Cabri, Louis J.; Oberthür, Thomas; Keays, Reid R. (2022) Origin and depositional history of platinum-group minerals in placers – A critical review of facts and fiction. Ore Geology Reviews, 144. 104733 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104733

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Cabral, A. R., König, S., Eickmann, B., Brauns, M., Tupinambá, M., Lehmann, B., & Varas-Reus, M. I. (2021). Extreme fractionation of selenium isotopes and possible deep biospheric origin of platinum nuggets from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Geology, 49(11), 1327-1331.

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

References:

Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.p.33

ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

References:

Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.p.33

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

Localities:

Campo Alegre mine, Milho Verde, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Lages mine, Milho Verde, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

ⓘ Gibbsite

Formula: Al(OH)₃

References:

António Manuel Ináçio Martins.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Ricardo Scholz specimens

ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Hongshiite

Formula: PtCu

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Jacutingaite

Formula: Pt₂HgSe₃

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Ricardo Scholz specimens

Reith, Frank, Nolze, Gert, Saliwan-Neumann, Romeo, Etschmann, Barbara, Kilburn, Matthew R., Brugger, Joël (2019) Unravelling the formation histories of placer gold and platinum-group mineral particles from Corrego Bom Successo, Brazil: A window into noble metal cycling. Gondwana Research, 76. 246-259 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2019.07.003

ⓘ Native Palladium (TL)

Formula: (Pd,Pt)

Type Locality:

References:

Canadian Mineralogist

April 2002

v. 40

no. 2

p. 341-355

ⓘ Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium

Formula: (Pd,Pt)

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 341-355.

ⓘ Native Platinum

Formula: Pt

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 341-355.

Cassedanne, Jacques P., Alves, Jeanete (1992) Palladium and Platinum from Córrego Bom Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 23 (6) 471-474

ⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum

Formula: (Pt,Pd)

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Fleet, M. E.; De Almeida, C. M.; Angeli, N. (2002) Botryoidal platinum, palladium and potarite from the Bom Sucesso stream, Minas Gerais, Brazil: compositional zoning and origin. The Canadian Mineralogist, 40 (2). 341-355 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.40.2.341

ⓘ Potarite

Formula: PdHg

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 341-355.

Cabral, Alexandre Raphael

Vymazalova, Anna

Lehmann, Bernd

Tupinamba, Miguel

Haloda, Jakub

Laufek, Frantisek

Vlcek, Vojtech

Kwitko-Ribeiro, Rogerio (2009):

Raphael Cabral, Alexandre, Vymazalová, Anna, Lehmann, Bernd, Tupinambá, Miguel, Haloda, Jakub, Laufek, Frantisek, Vlek, Vojtěch, Kwitko-Ribeiro, Rogerio (2009) Poorly crystalline Pd-Hg-Au intermetallic compounds from Corrego Bom Sucesso, southern Serra do Espinhaco, Brazil. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21 (4) 811-816 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1943

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Localities:

Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

ⓘ Stichtite

Formula: Mg₆Cr³⁺₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Topaz

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

References:

Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.p.60

ⓘ 'UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt'

Formula: (Pt,Hg)₂Pd

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Cabral, A.R., Beaudoin, G., Kwitko-Ribeiro, R., Lehmann, B., Polônia, J.C., Choquette, M. (2006): Platinum-palladium nuggets and mercury-rich palladiferous platinum, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Can. Mineral.: 44(2): 385-397

ⓘ 'UM2008-11-E:AuPd'

Formula: Au₃Pd

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Cabral, Alexandre Raphael, Tupinambá, Miguel, Lehmann, Bernd, Kwitko-Ribeiro, Rogerio, Vymazalová, Anna (2008) Arborescent palladiferous gold and empirical Au₂Pd and Au₃Pd in alluvium from southern Serra do Espinhaço, Brazil. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 184 (3) 329-336 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2008/0103

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)'

Formula: Au₂Pd

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)'

Formula: (Pd,Au)₃Hg₂

Locality: Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References:

Cabral, Alexandre Raphael

Vymazalova, Anna

Lehmann, Bernd

Tupinamba, Miguel

Haloda, Jakub

Laufek, Frantisek

Vlcek, Vojtech

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Localities:

Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Gallery:

Al(OH)₃ⓘ Gibbsite

Gibbsite

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Gibbsite

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Gibbsite

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Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄ⓘ Magnetite

Magnetite

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Magnetite

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Magnetite

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Magnetite

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Magnetite

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Magnetite

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Magnetite

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(Pt,Pd)ⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum

Palladium-bearing Platinum

Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Palladium-bearing Platinum

Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Palladium-bearing Platinum

Córrego Bom Sucesso placers, Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Mg₆Cr³⁺₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂Oⓘ Stichtite

Stichtite, etc.

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Stichtite, etc.

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Stichtite, etc.

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Stichtite, etc.

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Stichtite, etc.

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Stichtite, etc.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Potarite	1.AD.25	PdHg
ⓘ	Native Palladium (TL)	1.AF.10	(Pd,Pt)
ⓘ	Native Platinum	1.AF.10	Pt
ⓘ	var. Palladium-bearing Platinum	1.AF.10	(Pt,Pd)
ⓘ	Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium	1.AF.10	(Pd,Pt)
ⓘ	Hongshiite	1.AG.45	PtCu
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Jacutingaite	2.CC.45	Pt₂HgSe₃
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Specularite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Gibbsite	4.FE.10	Al(OH)₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Stichtite	5.DA.50	Mg₆Cr³⁺₂(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Topaz	9.AF.35	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var. Heliodor	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Oligoclase	9.FA.35	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)'	-	Au₂Pd
ⓘ	'UM2008-11-E:AuPd'	-	Au₃Pd
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)'	-	(Pd,Au)₃Hg₂
ⓘ	'UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt'	-	(Pt,Hg)₂Pd

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Stichtite	Mg₆Cr₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Stichtite	Mg₆Cr₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Stichtite	Mg₆Cr₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Stichtite	Mg₆Cr₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Stichtite	Mg₆Cr₂³⁺(OH)₁₆[CO₃] · 4H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite	Fe₂O₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Hongshiite	PtCu
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Jacutingaite	Pt₂HgSe₃
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Pd	Palladium
Pd	ⓘ Native Palladium	(Pd,Pt)
Pd	ⓘ Potarite	PdHg
Pd	ⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum	(Pt,Pd)
Pd	ⓘ Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium	(Pd,Pt)
Pd	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)	Au₂Pd
Pd	ⓘ UM2008-11-E:AuPd	Au₃Pd
Pd	ⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)	(Pd,Au)₃Hg₂
Pd	ⓘ UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt	(Pt,Hg)₂Pd
Pt	Platinum
Pt	ⓘ Hongshiite	PtCu
Pt	ⓘ Native Palladium	(Pd,Pt)
Pt	ⓘ Native Platinum	Pt
Pt	ⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum	(Pt,Pd)
Pt	ⓘ Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium	(Pd,Pt)
Pt	ⓘ Jacutingaite	Pt₂HgSe₃
Pt	ⓘ UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt	(Pt,Hg)₂Pd
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)	Au₂Pd
Au	ⓘ UM2008-11-E:AuPd	Au₃Pd
Au	ⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)	(Pd,Au)₃Hg₂
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Potarite	PdHg
Hg	ⓘ Jacutingaite	Pt₂HgSe₃
Hg	ⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)	(Pd,Au)₃Hg₂
Hg	ⓘ UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt	(Pt,Hg)₂Pd

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References

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