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Native Platinum from
Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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Native Platinum, etc.

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Native Platinum, etc.

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
03230090017339893019184.jpg
Native Platinum, etc.

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Native Platinum, etc.

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
03230090017339893019184.jpg
Native Platinum, etc.

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
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Native Platinum, etc.

Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Native Platinum
Formula:Pt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Gold2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Platinum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Placer Deposits, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316125:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Platinum
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPlacer deposits, Similkameen River, Princeton, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘGrasshopper Mt, Tulameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘPlacer Deposits, Similkameen River, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘNew Light Mine, Slate Creek Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘFraser River (Lytton Bar) placer occurrence, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
USGS Professional Paper 630
Cabri, L. J., Owens, D. R., Laflamme, J. H. G. (1973) Tulameenite, a new platinum - iron - copper mineral from placers in the Tulameen River area, British Columbia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 12 (1) 21-25
Cabri, Louis J., Feather, Clive E. (1975) Platinum-Iron Alloys: A Nomenclature Based on a Study of Natural and Synthetic Alloys. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (2) 117-126
Nixon, T. G., Cabri, L. J., Laflamme, J. G. (1990) Platinum-group-element mineralization in lode and placer deposits associated with the Tulameen Alaskan-type complex, British Columbia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 28 (3) 503-535
 
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