PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES

The paper presents the results of study of PGM minerals found in a small placer of the MurzinkaAdui granite gneissic block, Central Urals. We studied 65 PGM grains 0.1–0.8 mm in size including 42, 21, and 2 grains of the Os-Ir-Ru (±Pt, Rh) and Pt-Fe (±Ir, Rh, Pd) system, and sperrylite (PtAs2 ), res...

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Main Authors: V.V. Murzin, A.Yu. Kissin, D.A. Varlamov
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Language:English
Published: South Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RAS 2015-03-01
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Online Access:https://journal.mineralogy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2015-6.pdf
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description The paper presents the results of study of PGM minerals found in a small placer of the MurzinkaAdui granite gneissic block, Central Urals. We studied 65 PGM grains 0.1–0.8 mm in size including 42, 21, and 2 grains of the Os-Ir-Ru (±Pt, Rh) and Pt-Fe (±Ir, Rh, Pd) system, and sperrylite (PtAs2 ), respectively. An assemblage of fusible and refractory PGE minerals in the studied placer is similar to the Nurali-Verkhneyvinsky type of PGE mineralization that may indicate that chromitities from transitional zone between dunite-harzburgite series of ophiolite rocks to the banded duniteclinopyroxenite ones are the main PGM source. The Os-Ru trend of variation in compositions was distinguished for the first time for the Os-Ir-Ru hexagonal alloys, but the importance of this trend is still unknown. Possible PGM sources including the run-off from the nearest Pt-bearing ultramafic massifs or destruction of small serpentinite bodies known in the studied area are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-a4541cc4ff5d4d408472dfa86921c57d2025-08-20T02:57:48ZengSouth Urals Federal Research Center of Mineralogy and Geoecology UB RASМинералогия2313-545X2782-20442015-03-01113448PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCESV.V. Murzin0A.Yu. Kissin1D.A. Varlamov2Institute of Geology and Geochemistry UB RASInstitute of Geology and Geochemistry UB RASInstitute of Experimental Mineralogy RASThe paper presents the results of study of PGM minerals found in a small placer of the MurzinkaAdui granite gneissic block, Central Urals. We studied 65 PGM grains 0.1–0.8 mm in size including 42, 21, and 2 grains of the Os-Ir-Ru (±Pt, Rh) and Pt-Fe (±Ir, Rh, Pd) system, and sperrylite (PtAs2 ), respectively. An assemblage of fusible and refractory PGE minerals in the studied placer is similar to the Nurali-Verkhneyvinsky type of PGE mineralization that may indicate that chromitities from transitional zone between dunite-harzburgite series of ophiolite rocks to the banded duniteclinopyroxenite ones are the main PGM source. The Os-Ru trend of variation in compositions was distinguished for the first time for the Os-Ir-Ru hexagonal alloys, but the importance of this trend is still unknown. Possible PGM sources including the run-off from the nearest Pt-bearing ultramafic massifs or destruction of small serpentinite bodies known in the studied area are discussed.https://journal.mineralogy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2015-6.pdfuralsplatinum group mineralsgranite gneisschromitemurzinka-adui block
spellingShingle V.V. Murzin
A.Yu. Kissin
D.A. Varlamov
PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
Минералогия
urals
platinum group minerals
granite gneiss
chromite
murzinka-adui block
title PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
title_full PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
title_fullStr PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
title_full_unstemmed PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
title_short PGM MINERALS FROM PLACER OF THE MURZINKA-ADUI GRANITE GNEISSIC COMPLEX AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOURCES
title_sort pgm minerals from placer of the murzinka adui granite gneissic complex and their possible sources
topic urals
platinum group minerals
granite gneiss
chromite
murzinka-adui block
url https://journal.mineralogy.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2015-6.pdf
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