Vladimir Kozlov's Photo Gallery
D9P-KAFMaletoyvayamite Au3Se4Te6 , Tellurium Te , Tellurite TeO2 , Selenium Se , Emmonsite Fe3+2(TeO3)3·2H2O , Quartz SiO2 , Gold Au
Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaField of View: 95 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 86 μm
Maletoyvayamite (Mty) crystal in Se-bearing native Tellurium (Te0.7Se0.3).
Reflected light microphoto.
Other minerals presented inside this FOV: tellurite (Tlr), emmonsite (?) (Ems), native gold (Au), native Selenium (Se0.85Te0.15), quartz (Qz), unnamed Cu2(Se,Te,S)5.
All minerals were identified with quantitative SEM-EDS microanalysis.
7YG-YUDSvetlanaite SnSe , Cassiterite SnO2
Ozernovskoe deposit, Karaginsky District, Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaField of View: 25 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 20 μm
Svetlanaite (SnSe) crystal in quartz (Qz) wiith cassiterite (Cst).
SEM BSE image. Minerals are identified by EDS.
R68-9GXNataliyamalikite TlI , Mascagnite (NH4)2SO4 , Sulphur S8
Avachinsky volcano, Yelizovsky District, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaField of View: 28 μm
Nataliyamalikite (Ntm) on Mascagnite among arenic-bearing native sulphur.
BSE image.
Konder alluvial placer view inside the "ring".
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, RussiaThe «head» part of the alluvial deposit is located within the place of destruction of the concentrically zoned alkaline-ultramafic massif Konder.
Image taken: Lat: 57.5772600, Lon: 134.6616700
View from South to North.
YT8-KDWIsoferroplatinum Pt3Fe , Gold Au
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, RussiaLargest Crystal Size: 6.3 mm
Isoferroplatinum crystals coated by native gold.
698-1XCKravtsovite PdAg2S , Galena PbS , Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 , Diopside CaMgSi2O6
Komsomol'skii Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaField of View: 50 μm
Reflected light digital image of kravtsovite (Kr) with galena (Gn) and chalcopyrite (Cpy) in diopside (Di). Kravtsovite shows strong bireflectance from brownish to greenish colors in air without polarization.
PAL-2DQVymazalováite Pd3Bi2S2 , Galena PbS , Sobolevskite PdBi , Polarite Pd(Bi,Pb) , Acanthite Ag2S , Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 , Diopside CaMgSi2O6
Komsomol'skii Mine, Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaDimensions: 30 μm x 20 μm
Largest Crystal Size: 30 μm
Vymazalovite (Vym) crystal in galena (Gn) with sobolevskite (Sob), polarite (Pol), acanthite (Ac), chalcopyrite (Cpy) - in diopside. Reflected light, not polarized. Minerals are identified using EDS and EBSD, combined.
Holotype specimen by S.F.Sluzhenikin.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 17th Jun 2017
D69-4MJGold Au , Isoferroplatinum Pt3Fe
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, RussiaDimensions: 4.5 mm x 4 mm x 4 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 4 mm
Isoferroplatinum crystal coated by native gold.
Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 30th Dec 2019
ANW-JL4Gold Au , Isoferroplatinum Pt3Fe
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, RussiaField of View: 3 mm
Native gold on isoferroplatinum crystal.
ANW-JL4Isoferroplatinum Pt3Fe , Gold Au
Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Ayan-Maya district, Khabarovsk Krai, RussiaDimensions: 5 mm x 3 mm x 3 mm
Largest Crystal Size: 5 mm
Gold coatings on isoferroplatinum crystals.