Description/Interesting Notes:
An incredible combination of rare, precious metal bearing species from Russia!!!
This specimen consists of an amazing combination of rare species in a matrix of mooihoekite, cubanite,& pentlandite!!!
This specimen was published in the article "A Proton-Microprobe Study of Magmatic Sulfide Ores from the Noril'sk-Talnakh District,
Siberia" from The Canadian Mineralogist Vol.30 June, 1992!!! This specimen is studied and described in very specific detail in the
article!!! The specimen was analyzed and confirmed species found in this specimen include: Sperrylite, Sobolevskite, Paolovite,
Gold var. Electrum, Native Silver, Altaite, & Valleriite!!! Again, these are all confirmed species present on this specimen!!!
This is truly an incredible representation of
very rare species (including rare platinum and palladium bearing species, rare tellurides, and more)!!! It is also
impressive to note that this specimen contains the precious metals Platinum (Sperrylite), Palladium (Sobolevskite, Paolovite), Gold (Electrum),
and Silver (Electrum) - all in one specimen!!!
The article describes
the specimen in great detail (size, orientation, description, etc. of various veins, grains, masses, and features) and gives
an even more detailed locality (collected near upper contact of the Kharaelakhsky orebody, etc.)!!! This is
a very significant specimen indeed and specimens like this are rarely, if ever, available!!! A copy of the article will be
included with the specimen as well!!! There is a lot going on with this specimen as you can see from the pics, and upon close
inspection with a loupe or scope there is even more to be seen!!! There is a surprising variety of metallic hues, textures,
and forms - the variety of metallic hues is much more dynamic and apparent in person!!!
The pics hardly do it justice!!! Must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!!!
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