Chashchin, V. V., Petrov, S. V. (2013) Low-sulfide PGE ore in the Volchetundra gabbro-anorthosite pluton, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Geology of Ore Deposits, 55 (5) 357-382 doi:10.1134/s1075701513050036

ⓘ Atheneite

Formula: Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25

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ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

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ⓘ Braggite

Formula: PdPt₃S₄

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ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

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ⓘ Cooperite

Formula: PtS

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ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

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ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe₂S₃

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ⓘ Erlichmanite

Formula: OsS₂

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ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

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ⓘ Hollingworthite

Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS

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ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

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ⓘ Keithconnite

Formula: Pd₂₀Te₇

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ⓘ Kotulskite

Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)

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ⓘ Laurite

Formula: RuS₂

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

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ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄

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ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Melonite

Formula: NiTe₂

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ⓘ Merenskyite

Formula: PdTe₂

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ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

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ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

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ⓘ Moncheite

Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)₂

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

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ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

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ⓘ Palladoarsenide

Formula: Pd₂As

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ⓘ Paolovite

Formula: Pd₂Sn

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ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

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ⓘ Sopcheite

Formula: Ag₄Pd₃Te₄

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ⓘ Sperrylite

Formula: PtAs₂

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ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite

Formula: Pt(As,S)₂

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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ⓘ Telargpalite

Formula: (Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)

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ⓘ Violarite

Formula: Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄

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ⓘ Vysotskite

Formula: PdS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Paolovite	1.AG.20	Pd₂Sn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Atheneite	2.AC.05a	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25
ⓘ	Arsenopalladinite	2.AC.10c	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃
ⓘ	Palladoarsenide	2.AC.25a	Pd₂As
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Keithconnite	2.BC.20	Pd₂₀Te₇
ⓘ	Telargpalite	2.BC.45	(Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)
ⓘ	Sopcheite	2.BC.55	Ag₄Pd₃Te₄
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Cubanite	2.CB.55a	CuFe₂S₃
ⓘ	Kotulskite	2.CC.05	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Millerite	2.CC.20	NiS
ⓘ	Braggite	2.CC.35a	PdPt₃S₄
ⓘ	Vysotskite	2.CC.35a	PdS
ⓘ	Cooperite	2.CC.35b	PtS
ⓘ	Violarite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Melonite	2.EA.20	NiTe₂
ⓘ	Merenskyite	2.EA.20	PdTe₂
ⓘ	Moncheite	2.EA.20	Pt(Te,Bi)₂
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Erlichmanite	2.EB.05a	OsS₂
ⓘ	Laurite	2.EB.05a	RuS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Sperrylite	2.EB.05a	PtAs₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Hollingworthite	2.EB.25	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
ⓘ	Sperrylite var. Platarsite	2.EB.25	Pt(As,S)₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Braggite	PdPt₃S₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Cooperite	PtS
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
S	ⓘ Erlichmanite	OsS₂
S	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S	ⓘ Laurite	RuS₂
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite	Pt(As,S)₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Vysotskite	PdS
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite	Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Ti)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Melonite	NiTe₂
Ni	ⓘ Millerite	NiS
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni₂³⁺S₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopalladinite	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃
As	ⓘ Atheneite	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25
As	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As	ⓘ Palladoarsenide	Pd₂As
As	ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite	Pt(As,S)₂
As	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Ru	Ruthenium
Ru	ⓘ Laurite	RuS₂
Rh	Rhodium
Rh	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pd	Palladium
Pd	ⓘ Arsenopalladinite	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃
Pd	ⓘ Atheneite	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25
Pd	ⓘ Braggite	PdPt₃S₄
Pd	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pd	ⓘ Keithconnite	Pd₂₀Te₇
Pd	ⓘ Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Pd	ⓘ Merenskyite	PdTe₂
Pd	ⓘ Palladoarsenide	Pd₂As
Pd	ⓘ Paolovite	Pd₂Sn
Pd	ⓘ Sopcheite	Ag₄Pd₃Te₄
Pd	ⓘ Telargpalite	(Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)
Pd	ⓘ Vysotskite	PdS
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Sopcheite	Ag₄Pd₃Te₄
Ag	ⓘ Telargpalite	(Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Paolovite	Pd₂Sn
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Arsenopalladinite	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Keithconnite	Pd₂₀Te₇
Te	ⓘ Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Te	ⓘ Melonite	NiTe₂
Te	ⓘ Merenskyite	PdTe₂
Te	ⓘ Moncheite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂
Te	ⓘ Sopcheite	Ag₄Pd₃Te₄
Te	ⓘ Telargpalite	(Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)
Os	Osmium
Os	ⓘ Erlichmanite	OsS₂
Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Braggite	PdPt₃S₄
Pt	ⓘ Cooperite	PtS
Pt	ⓘ Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt	ⓘ Moncheite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂
Pt	ⓘ Sperrylite var. Platarsite	Pt(As,S)₂
Pt	ⓘ Sperrylite	PtAs₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Atheneite	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Kotulskite	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Bi	ⓘ Moncheite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂
Bi	ⓘ Telargpalite	(Pd,Ag)₃(Te,Bi)

Localities in this Region

Russia

Murmansk Oblast
- Volchetundra massif
  - Lake Ol’che prospect
  - Mount Jukspor prospect

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Baltic Shield
- Kola CratonShield

EuropeContinent

Finland/Russia

Karelian-Kola Alkaline Ultramafic and Carbonatitic ProvinceGeologic Province

Russia

Murmansk Oblast
- VolchetundraComplex

Soviet Union (1922-1991)Country

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