Primary Platinum Mineralization in the Nizhny Tagil and Kachkanar Ultramafic Complexes, Urals, Russia: A Genetic Model for PGE Concentration in Chromite-Rich Zones

Auge, T.; Genna, A.; Legendre, O.; Ivanov, K. S.; Volchenko, Yu. A.

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“…However, for almost 200 years of industrial history of the Ural placer deposit development, only the Solovyeva Mountain lode deposit of the Nizhnetagilsky massif was discovered [3]. At the same time, despite the obvious industrial significance of placers, clinopyroxenite-dunite massifs were studied to a greater extent [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The last comprehensive work on the geology of placers and the conditions of their formation, as well as platinum-group mineral (PGM) assemblages is the work of N. K. Vysotsky [2], published at the beginning of the last century.…”

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“…BSE images (SEM) of laurite-erlichmanite (Lau-Erl) in isoferroplatinum from (a,b) the Vershinniy eluvial placer, (c,d) the Travyanistyi proximal placer and (e,f) the Glubokinskoe distal placer. The number of points corresponds to the analyses inTable 5(No [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]…”

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“…Compositions of isoferroplatinum(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) and ferroan platinum(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) from the chromite-platinum ore zones of the Svetloborsky massif and associated placers. .09 0.05 0.92 bdl 1.26 85.82 100.77 20 30.58 bdl 2.52 0.07 1.32 bdl 0.96 64.55 21 14.60 0.51 0.82 bdl 0.80 0.44 6.00 76.25 99.42 21 36.48 1.21 1.80 bdl 1.08 0.58 4.35 54.50 22 13.36 0.56 0.27 bdl 0.37 0.47 6.10 78.25 99.38 22 34.50 1.37 0.61 bdl 0.52 0.64 4.57 57.79…”

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“…Isf-isoferroplatinum, Os-osmium, and Chr-chromite.Osmium composition varies considerably (Table 3). Like most Os-Ir-Ru inclusions in Pt-Fe alloy grains from placers associated with the Ural-Alaskan type massifs and their lode sources[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33], Ru is low in the Os-Ir-Ru solid solutions(Figure 9), and its concentration does not exceed 15 at. %.…”

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“…The composition of laurite-erlichmanite(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) and kashinite-bowieite(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25).PGM from the chromite-platinum ore zones of the Svetloborsky massif (No. 1-4; 20-23), the Vershinniy eluvial placer (No.…”

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Platinum-Group Minerals of Pt-Placer Deposits Associated with the Svetloborsky Ural-Alaskan Type Massif, Middle Urals, Russia

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The alteration of platinum group minerals (PGM) of eluval, proximal, and distal placers associated with the Ural-Alaskan type clinopyroxenite-dunite massifs were studied. The Isovsko-Turinskaya placer system is unique regarding its size, and was chosen as research object as it is PGM-bearing for more than 70 km from its lode source, the Ural-Alaskan type Svetloborsky massif, Middle Urals. Lode chromite-platinum ore zones located in the Southern part of the dunite "core" of the Svetloborsky massif are considered as the PGM lode source. For the studies, PGM concentrates were prepared from the heavy concentrates which were sampled at different distances from the lode source. Eluvial placers are situated directly above the ore zones, and the PGM transport distance does not exceed 10 m. Travyanistyi proximal placer is considered as an example of alluvial ravine placer with the PGM transport distance from 0.5 to 2.5 km. The Glubokinskoe distal placer located in the vicinity of the Is settlement are chosen as the object with the longest PGM transport distance (30-35 km from the lode source). Pt-Fe alloys, and in particular, isoferroplatinum prevail in the lode ores and placers with different PGM transport distance. In some cases, isoferroplatinum is substituted by tetraferroplatinum and tulameenite in the grain marginal parts. Os-Ir-(Ru) alloys, erlichmanite, laurite, kashinite, bowieite, and Ir-Rh thiospinels are found as inclusions in Pt-Fe minerals. As a result of the study, it was found that the greatest contribution to the formation of the placer objects is made by the erosion of chromite-platinum mineralized zones in dunites. At a distance of more than 10 km, the degree of PGM mechanical attrition becomes significant, and the morphological features, characteristic of lode platinum, are practically not preserved. One of the signs of the significant PGM transport distance in the placers is the absence of rims composed of the tetraferroplatinum group minerals around primary Pt-Fez alloys. The sie of the nuggets decreases with the increasing transport distance. The composition of isoferroplatinum from the placers and lode chromite-platinum ore zones are geochemically similar.

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