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Chad Massif, Ayano-Maysky district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia i
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Chad Massif Massif
Ayano-Maysky district District
Khabarovsk Krai Krai
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Chad Massif	Massif
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Chad Massif, Ayano-Maysky district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

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Chad Massif, Ayano-Maysky district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

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Chad Massif, Ayano-Maysky district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Type:

Massif

Mindat Locality ID:

5464

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:5464:8

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Name(s) in local language(s):

Чад

Platinum placer deposit connected with ultrabasic (dunite) massif.
Aldan shield.
The Chad concentric zoned alkaline-ultramafic massif located in the northern part of the Khabarovsk Krai. Dunite is the major source for the platinum group minerals (PGM) in placers.

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ⓘ Platinum-Group Metals

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17 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Dunite

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

References:

Евгений А. Власов, А.Г. Мочалов, Д.И. Наумов (2021) Новые Данные О Минералах Платиновой Группы Щелочноультраосновного Массива Чад, Хабаровский Край, Россия. pp52-58

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

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ⓘ Cooperite

Formula: PtS

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ Cuproiridsite (TL)

Formula: (Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄

Type Locality:

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ Cuprorhodsite (TL)

Formula: (Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄

Type Locality:

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207pp.201-201

ⓘ Erlichmanite

Formula: OsS₂

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

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ⓘ Hollingworthite

Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS

References:

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207pp.201-201

ⓘ Irarsite

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

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ⓘ Isoferroplatinum

Formula: Pt₃Fe

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207pp.201-201

ⓘ Kashinite

Formula: Ir₂S₃

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ⓘ Laurite

Formula: RuS₂

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207pp.201-201

ⓘ Malanite

Formula: Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ Native Iridium

Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)

References:

ⓘ Native Osmium

Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207pp.201-201

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

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ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

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ⓘ Sperrylite

Formula: PtAs₂

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum

Formula: PtFe

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ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

References:

ⓘ 'UM1991-17-S:IrPtRh'

Formula: (Ir,Pt,Rh)S₂

References:

Nekrasov, I.Ya., Ivanov, V.V., Lennikov, A.M., Oktyabrskiy, R.A., Sapin, V.I., Taskaev, VI., Zalishchak, B.L., Khitrov, V.V. (1991): New dta on platinum mineralization of alkaline-ultrabasic concentrically zoned massifs of the Far East. Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR: 320(3): 705-109 (in Russian)

Jambor, L., Burke, Ernst A. J., Grew, Edward S., Puziewicz, Jacek (1993) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 78 (5-6) 672-678 p.673

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Platinium Iridium Arsenide Sulfide)'

Formula: (Pt,Ir)₂(As,S)₃

References:

Jambor, L., Burke, Ernst A. J., Grew, Edward S., Puziewicz, Jacek (1993) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 78 (5-6) 672-678 p.673

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Osmium	1.AF.05	(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘ	Native Iridium	1.AF.10	(Ir,Os,Ru)
ⓘ	Isoferroplatinum	1.AG.35	Pt₃Fe
ⓘ	Tetraferroplatinum	1.AG.40	PtFe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Cooperite	2.CC.35b	PtS
ⓘ	Cuproiridsite (TL)	2.DA.05	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄
ⓘ	Cuprorhodsite (TL)	2.DA.05	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Malanite	2.DA.05	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄
ⓘ	Kashinite	2.DB.15	Ir₂S₃
ⓘ	Erlichmanite	2.EB.05a	OsS₂
ⓘ	Laurite	2.EB.05a	RuS₂
ⓘ	Sperrylite	2.EB.05a	PtAs₂
ⓘ	Hollingworthite	2.EB.25	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
ⓘ	Irarsite	2.EB.25	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'UM1991-17-S:IrPtRh'	-	(Ir,Pt,Rh)S₂
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Platinium Iridium Arsenide Sulfide)'	-	(Pt,Ir)₂(As,S)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Cooperite	PtS
S	ⓘ Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄
S	ⓘ Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Erlichmanite	OsS₂
S	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S	ⓘ Kashinite	Ir₂S₃
S	ⓘ Laurite	RuS₂
S	ⓘ Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄
S	ⓘ UM1991-17-S:IrPtRh	(Ir,Pt,Rh)S₂
S	ⓘ Unnamed (Platinium Iridium Arsenide Sulfide)	(Pt,Ir)₂(As,S)₃
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄
Fe	ⓘ Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Isoferroplatinum	Pt₃Fe
Fe	ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum	PtFe
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄
Cu	ⓘ Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh₂³⁺S₄
Cu	ⓘ Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
As	ⓘ Unnamed (Platinium Iridium Arsenide Sulfide)	(Pt,Ir)₂(As,S)₃
Ru	Ruthenium
Ru	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ru	ⓘ Native Iridium	(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru	ⓘ Laurite	RuS₂
Ru	ⓘ Native Osmium	(Os,Ir,Ru)
Rh	Rhodium
Rh	ⓘ Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh₂³⁺S₄
Rh	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rh	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Rh	ⓘ UM1991-17-S:IrPtRh	(Ir,Pt,Rh)S₂
Pd	Palladium
Pd	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Os	Osmium
Os	ⓘ Erlichmanite	OsS₂
Os	ⓘ Native Iridium	(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os	ⓘ Native Osmium	(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ir	Iridium
Ir	ⓘ Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄
Ir	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ir	ⓘ Native Iridium	(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir	ⓘ Kashinite	Ir₂S₃
Ir	ⓘ Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄
Ir	ⓘ Native Osmium	(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ir	ⓘ UM1991-17-S:IrPtRh	(Ir,Pt,Rh)S₂
Ir	ⓘ Unnamed (Platinium Iridium Arsenide Sulfide)	(Pt,Ir)₂(As,S)₃
Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Cooperite	PtS
Pt	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt	ⓘ Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt	ⓘ Isoferroplatinum	Pt₃Fe
Pt	ⓘ Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄
Pt	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Pt	ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum	PtFe
Pt	ⓘ UM1991-17-S:IrPtRh	(Ir,Pt,Rh)S₂
Pt	ⓘ Unnamed (Platinium Iridium Arsenide Sulfide)	(Pt,Ir)₂(As,S)₃

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