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Sperrylite from
Hanumalapur Complex, Shimoga schist belt, Davanagere District, Karnataka, India


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Sperrylite
Formula:PtAs2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sperrylite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hanumalapur Complex, Shimoga schist belt, Davanagere District, Karnataka, India
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:958177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:958177:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sperrylite
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘShankaraghatta ultramafic body, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India
References
Devaraju, T.C.; Alapieti, T.T.; Kaukonen, R.J. (2005) SEM-EDS Study of the Platinum-Group Minerals in the PGE Mineralized Hanumalapura Segment of the Layered Mafic-Ultramafic Complex of Channagiri, Davangere District, Karnataka. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 65 (6). 745-752 doi:10.17491/jgsi/2005/650608
Devaraju, T. C., & Alapieti, T. T. (2014, January). Exploration for PGE mineralization in the Western Dharwar Craton. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Magmatic Ore Deposits. Geol. Soc. India Special Publ (Vol. 2, pp. 43-60).
Ndhlovu, M. B. (2017). A Mineralogical and Geochemical study of Platinum-Group Minerals and Base-Metal Sulfides in the P1 and P2 units of the Platreef at the Akanani Project Area, Lonmin PLC. University of Johannesburg (South Africa).
 
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