Glotov, A.I., Polyakov, G.V., Hoa, T.T., Balykin, P.A., Akimtsev, V.A., Krivenko, A.P., Tolstykh, N.D., Phuong, N.T., Thanh, H.H., Hung, T.Q., Petrova, T.E. (2001) The Ban Phuc Ni-Cu-PGE deposit related to the Phanerozoic komatiite-basalt association in the Song Da rift, northwestern Vietnam. The Canadian Mineralogist: 39(2): 573-589.

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

References:

Wang, Christina Yan, Bai, Yuying, Wei, Bo, Minh, Dinh Huu (2023) Cobaltite-gersdorffite solid solution as a collector of platinum-group elements in the Ban Phuc Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit, northern Vietnam. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 255. 105781 doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2023.105781

ⓘ Froodite

Formula: α-PdBi₂

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ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

References:

Christina Yan Wang (2018) Gersdorffite as a PGE collector in massive ores in the Ban Phuc Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit and associated Suoi Ngat and Suoi Dan Ni prospects, northern Vietnam. in abstracts of the 22nd IMA Meeting Melbourne p 502

ⓘ Heazlewoodite

Formula: Ni₃S₂

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ⓘ Hollingworthite

Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS

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ⓘ Irarsite

Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS

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ⓘ Maucherite

Formula: Ni₁₁As₈

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ⓘ Michenerite

Formula: PdBiTe

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ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

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ⓘ Parkerite

Formula: Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂

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ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Zaw, Khin; Peters, Stephen G.; Cromie, Paul; Burrett, Clive; Hou, Zengqian (2007) Nature, diversity of deposit types and metallogenic relations of South China. Ore Geology Reviews, 31 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.10.006

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia, Geological Survey of Japan.

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

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ⓘ Sobolevskite

Formula: PdBi

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ⓘ Sperrylite

Formula: PtAs₂

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ⓘ Sudburyite

Formula: PdSb

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ⓘ Tsumoite

Formula: BiTe

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ⓘ Violarite

Formula: Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Maucherite	2.AB.15	Ni₁₁As₈
ⓘ	Froodite	2.AC.45a	α-PdBi₂
ⓘ	Heazlewoodite	2.BB.05	Ni₃S₂
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Parkerite	2.BE.20	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Nickeline	2.CC.05	NiAs
ⓘ	Sobolevskite	2.CC.05	PdBi
ⓘ	Sudburyite	2.CC.05	PdSb
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Violarite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Tsumoite	2.DC.05	BiTe
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Sperrylite	2.EB.05a	PtAs₂
ⓘ	Cobaltite	2.EB.25	CoAsS
ⓘ	Gersdorffite	2.EB.25	NiAsS
ⓘ	Hollingworthite	2.EB.25	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
ⓘ	Irarsite	2.EB.25	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
ⓘ	Michenerite	2.EB.25	PdBiTe
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
S	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
S	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
S	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Co	Cobalt
Co	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
Ni	ⓘ Heazlewoodite	Ni₃S₂
Ni	ⓘ Maucherite	Ni₁₁As₈
Ni	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
Ni	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Cobaltite	CoAsS
As	ⓘ Gersdorffite	NiAsS
As	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As	ⓘ Maucherite	Ni₁₁As₈
As	ⓘ Nickeline	NiAs
As	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Ru	Ruthenium
Ru	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rh	Rhodium
Rh	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rh	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pd	Palladium
Pd	ⓘ Froodite	α-PdBi₂
Pd	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pd	ⓘ Michenerite	PdBiTe
Pd	ⓘ Sobolevskite	PdBi
Pd	ⓘ Sudburyite	PdSb
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Sudburyite	PdSb
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Michenerite	PdBiTe
Te	ⓘ Tsumoite	BiTe
Ir	Iridium
Ir	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Froodite	α-PdBi₂
Bi	ⓘ Michenerite	PdBiTe
Bi	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
Bi	ⓘ Sobolevskite	PdBi
Bi	ⓘ Tsumoite	BiTe

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References

Glotov, Alexander I., Gleb V. Polyakov, Trang Trong Hoa, Pavel A. Balykin, Vladimir A. Akimtsev, Alexander P. Krivenko, Nadezhda D. Tolstykh, Ngo Thi Phuong, Hoang Huu Thanh, Tran Quoc Hung, Tamara E. Petrova (2001) The Ban Phuc Ni-Cu-PGE deposit related to the Phanerozoic komatiite-basalt association in the Song Da rift, northwestern Vietnam. Canadian Mineralogist, 39(2), 573-589.

Blauwet, Dudley (2006) The Sapphire and Spinel Deposit of An Phu, Luc Yen District, Yenbai Province, Vietnam. The Mineralogical Record, 37 (3) 225-238pp.225-238

Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.

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