining District Quartzburg Quartzburg School ⓘ Burns Creek Mine	Min Mag (1997) 61:367-375
Nevada Co. North San Juan Mining District North San Juan ⓘ Yuba River placers	Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15, figure 1; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 45.
Trinity Co. Klamath Mountains Salmon Mountains New River Mining District New River ⓘ Lower New River	Tony Nikischer
North Fork Mining District ⓘ North Fork Trinity River Canyon	Alfredo Petrov collection; Excalibur Mineral Co. analyses
Yuba Co. Hammonton Mining District (Yuba River Mining District) Hammonton ⓘ Yuba River placers (Yuba Mine)	Sjoberg, J. and Gomes, J.M. (1980) Platinum-group minerals in California alluvial deposits. US Bureau of Mines, Reno Research Center, unpublished manuscript: 15; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 45.
Oregon Jackson Co. Applegate Mining District ⓘ Kubli Ranch placer	Lyon, I.C., Tamana, H., Vaughan, D.J., Criddle, A.J., Saxton, J.M., van Lierde , P. (1997) Techniques and methodology used in a mineralogical and osmium isotope study of platinum group minerals from alluvial deposits in Colombia, California, Oregon and Alaska. Mineralogical Magazine: 61: 367-375.