Pilgujärvi deposit, Eastern ore camp, Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pilgujärvi deposit | Deposit |
| Eastern ore camp | Mining Sub-district |
| Pechenga Ni-Cu ore field | Ore Field |
| Pechengsky District | District |
| Murmansk Oblast | Oblast |
| Russia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
69° North , 31° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~126km
Type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zhdanov Ni-Cu-(PGE)
The Pilgujarvi intrusion, with a thickness of up to 600 m, represents the most extensive mafic–ultramafic intrusion within the eastern group. The intrusion is primarily composed of quenched metaclinopyroxenite, cumulates of olivine-chromite-sulfide and clinopyroxenite, followed by gabbro and diorite from the bottom to the top. Several magmatic sulfide deposits have been identified within the intrusion, among which the Zhdanov deposit is the largest and most significant. The wehrlite at the base of the intrusion contains the sulfide ore bodies. Various types of sulfide ores have been found in the Zhdanov deposit, including breccia ores, massive ores, disseminated ores, as well as net-textured ores. At the base of the ore body, massive ores are usually covered by disseminated and net-textured ores.
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14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Empressite | 2.CB.80 | AgTe |
| ⓘ | Stumpflite | 2.CC.05 | PtSb |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Empressite | AgTe |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stumpflite | PtSb |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Empressite | AgTe |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Stumpflite | PtSb |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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References
Liang, Qing-Lin, Song, Xie-Yan, Smolkin, Valery, Krivolutskaya, Nadezhda A., Yu, Song-Yue, Chen, Lie-Meng (2024) Mineralogy and geochemistry of magnetite in the Zhdanov Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposit in the Pechenga ore field, Russia: Implications for the formation of magmatic sulfide ores. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 259. 105903 doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2023.105903
[1]Liang, Qing-Lin; Song, Xie-Yan; Chen, Lie-Meng; Yu, Song-Yue; Smolkin, Valery; Krivolutskaya, Nadezhda A.; Song, Hao (2025) Geochemical behavior of semimetals in natural sulfide liquids: Insights from the Zhdanov Ni-Cu sulfide deposit, Pechenga ore field, Russia. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106930 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106930
