 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstract The Merensky Reef at the Western Platinmn mine differs in many respectsfrom the reef at its type...type locality at Rustenburg,30 km to the west. The reef averages 4 m thick and consistsof major porphyritic...pegmatiticmelanoriteenclosingtwo thin chromitite bands. Platinum-groupmineralization occursmainly in the vicinity...chromitite seam, whereas at Rustenburg, where the reef is very thin and consistsof pegmatitic pyroxenite...changeoccursin the reef between the two localities. The proportionsof the platinum-groupminerals are |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PAPER The mineralogy and mineral associations of platinum group elements and gold in the Platreef at Zwartfontein...Akanani Project, Northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa Frits van der Merwe & Fanus Viljoen & Mike Knoper...Springer-Verlag 2012 Abstract The mineralogy of the platinum-group elements (PGE), and gold, in the Platreef...two boreholes, for the in-situ examination of platinum group minerals (PGM). PGM and gold minerals encountered...include maslovite (PtBiTe, 32 area% of total PGM), kotulskite (Pd(BiTe), 17 %), isoferroplatinum (Pt3Fe, 15 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Magazine, February 2006, Vol. 70(1), pp. 83±101 Platinum-group mineral assemblages in the Platreef at the...the Sandsloot Mine, northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa D. A. HOLWELL1, I. MCDONALD1 AND P. E. B. ARMITAGE2...Chatham Maritime ME4 4TB, UK 2 ABS TR AC T Platinum group mineral (PGM) assemblages in the Platreef...During crystallization of the Platreef pyroxenites, platinum group elements (PGE) and base-metal sulphides...antimonide-dominant PGM assemblage. Parts of the igneous reef were subjected to alteration by a late-stage, Fe-rich |  | Viljoen, Fanus, Ramakoloi, Ntshebo, Rose, Derek, Reinke, Christian (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 doi:10.3749/canmin.1500047 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AKANANI PROJECT, NORTHERN BUSHVELD COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA FANUS VILJOEN§, NTSHEBO RAMAKOLOI, AND DEREK...Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa CHRISTIAN REINKE Spectrum Analytical Facility...Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa ABSTRACT The (Pt,Pd)-bismuthotelluride minerals...phase crystals or form composite grains with other platinum-group minerals, and are predominantly associated...form a trend of solid solution along the join kotulskite (PdTe)–sobolevskite (PdBi), without merenskyite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | bismuthotellurides in the Merens/cy Reef at Rustenburg platinum mine in the western Bushveld By G. A...1965] Su,mmary. Four different palladiunl and platinum bismuthotellurides, one containing major mercury...identified in the ore from Rustenburg mine on the Merensky Reefl The composition of each phase was determined...to be moncheite and kotulskite. From two electronprobe microanalyses, kotulskite is shown to be Pd(Te...after Dr. Hans Merensky who was mainly responsible for discovering the platinoid bearing 'reef'; it is commonly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Compositional Variations and Reflectance of the Common Platinum-Group Minerals* M. Tarkian Institute of Mineralogy...of the compositional variations of 22 different platinum-group minerals, of Os--Ir--Ru- and Pt--Fe alloys...and related spectral reflectance curves of the platinum-group minerals investigated significant correlations...in July, 1986. 170 M. Tarkian Introduction Platinum-group minerals (PGM) occur in primary and placer...and tellurides occur almost invariably in the Merensky Reef and in Stillwater, whereas Ru sulfide is abundant |  | Oberthur, T., Melcher, F., Gast, L., Wohrl, C., Lodziak, J. (2004) DETRITAL PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN RIVERS DRAINING THE EASTERN BUSHVELD COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (2) 563-582 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.2.563 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | DETRITAL PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN RIVERS DRAINING THE EASTERN BUSHVELD COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA THOMAS OBERTHÜR§...the eastern Bushveld, more than 6000 grains of platinum-group minerals (PGM) were recovered from alluvial...to 1.6 mm) compared to those of PGM in the Merensky Reef and the UG–2 (generally <50 m) indicate pronounced...processes. The detrital PGM may originate from the Merensky Reef, the UG–2, platiniferous pipes, or still concealed...presence of different types of PGE mineralization (Merensky Reef, UG–2, platiniferous pipes, and placers) and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | peculiarities of gold-rich alloys from the Merensky Reef Roland Merkle, Wiebke Grote and Peter Gräser...Geology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. e-mail: mierkle@postino.up.ac.za; wiebke.grote@up...Society of South Africa ABSTRACT Gold-rich alloys with variable ¡imounrs of Pd from the Merensky Reef, Bushveld...analyses demonstrates the presence of atokite. kotulskite, laurite, moncheice, niggliite, paolovlte, rustenburgite...The ,Mt.Ten,sky Reef of the Bushveld Complex is not only a major source of platinum-group elements (PGE) |  | McCreesh, Matthew J. G., Yudovskaya, Marina A., Kinnaird, Judith A., Reinke, Christian (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 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.83 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Platinum-group minerals of the F and T zones, Waterberg Project, Far Northern Bushveld Complex: implication...University of the Witwatersrand, 2050 Wits, South Africa 2. CIMERA the NRF/DST Centre of Excellence...Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa * E-mail: marina.yudovskaya@wits.ac.za ABSTRACT...sperrylite, braggite, Pd stannides and antimonides. The platinum-group minerals (PGM) of the F zone are mainly...stage. Keywords: Bushveld, Waterberg project, platinum-group minerals, sperrylite, Pt-Pd bismuthotellurides |  | | Report (issue) | | Kotulskite Pd(Te, Bi) c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point...[1] X-ray Powder Pattern: Rustenburg mine, South Africa. 3.03 (100), 2.22 (90), 2.08 (70), 1.52 (30)...)Σ=1.00 (Te0.98 Bi0.02 )Σ=1.00 . (2) Messina, South Africa; by electron microprobe, corresponds to Pd1...(Te0.96 Bi0.08 )Σ=1.04 . (3) Rustenburg mine, South Africa; by electron microprobe, corresponds to Pd1...intrusion, Karelia. In South Africa, at the Rustenburg platinum mine, in the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld complex; |  | Yudovskaya, M., Kinnaird, J., Naldrett, A. J., Mokhov, A. V., McDonald, I., Reinke, C. (2011) FACIES VARIATION IN PGE MINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL PLATREEF OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (6) 1349-1384 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.6.1349 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE CENTRAL PLATREEF OF THE BUSHVELD COMPLEX, SOUTH AFRICA Marina YUDOVSKAYA§ School of Geosciences, University...the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa, and IGEM RAS, Staromonetny 35, Moscow 119017...the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa Andrey V. MOKHOV IGEM RAS, Staromonetny 35...524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa Abstract The lateral variation in platinum-group mineral (PGM) assemblages...highest exploitable PGE grade (referred to as PGE reef) occurs at the top of the sequence and is hosted |  | | Report (issue) | | 5.125(2) Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Merensky Reef, South Africa. 2.92 (100), 2.10 (60), 3.07 (30), 2...Total [100.0] 98.9 100.00 (1) Rustenburg mine, South Africa; by electron microprobe, recalculated to 100...)Σ=0.97 (Te1.71 Bi0.29 )Σ=2.00 . (2) Messina, South Africa; by electron microprobe, corresponds to (Pd0...silicates. Association: Moncheite, melonite, kotulskite, michenerite; sperrylite, laurite, cooperite;...occurreences are: in South Africa, in Transvaal, from the Rustenburg mine, in the Merensky Reef, Bushveld complex |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1244 1269 A ReviewoftheMineralogy oftheMerensky Reef,with SpecificReferenceto New Data on the Precious...(1960), and Liebenberg themineralogy of theMerensky Reef,withquantita- (1970) haveprovidedthe detailsof morethorough...theMererisky Reefin 1924,surprisingly of Rustenburg Platinum Mines, are listed in the little work hasbeenpublished...reœerences. 1244 REVIEIF OF M'INER,,ILOGY OF M'ERENSKY REEF 1245 1246 C. F. VERMAAK TABLE2. AND L. P. HENDRIKS...Compositionof the Merensky Reef and the Porphyritic Pyroxenite (vol. Ortho- Mer•nsky Reef--locality 1. 2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | southern region of the Platreef, Bushveld Complex, South Africa D. Hutchinson and Judith A. Kinnaird In the...within sulphide-rich zones towards the floor. Platinum-group minerals (PGMs) are dominated by Pd-bearing...banded iron formation) are common, whereas further north the xenoliths are typically meta-calc–silicates...Keywords: Bushveld Complex, Northern limb, Platreef, Platinum-group minerals, PGE redistribution, Felsic melts...for the Ni–Cu–PGE mineralisation in Platreef, South Africa 1 Map showing the location of the drill cores |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 2 Messina Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa With 7 Figures Received...November 20, 1989 Summary Unusual facies of the Merensky Reef, the UG-2 and the UG-1 chromitite layers are...Bushveld Complex. Within the basal pyroxenite of the Merensky unit, mineralization can be developed at up to...pyroxenite parting in placesi both contain high platinum-group element (PGE) values. Textural features...with chromite crystallization. The presence of platinum minerals within the sulphides of the inclusions |  | | Report (issue) | | Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Beneficiation of Platinum-Group Elements Edited by Louis J. Cabri Ottawa...PETROLEUM Suite 1210, 3400 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West Montréal, Québec, Canada H3Z 3B8 ISBN 1-894475-27-5...as follows in this example: OBERTHÜR, T., 2002. Platinum-group element mineralization of the Great Dyke...Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Beneficiation of Platinum-Group Elements. Edited by L.J. Cabri. Canadian... Preface Background The need for a new book on the platinum-group elements (PGE) became apparent about four |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 43:791–803 DOI 10.1007/s00126-008-0196-0 ARTICLE Platinum-group minerals from the Jinbaoshan Pd–Pt deposit...fluids were responsible for the release of the platinum-group elements (PGE) from the BMS to precipitate...510640, China e-mail: wang_yan@gig.ac.cn Keywords Platinum-group minerals . Hydrothermal alteration . Pt–Pd...0.21% Ni and 0.16% Cu with 3.0 g/t (Pd + Pt). Platinum-group minerals (PGM) mostly are ∼10 μm in diameter...including moncheite (PtTe2), atokite (Pd3Sn), kotulskite (PdTe), sperrylite (PtAs2), irarsite (IrAsS) |  | Naldrett, A J, Brownscombe, W, Herrington, R, Wilkinson, J, Berry, A, Coppard, J, Klatt, S, Kekana, S, Grobler, D, Phipps, M, Dunnett, T, Hadebe, D, Nielsen, S, Broughton, D, Kojonen., K K, Montjoie, R, van Rooyen, N, Reichhardt, F, Nex, P A M, Holwell, D A, Boyce, A J, Jones, A, Holwell, D A, Jones, R E, McDonald, I, Prichard, H M, Yudovskaya, M, Kinnaird, J A, Sobolev, A, Kuzmin, D, Wilson, A (2011) Abstracts. Applied Earth Science, 120 (4) 198-210 doi:10.1179/1743275812y.0000000015 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | most valuable products and a second in which the platinum-group element (PGE) are the most important. The...body trends roughly east-west and plunges to the west. It is overlain in the west by a coarse breccia and...Broughton Ivanplats Ltd, 82 Maude St, Sandton 2146, South Africa Ivanplats Ltd’s Platreef project is located...Northern Limb occurs in the Platreef, a sequence of west-dipping mafic–ultramafic intrusions that form the...zone’. This zone is poorly developed within the west-dipping near-surface part of the Platreef, but forms |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 11:35 25 October 2014 D Two South Africans Hans Merensky and Cecil John Rhodes P rehnite was...first new mineral species to be described from South Africa. It was named after Col. Hendrik von Prehn (1733-85)...Europe in 1774. Seventy years elapsed before South Africa produced another species-teschemacherite, described...Further new mineral descriptions had to wait until South Africa’s modern mining industry was established...gold and diamonds. Profiled here are two famous South Africans who have minerals named after them, one |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | H.F.J. THEART AND C.D. DE NOOY 287 The Platinum Group Minerals in two parts of the Massive Sulphide...Sulphide Body of the Uitkomst Complex, Mpumalanga, South Africa H.F.J. Theart Department of Earth Sciences,... University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa E-mail: htheart@postino.up.ac.za C.D. de Nooy Anglovaal...1212, Florida, 1710, South Africa E-mail: dorritn@avmin.co.za ABSTRACT Platinum Group Elements (dominated...of the Uitkomst Complex, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Mineralogical investigations were conducted |  | Osbahr, Inga, Oberthür, Thomas, Klemd, Reiner, Josties, Anja (2014) Platinum-group element distribution in base-metal sulfides of the UG2 chromitite, Bushveld Complex, South Africa—a reconnaissance study. Mineralium Deposita, 49 (6) 655-665 doi:10.1007/s00126-014-0538-z | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 49:655–665 DOI 10.1007/s00126-014-0538-z LETTER Platinum-group element distribution in base-metal sulfides...sulfides of the UG2 chromitite, Bushveld Complex, South Africa—a reconnaissance study Inga Osbahr & Thomas...reveal that pentlandite carries distinctly elevated platinum-group element (PGE) contents. In contrast, pyrrhotite...Germany 50 %), Ir (2 to 17 %), and Ru (1–39 %). Platinum-group mineral (PGM) investigations support these...(BMS) in the UG2 largely resemble that of the Merensky Reef, as most of the Pd and Rh are incorporated in |  | | Report (issue) | | Bi0.44 )Σ=2.00 . (2) Impala mine, Transvaal, South Africa; by electron microprobe, corresponding to (Pt0...Merenskyite, melonite, sobolevskite, michenerite, kotulskite, froodite, sperrylite, cooperite, laurite, braggite...region, western Siberia. In South Africa, from several mines along the Merensky Reef, Bushveld complex, Transvaal...Albany Co., Wyoming; at the Key West mine, east of Moapa, Bunkerville district, Clark Co., Nevada; and in...Ni–Cu–PGE deposit, Yukon Territory. At Kambalda, 56 km south of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. A number of additional |  | Helmy, Hassan M., Ballhaus, Chris, Berndt, Jasper, Bockrath, Cornelia, Wohlgemuth-Ueberwasser, Cora (2007) Formation of Pt, Pd and Ni tellurides: experiments in sulfide–telluride systems. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 153 (5) 577-591 doi:10.1007/s00410-006-0163-7 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Merensky reef of the Bushveld Complex, the most important magmatic deposit for platinum-group elements...tellurides comprise about 20% of the modal abundance of platinum group minerals (Cawthorn et al. 2002), and in...PtTe2, merenskyite PdTe2, melonite (Ni,Pd)Te2 and kotulskite (Pd,Ni)Te. In addition, there are the bismuthotellurides...Ni) – (Te + Sb + Bi) ternary space. Sources: Merensky reef (Pt-rich tellurides; Kingston and Eldosuky 1982;...bismuthotellurides; courtesy D. Holwell 2006), Hartley platinum mine, Great Dyke (Pt-dominated bismuthotellurides; |  | | Report (issue) | | SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA MINERALOGY OF SOUTH AFRICA:... COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA Scientific Editor R.D. Dixon Linguistic and...Council for Geoscience (Geological Survey of South Africa), 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria or..................... 50 4.2 Unidentified Non-Platinum-Group Phases .......................................................... 69 5.1 Overview of South African Occurrences ........................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | platinoid bismuthotellurides in the Merensky Reef at Rustenburg platinum mine in the western Bushveld. Minerol...identification of four palladium and platinum bismuthotellurides: moncheite, kotulskite, merenskyite, and Mineral...greater than chalcopyrite, and just greater than kotulskite. Reflectivity percentages range from 61 8 at...is the palladium end-member and moncheite the platinum end-member of a possible solid solution series...honor of Dr. Hans Merensky who was main11' responsible for the discovery of the "reef" which bears his |
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