Ruthenium

Ruthenium, etc.

Tumet river, Asosa region, Benshangul-Gumaz Region, Ethiopia

Ruthenium

Neiva River, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Ruthenium

Verkhneivinsk, Neiva river, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Ruthenium, etc.

Tumet river, Asosa region, Benshangul-Gumaz Region, Ethiopia

Ruthenium

Neiva River, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Ruthenium

Verkhneivinsk, Neiva river, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Ruthenium, etc.

Tumet river, Asosa region, Benshangul-Gumaz Region, Ethiopia

Ruthenium

Neiva River, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia

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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.

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	Butt, C.R.M., Robertson, I.D.M. (2003), Ora Banda Sill Platinum Prospect, CRC LEME, 2003
Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad Oblast ⓘ Blagoevgrad deposit	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.
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 Province Shijiazhuang Prefecture Lingshou Co. Shihu-Tuling gold field ⓘ Shihu Au deposit	Peng Qiming and Xu Hong (1994): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 13(1), 55-60.
Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region) Huludao Prefecture Suizhong Co. ⓘ Nuanquanzi Au deposit	Peng Qiming and Xu Hong (1994): Chinese Journal of Geochemistry 13(1), 55-60.
Tibet Autonomous Region 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 Mun. de Guapí ⓘ Río Pilpe	Min Mag (1997) 61:367-375
Czech Republic
Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen) Hradec Králové Region Nová Paka (Neupaka) ⓘ Vestřev	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 ⓘ Loma Peguera	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
Benshangul-Gumaz Region Asosa region (Assosa region) ⓘ Tumet river	Pavel M. Kartashov data
France
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
Kalimantan (Borneo) Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province) ⓘ Tanah Laut (Pontijn)
Japan (TL)
Hokkaido Kamikawa Province Uryu-gun Uryugawa ⓘ Horokanai placer (TL)	Urashima et al (1974) Mineralogical Journal, 7, 438-444.
Mexico
Guerrero Mun. de Atlixtac 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
Dzavhan Aimag (Zavkhan Aimag) Khan-Taishirin-Ula range ⓘ Naran massif	http://www.dmitrenkogg.narod.ru/Mongoliy.htm
Russia
Eastern-Siberian Region ⓘ Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai)	www.cosis.net/abstracts/EAE03/14099/EAE03-A-14099.pdf.
Far-Eastern Region Kamchatka Oblast' ⓘ 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.
Northern Region Murmanskaya Oblast' Monche-Tundra Monchegorsk ⓘ Sopcheozerskoe deposit (Sopcheozero)	Neradovsky, Y.N., and Savchenko, E.E. (2008): Geology of Ore Deposits 50(8), 746-748.
Urals Region Middle Urals Sverdlovskaya Oblast' Neiva river ⓘ Verkhneivinsk
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
Southern Urals Chelyabinsk Oblast' ⓘ Miass River	[AmMin 84:195]
South Africa
Limpopo Province Bushveld Complex 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.
ⓘ Maandagshoek farm	The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 43, pp. 1711-1734 (2005)
Waterberg District 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 Province Eastern Bushveld Complex Lydenburg ⓘ 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.
Ehlanzeni District Barberton Bon Accord ⓘ 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.
Turkey
Aegean Region Muğla Province 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 District Quartzburg Quartzburg School ⓘ Burns Creek Mine	Min Mag (1997) 61:367-375
Nevada Co. North San Juan 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 Mts Salmon Mts New River District New River ⓘ Lower New River	Tony Nikischer
North Fork District ⓘ North Fork Trinity River Canyon	Alfredo Petrov collection; Excalibur Mineral Co. analyses
Yuba Co. Hammonton District (Yuba River District; Yuba Gold Field; Yuba Dredge Field; Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields) 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 District ⓘ Kubli Ranch Placer	Min Mag (1997) 61:367-375