Maslovite

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Maslovite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Maslovite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Maslovite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Maslovite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Maslovite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Maslovite, etc.

Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm, Rustenburg, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West, South Africa

Maslovite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Maslovite, etc.

Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

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Georgii D. Maslov

Formula:

PtBiTe

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

4½ - 5

Specific Gravity:

11.62 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Cobaltite Group

Name:

After Georgii Dmitrievich Maslov (Георгия Дмитриевича Маслова) (28 August 1915, Sukharevo, Ufa, Russian Empire – 6 September 1968), Russian geologist, one of the discoverers of the Talnakh deposits.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Pyrite Group.

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Mindat ID:

2585

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2585:6

GUID
(UUID V4):

ff177e8c-31a9-4199-84f6-c336fb75879b

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Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R
440nm	55.9%
460nm	55.2%
480nm	55.0%
500nm	55.5%
520nm	56.0%
540nm	56.1%
560nm	55.9%
580nm	55.9%
600nm	56.1%
620nm	56.3%
640nm	56.8%
660nm	57.1%
680nm	57.5%
700nm	58.4%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 58.4%.

Colour in reflected light:

Pale gray with a lilac hue

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0001277	Maslovite	Bayliss P (1989) Crystal chemistry and crystallography of some minerals within the pyrite group American Mineralogist 74 1168-1176		1989		0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Maslovite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Bayliss P' _journal_name_full 'American Mineralogist' _journal_volume 74 _journal_year 1989 _journal_page_first 1168 _journal_page_last 1176 _publ_section_title ; Crystal chemistry and crystallography of some minerals within the pyrite group ; _database_code_amcsd 0001277 _chemical_formula_sum '(Pt.73 Pd.27) (Bi1.3 Te.63 Sb.07)' _cell_length_a 6.687 _cell_length_b 6.687 _cell_length_c 6.687 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 299.016 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 11.811 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P a 3' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+z,x,1/2-y' 'z,1/2-x,1/2+y' '1/2-z,1/2+x,y' '-z,-x,-y' '1/2+y,1/2-z,-x' '1/2-y,-z,1/2+x' '-y,1/2+z,1/2-x' 'y,z,x' 'x,1/2-y,1/2+z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,z' '1/2+x,y,1/2-z' '-x,-y,-z' '1/2-z,-x,1/2+y' '-z,1/2+x,1/2-y' '1/2+z,1/2-x,-y' 'z,x,y' '1/2-y,1/2+z,x' '1/2+y,z,1/2-x' 'y,1/2-z,1/2+x' '-y,-z,-x' '-x,1/2+y,1/2-z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' '1/2-x,-y,1/2+z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z _atom_site_occupancy Pt 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.73000 Pd 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.27000 Bi 0.36900 0.36900 0.36900 0.65000 Te 0.36900 0.36900 0.36900 0.31500 Sb 0.36900 0.36900 0.36900 0.03500

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Reference List:

Kovalenker, V.A., V.D. Begizov, T.L. Evstigneeva, N.V. Troneva, and V.A. Ryabikin (1979) Maslovite, PtBiTe: a new mineral from the Oktyabr copper-nickel deposit. Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeniy: 21: 94-104 (in Russian).

Kovalenker, V.A., V.D. Begizov, T.L. Evstigneeva, N.V. Troneva, and V.A. Ryabikin (1979) Maslovite, PtBiTe: a new mineral from the Oktyabr copper-nickel deposit. Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeniy: 21: 94-104.

American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 406-407 (abstract).

Bayliss, P. (1989) Crystal chemistry of pyrite-group minerals. American Mineralogist: 74: 1168–1176.

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

Brazil
Bahia Ipiaú Mirabela farm ⓘ Santa Rita deposit	Knight, R. (2014). The primary magmatic concentration and secondary remobilisation of platinum-group elements in Ni-Cu sulphide ores (Doctoral dissertation, Cardiff University).
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador Voisey´s Bay ⓘ Voisey's Bay Ni-Co-Cu deposit	Huminicki, M. A. E., Sylvester, P. J., Lastra, R., Cabri, L. J., Evans-Lamswood, D., & Wilton, D. H. C. (2008). First report of platinum-group minerals from a hornblende gabbro dyke in the vicinity of the Southeast Extension Zone of the Voisey’s Bay Ni-Cu-Co deposit, Labrador. Mineralogy and Petrology, 92(1-2), 129-164.
Ontario Greater Sudbury Creighton-Davies Township ⓘ Creighton Mine	Ford, F.D., Wecholaz, C.R. & Lee, A. (2011) Predicting process outcomes for Sudbury platinum-group minerals using grade-recovery modeling from mineral liberation analyzer (MLA) data. Canadian Mineralogist 49, 1627-1642.
Levack Township ⓘ Coleman Mine	Ford, F.D., Wecholaz, C.R. & Lee, A. (2011) Predicting process outcomes for Sudbury platinum-group minerals using grade-recovery modeling from mineral liberation analyzer (MLA) data. Canadian Mineralogist 49, 1627-1642.
ⓘ McCreedy East Mine	Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., (2003), Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787 Dare, S. A., Barnes, S. J., Prichard, H. M., & Fisher, P. C. (2014). Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Cu-Rich Ores from the McCreedy East Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Sudbury, Canada): Implications for the Behavior of Platinum Group and Chalcophile Elements at the End of Crystallization of a Sulfide Liquid. Economic Geology, 109(2), 343-366.
ⓘ McCreedy West Mine	Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., and Douma, S.L., 2003, Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Mineralogy Compilation: Sudbury Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI): Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 1787 Kjarsgaard, I. M., & Ames, D. E. (2010, June). Ore mineralogy of Cu-Ni-PGE deposits in the North Range footwall environment, Sudbury, Canada. In 11th international platinum symposium, program abstracts, Ontario Geological Survey, miscellaneous release-data (Vol. 269).
Québec Nord-du-Québec Nunavik Raglan Raglan Mine ⓘ Katiniq orebody	Seabrook, C. L., Prichard, H. M., & Fisher, P. C. (2004). Platinum-group minerals in the Raglan Ni–Cu–(PGE) sulfide deposit, Cape Smith, Quebec, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42(2), 485-497. 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).
Ungava Peninsula ⓘ Katiniq nickel deposit (Katinik)	petrology, geochemistry, mineralogy) The Canadian Mineralogist 42:485-497 Charlie L. Seabrook, Hazel M. Prichard and Peter C. Fisher (2004) Platinum-group minerals in the Raglan Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide deposit, Cape Smith, Quebec, Canada (in Platinum-group elements
China
Gansu Jinchang Jinchuan District ⓘ Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE deposit)	Minzhi Yang (2006): Contributions to Geology and Mineral Resources Research 21(1), 1-9
Sichuan Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture) Danba Co. Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE ore field ⓘ Yangliuping Cu-Ni-PGE deposit	Xiaoqiang Hu, Yunquan Li, and Dequan Shuai (2001): Journal of Chengdu University of Technology 28(1), 48-52
Finland
Lapland Sodankylä Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi) ⓘ Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine	Mutanen, T. (1997) Geology and ore petrology of the Akanvaara and Koitelainen mafic layered intrusions and the Keivitsa-Satovaara layered complex, northern Finland. Geological Survey of Finland, Bulletin 395, 233 s.
Guinea
Kindia Region ⓘ Conakry Igneous Complex	Augé, T., Gloaguen, É., Chevillard, M., & Bailly, L. (2018). Mineralogy, geochemistry and emplacement of the Conakry Igneous Complex, Guinea: implications for the Ni–Cu–PGE mineralization. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(3), 593-624.
India
Karnataka Shimoga District ⓘ Shankaraghatta ultramafic body	Datta, P., & Mukherjee, R. (2021, December). Genesis of Sulfides and Platinum-group Minerals (PGMs) from the Shankaraghatta Ultramafic-Mafic Belt, Western Dharwar Craton (southern India). In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2021, pp. V41B-08).
Russia
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands ⓘ Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif	Rudashevskiy N.S., Krecer D.A., Orsoev D.A., Kislov E.V. (2003) Palladium-platinum mineralization in vein Cu-Ni-ores of Yoko-Dovyrenskiy laiered massif, - DAN, 391(4), p. 519-522 (in Rus.)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula Putoran Plateau ⓘ Noril'sk	Spiridonov, E. M., E. A. Kulagov, A. A. Serova, I. M. Kulikova, N. N. Korotaeva, E. V. Sereda, I. N. Tushentsova, S. N. Belyakov, and N. N. Zhukov (2015) Genetic Pd, Pt, Au, Ag, and Rh mineralogy in Noril’sk sulfide ores. Geology of Ore Deposits: 57(5): 402-432.
ⓘ Maslovsky deposit	Krivolutskaya et al. (2011): Mineralogy, geochemistry and stratigraphy of the Maslovsky Pt–Cu–Ni sulfide deposit, Noril’sk Region, Russia: implications for relationship of ore-bearing intrusions and lavas. Mineralium Deposita 47, 69-88.
Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine (TL)	Can Min 38:599-609 Kovalenker, V.A., V.D. Begizov, T.L. Evstigneeva, N.V. Troneva, and V.A. Ryabikin (1979) Maslovite, PtBiTe: a new mineral from the Oktyabr copper-nickel deposit. Geologiya Rudnykh Mestorozhdeniy: 21: 94-104. Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp. Barkov, A. Y., Martin, R. F., Poirier, G., & Yakovlev, Y. N. (2000). The taimyrite–tatyanaite series and zoning in intermetallic compounds of Pt, Pd, Cu, and Sn from Noril’sk, Siberia, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 38(3), 599-609.
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions, volcanic rocks and PGE-Cu-Ni sulfide deposits of the Noril’sk Province, Polar Siberia . 12th International Platinum Symposium
Murmansk Oblast Monche tundra intrusion ⓘ Loypishnyun deposit	Chashchin, V. V., Petrov, S. V., & Drogobuzhskaya, S. V. (2018). Loypishnyun Low-Sulfide Pt–Pd Deposit of the Monchetundra Basic Massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 60(5), 418-448.
ⓘ Monchegorsk	Yury L. Voytekhovsky, Yury N. Neradovsky (2008) The Cu-Ni-PGE and Cr deposits of the Monchegorsk area, the Kola Peninsula, Russia. 33 IGC excursion No 48, August 15 – 21, 2008
South Africa
Limpopo Capricorn District Municipality Blouberg Local Municipality Waterberg project ⓘ F-Zone	McCreesh, M. J., Yudovskaya, M. A., Kinnaird, J. A., & Reinke, C. (2018). Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, far northern Bushveld Complex: implication for the formation of the PGE mineralization. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(3), 539-575.
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena ⓘ Mokopane	Hutchinson, D., & Kinnaird, J. A. (2005). Complex multistage genesis for the Ni–Cu–PGE mineralisation in the southern region of the Platreef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Applied Earth Science, 114(4), 208-224.
ⓘ Akanani prospects	Van der Merwe, F. (2011). MLA-Based Mineralogical Investigation of PGE Mineralisation at Lonmin's Akanani Platinum Group Metal Project, Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex (Masters dissertation, University of Johannesburg). Ramakoloi N, Viljoen F (2014) Mineral chemistry of PGE-bismuthotellurides in the Platreef, Akanani Prospect, Lonmin plcl. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 106 Viljoen, F., Ramakoloi, N., Rose, D., & Reinke, C. (2015). Mineral Chemistry of (Pt, Pd)-Bismuthotelluride Minerals In the Platreef At Zwartfontein, Akanani Project, Northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53(6), 1109-1127. 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).
ⓘ Overysel deposit	Holwell, D. A., & McDonald, I. (2007). Distribution of platinum-group elements in the Platreef at Overysel, northern Bushveld Complex: a combined PGM and LA-ICP-MS study. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 154(2), 171-190.
ⓘ Turfspruit farm	Hutchinson, D., & Kinnaird, J. A. (2005). Complex multistage genesis for the Ni–Cu–PGE mineralisation in the southern region of the Platreef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Applied Earth Science, 114(4), 208-224.
ⓘ Zwartfontein	Fanus Viljoen, F., Ramakoloi, N., Rose, D. and Reinke, C. (2016) Mineral Chemistry of (Pt,Pd)-Bismuthotelluride Minerals In the Platreef At Zwartfontein, Akanani Project, Northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53(6), 1109-1127.
North West Bojanala Platinum District Municipality Rustenburg Local Municipality Marikana ⓘ Lonmin Marikana Mine	Dzvinamurungu, T. (2012). Geometallurgical characterisation of Merensky Reef and UG2 at the Lonmin Marikana mine, Bushveld Complex, South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of Johannesburg).
Rustenburg Royal Bafokeng ⓘ Bafokeng-Rasimone Mine	Smith, A. J. B., Viljoen, K. S., Schouwstra, R., Roberts, J., Schalkwyk, C., & Gutzmer, J. (2013). Geological variations in the Merensky Reef at Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine and its influence on flotation performance. Minerals Engineering, 52, 155-168.
ⓘ Rustenburg Town & Townlands Farm	Microprobe analyzed by Sid Williams, Brent Thorne specimen, photo ID 247044
Tanzania
Kigoma Region ⓘ Kapalagulu Intrusion	Cabri, L. J., Oberthür, T., & Keays, R. R. (2022). Origin and depositional history of platinum-group minerals in placers–A critical review of facts and fiction. Ore Geology Reviews, 144, 104733.
Zimbabwe
Mashonaland West Chegutu District ⓘ Hartley Mine	Oberthür, T., Weiser, T. W., Gast, L., & Kojonen, K. (2003). Geochemistry and mineralogy of platinum-group elements at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe. Mineralium Deposita, 38(3), 327-343. Liu, Jun, Jin, Shuyun, Wang, Yujie (2014) The Occurrence of Useful Components in Platinum-Palladium Deposit in the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition, 88. 1466-1467 doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12382_13
Midlands Shurugwi District ⓘ Unki Mine	Allan H. Wilson and Martin D. Prendergast (2001) Platinum-Group Element Mineralisation in the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe, and its Relationship to Magma Evolution and Magma Chamber Structure. South African Journal of Geology, 104:319-342
Zvishavane District Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani) ⓘ Mimosa Mine	Nashwa, Velaphi Moses. "The flotation of high talc-containing ore from the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe." (2008). MS Thesis