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Darya River sediments, Sakha, Russiai
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Darya River sediments- not defined -
SakhaRepublic
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Mindat Locality ID:
72435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72435:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aldan Shield


Alluvial Au-PGE placer (sediments).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
β“˜ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
β“˜ Isomertieite
Formula: Pd11Sb2As2
β“˜ Keithconnite
Formula: Pd20Te7
β“˜ Mertieite
Formula: Pd8Sb2.5As0.5
β“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Native Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜1.AA.05Au
β“˜Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Mertieite2.AC.10bPd8Sb2.5As0.5
β“˜Isomertieite2.AC.15aPd11Sb2As2
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Keithconnite2.BC.20Pd20Te7
β“˜Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Unclassified
β“˜'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

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References

Shcheka, G. G., Solianik, A. N., Lehmann, B., Bieniok, A., & Topa, D. (2003, November). Euhedral Crystals of Ferroan Platinum, Cooperite and Palladian Antimonide from the Darya Placer, Aldan Shield, Russia. In 2003 Seattle Annual Meeting. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 35, No. 6, September 2003, p. 230
Shcheka, G.G., Solianik, A.N., Lehmann, B., Bieniok, A., Amthauer, G., Topa, D., Laflamme, J.H.G. (2004): Euhedral crystals of ferroan platinum, cooperite and mertieite-II from alluvial sediments of the Darya river, Aldan Shield, Russia.Mineralogical Magazine 68 (6): 871-885.
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