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Mertieite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Mertieite

Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd range, Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, Russia

Mertieite, etc.

Mount Filipp, Sobolevsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Mertieite

Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd range, Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, Russia

Mertieite, etc.

Mount Filipp, Sobolevsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Mertieite

Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit, Maldynyrd range, Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, Russia

Mertieite, etc.

Mount Filipp, Sobolevsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

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About MertieiteHide

John Beaver Mertie jr.

Formula:

Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5

Colour:

Brassy yellow

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

11.2 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Name:

For John Beaver Mertie, Jr. (22 January 1888, Baltimore, Maryland, USA - 7 December 1980, Rockville, Maryland, USA), was geologist with the United States Geological Survey. He spent 30 years geologically mapping Alaska. For many years it was named mertieite-II; it was renamed to mertieite in 2022.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fox Gulch, Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA

Isotypic with synthetic Pd₈Sb₃.

Isostructural with vadlazarenkovite and may be understood as its (SbAs)-analogue.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2655

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2655:6

Similar NamesHide

Martite	A variety of Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Mertieite-I	A synonym of Pseudomertieite

IMA Classification of MertieiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA status notes:

Renamed by the IMA

IMA Formula:

Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5

First published:

1973

Classification of MertieiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.AC.10b

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
A : Alloys
C : Alloys of metalloids with PGE

Dana 8th ed.:

2.16.3.1

2 : SULFIDES
16 : Miscellaneous

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.12.39

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
12 : Sulphides etc. of the platinum metals

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Met-II	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of MertieiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Brassy yellow

Hardness:

6 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=561 - 593 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

11.2 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Comment:

Calculated value for Sb:As = 5:1.

Optical Data of MertieiteHide

Anisotropism:

Distinct, dark blue-gray to dark brown.

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
420nm	45.0%
440nm	44.4%
460nm	44.7%
480nm	45.6%
500nm	47.0%
520nm	48.7%
540nm	50.1%
560nm	51.3%
580nm	52.3%
600nm	53.2%
620nm	54.0%
640nm	54.9%
660nm	55.7%
680nm	56.5%
700nm	57.6%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 57.6%.

Colour in reflected light:

Brassy yellow.

Chemistry of MertieiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Pd	71.350 %
Sb	25.511 %
As	3.140 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

As, Pd, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Cu,Sn

Crystallography of MertieiteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m(32/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3c

Cell Parameters:

a = 7.6 Å, c = 42.9 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 5.645

Unit Cell V:

2,145.93 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

For two slightly different crystals, Karimova et al. (2018) give: a = 7.5172(3), c = 43.037(2) Å, V = 2106.1(2) Å3 (I); a = 7.5135(4), c = 43.003(3) Å, V = 2102.4(3) Å3.

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0009331	Mertieite	Marsh R E (1994) The centrosymmetric - noncentrosymmetric ambiguity: some more examples Acta Crystallographica A50 450-455		1994		0	293

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 The centrosymmetric - noncentrosymmetric ambiguity: some more examples
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_database_code_amcsd 0009331
_chemical_formula_sum 'Pd8 Sb3'
_cell_length_a 7.6152
_cell_length_b 7.6152
_cell_length_c 43.032
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 120
_cell_volume 2161.149
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn     11.218
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'R -3 c'
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  '-x+y,-x,z'
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  '-x,-y,-z'
  '2/3-x,1/3-y,1/3-z'
  '1/3-x,2/3-y,2/3-z'
  '-y,x-y,z'
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  '1/3-y,2/3+x-y,2/3+z'
  'x-y,x,-z'
  '2/3+x-y,1/3+x,1/3-z'
  '1/3+x-y,2/3+x,2/3-z'
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Pd1   0.33210   0.40280   0.05220   0.02170
Pd2   0.34040   0.03100   0.01750   0.02080
Pd3   0.00000   0.00000   0.21880   0.02720
Pd4   0.00000   0.00000   0.06200   0.02280
Sbl  -0.31890   0.00000   0.25000   0.01820
Sb2   0.00000   0.00000   0.15700   0.01910
Sb3   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   0.01980
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_atom_site_aniso_U_23
Pd1 0.01720 0.02300 0.02070 0.00690 0.00170 -0.00210
Pd2 0.01200 0.02280 0.02620 0.00770 0.00360 0.00220
Pd3 0.02820 0.02820 0.02510 0.01410 0.00000 0.00000
Pd4 0.02260 0.02260 0.02310 0.01130 0.00000 0.00000
Sbl 0.01900 0.01810 0.01720 0.00910 0.00000 0.00000
Sb2 0.01740 0.01740 0.02250 0.00870 0.00000 0.00000
Sb3 0.01810 0.01810 0.02320 0.00900 0.00000 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.286 Å	(100)
2.177 Å	(90)
1.226 Å	(70)
1.200 Å	(70)
0.9355 Å	(60)
2.022 Å	(50)
1.577 Å	(40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
26 : Hadean detrital minerals
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks	>3.0
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

Type Occurrence of MertieiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fox Gulch, Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

Anhedral grains, to about 0.5 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

n.d.

Synonyms of MertieiteHide

Mertieite-II

Other Language Names for MertieiteHide

Dutch:Mertieiet

German:Mertieit

Spanish:Mertieita

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Mertieite associated with Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂
3 photos of Mertieite associated with Caysichite-(Y)	(Ca,Yb,Er)₄Y₄(Si₈O₂₀)(CO₃)₆(OH) · 7H₂O
1 photo of Mertieite associated with Zincochromite	ZnCr₂O₄
1 photo of Mertieite associated with 'Magnesiochromite-Spinel Series'
1 photo of Mertieite associated with Isoferroplatinum	Pt₃Fe

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.AC.	Vadlazarenkovite	Pd₈Bi_1.5Te_1.25As_0.25	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
2.AC.	Törnroosite	Pd₁₁As₂Te₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
2.AC.05b	Vincentite	Pd₃As	Mon.
2.AC.05a	Atheneite	Pd₂As_0.75Hg_0.25	Hex. 6m2 : P62m
2.AC.10c	Arsenopalladinite	Pd₈(As,Sb)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
2.AC.10a	Stillwaterite	Pd₈As₃	Trig.
2.AC.15a	Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
2.AC.15a	Miessiite	Pd₁₁Te₂Se₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fd3m
2.AC.15b	Pseudomertieite	Pd₁₁(Sb,As)₄	Hex.
2.AC.20c	Menshikovite	Pd₃Ni₂As₃	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
2.AC.20a	Stibiopalladinite	Pd₅Sb₂	Hex.
2.AC.20b	Palarstanide	Pd₅(Sn,As)₂	Hex.
2.AC.25c	Palladodymite	(Pd,Rh)₂As	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.AC.25d	Naldrettite	Pd₂Sb	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
2.AC.25b	Rhodarsenide	(Rh,Pd)₂As	Orth.
2.AC.25e	Majakite	PdNiAs	Hex.
2.AC.25a	Palladoarsenide	Pd₂As	Mon. 2/m : P2/m
2.AC.25f	Palladobismutharsenide	Pd₂(As,Bi)	Orth.
2.AC.30	'UM1999-02-As:NiRh'	(Rh,Ni)₇As₄
2.AC.30	Polkanovite	Rh₁₂As₇	Hex. 6/m : P6₃/m
2.AC.35b	Ungavaite	Pd₄Sb₃	Tet. 422 : P4₁2₁2
2.AC.35a	Genkinite	Pt₄Sb₃	Tet. 422
2.AC.40	Polarite	Pd(Bi,Pb)	Orth. mm2 : Cmc2₁
2.AC.45a	Froodite	α-PdBi₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.AC.50	Viteite	Pd₅InAs	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/mmm
2.AC.50	Nipalarsite	Ni₈Pd₃As₄	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for MertieiteHide

Reference List:

Desborough, George A.; Finney, J. J.; Leonard, and B. F. (1973) Mertieite, a new palladium mineral from Goodnews Bay, Alaska. American Mineralogist, 58 (1-2). 1-10

Cabri, L.J., Laflamme, J.H.G., Stewart, J.M., Rowland, J.F., Chen, T.T. (1975) New data on some palladium arsenides and antimonides. The Canadian Mineralogist: 13: 321-335.

Cabri, Louis J., Chen, Tzong T. (1976) Stibiopalladinite from the type locality. American Mineralogist, 61 (11-12) 1249-1254

Clark, A. M., Criddle, A. J. (1982) Palladium minerals from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon. Mineralogical Magazine, 46 (340) 371-377 doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.340.13

(2005) Mertieite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Karimova, O.V., Zoloratev, A.A, . Evstigneeva, T.L., B. S. (2018): Mertieite-II, Pd8Sb2.5As0.5, crystal structure refinement and formula revision. Mineralogical Magazine, 82, S247–S257.

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 69. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (5) 463-468 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022

Cabri, Louis J.; McDonald, Andrew M. (2025) Re-Evaluation of the Nomenclature of Mertieite. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 63 (3). 217-221 doi:10.3749/2500013

Localities for MertieiteHide

Showing 94 localities.

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Austria
Styria Leoben District ⓘ Kraubath an der Mur	Malitch et al. (2001) +1 other reference
Sankt Stefan ob Leoben Mitterberg ⓘ Unnamed chromite pit	Malitch et al. (2002)

Brazil
Goiás Cavalcante ⓘ Buraco do Ouro mine	Menez +1 other reference
Minas Gerais Barão de Cocais ⓘ Gongo Soco mine	MinMag 65:169-179 +1 other reference
Itabira ⓘ Conceição mine ?	January 2001 +3 other references
Pará Curionópolis ⓘ Elefante prospect	Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 40
ⓘ Serra Pelada claims	Berni et al. (2014) +1 other reference

Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad Province Blagoevgrad Municipality ⓘ Blagoevgrad placer deposits	Цинцов (1998)

Canada
British Columbia Kamloops Mining Division Kamloops ⓘ Afton Mine	Garagan (2014) +2 other references
Manitoba ⓘ Bird River Sill	Hulbert et al. (1998)
Nunavut Kivalliq Region ⓘ Ferguson Lake deposit	Campos-Alvarez et al. (2012)
Ontario Greater Sudbury Creighton-Davies Township ⓘ Creighton Mine	Ames et al. (2003)
Maclennan Township ⓘ Victor Deep Mine	Ames et al. (2003)
Kenora District Ring of Fire BMA527861 Area ⓘ Black Label deposit	Musa Karkus (2010)
Sudbury District ⓘ Sudbury Complex	157-158. +1 other reference
Thunder Bay District ⓘ Coldwell complex	Watkinson & Ohnenstetter (1992)
ⓘ Marathon deposit	McDonald et al. (2015)
ⓘ W horizon	Good et al. (2017)
O'Neill Township ⓘ Fleck occurrence (American Brass; Two Duck Lake)	5th International Platinum Symposium ... +2 other references
Seeley Lake Area ⓘ Ameranium prospect (Geordie Lake; Macrae)	Good et al. (2017)
ⓘ Anaconda occurrence (Stillwater Marathon project)	EcoMetrix Reort for Stillwater Canada Inc (2012)
ⓘ Area 41 deposit	Good et al. (2017)
Timiskaming District Boston Township ⓘ Boston Creek Flow deposit	CM 30 +2 other references
Saskatchewan Lake Athabasca ⓘ Fish Hook Bay Mine ?	Can Min Vol. 29 (1991)
Yukon Whitehorse mining district Kluane District ⓘ Wellgreen Cu-Ni-PGE deposit	5th International Platinum Symposium ... +1 other reference

China
Yunnan Dali Midu County ⓘ Jinbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit (Jingbaoshan Pt-Pd-Ni-Cu deposit)	Huanbin Song et al. (2008)

Finland
ⓘ Lapland	Törnroos et al. (1998)
Enontekiö ⓘ Miessijoki River	Kojonen et al. (2007) +2 other references
Inari Ivalojoki ⓘ Palsinoja	Kari Kojonen (2012)
Penikat complex ⓘ Sompujärvi Reef	Econ Geol (1986)
Portimo complex ⓘ Konttijärvi deposit	Papunen (1986)
Sodankylä ⓘ Keivitsa intrusion	Gervilla et al. (2005)
Kevitsansarvi (Keivitsansarvi) ⓘ Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE mine	Mutanen (1997)

Germany
Lower Saxony Goslar District Braunlage St Andreasberg ⓘ Roter Bär Mine	Cabral et al. (2015)
Thuringia Nordhausen District Ellrich Sülzhayn ⓘ Iron mines	Heider et al. (2022)

India
Karnataka Davanagere District Shimoga schist belt ⓘ Hanumalapur Complex	Devaraju et al. (2005)
Odisha Keonjhar District ⓘ Baula Complex	Canadian Mineralogist 40:277-309
ⓘ Bangur gabbro	Augé et al. (2002, July)

Ivory Coast
Montagnes Tonkpi Biankouma Department ⓘ Samapleu mafic-ultramafic intrusion	Gouedji et al. (2014)

Japan
Hokkaidō Prefecture Rumoi Subprefecture Tomamae District Tomamae ⓘ Tomamae coast	NISHIO–HAMANE et al. (2022)

Norway
Troms og Finnmark Porsanger ⓘ Karenhaugen PGE Deposit	Nilsson et al. (1998)

Philippines
Luzon Cordillera Administrative Region Benguet Province Tuba ⓘ Philex-Padcal Mine	Piestrzyński et al. (1994)

Russia
Buryatia Severo-Baykalsky District Dovyren Highlands ⓘ Yoko-Dovyrensky Massif	Rudashevskiy N.S. et al. (2003) +4 other references
ⓘ Main Reef	Kislov +1 other reference
Irkutsk Oblast Uda–Biryusa district ⓘ Ognit complex	Shvedov et al. (2017) +1 other reference
Kamchatka Krai Koryak Okrug Olyutorsky district Itchayvayam complex ⓘ Barany occurrence	Palyanova et al. (2023)
Sobolevsky District ⓘ Maior River (Brook)	Sidorov et al. (2004)
ⓘ Mount Filipp	Tony Nikischer specimen and analysis +1 other reference
Khabarovsk Krai Ayano-Maysky district ⓘ Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif	Shcheka et al. (2004)
ⓘ Anomal’niy Cu-PGE deposit	- (2016) +1 other reference
Komi Republic Kozhim River Basin Maldynyrd range (Maldy-nyrd range) ⓘ Chudnoe Pd-Au deposit	Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) +1 other reference
Krasnoyarsk Krai ⓘ Kingash	Alexander V. Dedeev et al (2002) +1 other reference
Lysanskiy dunite-peridotite-gabbro complex ⓘ Sisim Placer Zone	Barkov et al. (2018) +1 other reference
Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug Taimyr Peninsula ⓘ Norilsk-Talnakh Mining Region	Genkin et al. (1986)
ⓘ Pyasino–Vologochan Intrusion	Sluzhenikin et al. (2015)
ⓘ Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit	Gritsenko et al. (2022)
ⓘ Oktyabrsky Mine	Anthony et al. (1990) +4 other references
ⓘ Kharaelakh lode	2014 Ultramafic-mafic intrusions
ⓘ Skalisty mine	Nornickel
ⓘ Southern-2 orebody	Kalugin et al. (2021)
Murmansk Oblast Fedorovo-Pansky massif (Pana layered complex) ⓘ Fedorova Tundra block	Groshev +6 other references
ⓘ Kievey deposit	Groshev +6 other references
ⓘ North Kamennik deposit	Groshev +7 other references
ⓘ Southern PGE Reef	Groshev +6 other references
Kovdorsky District ⓘ Kovdor Massif	Sorokhtina et al. (2021)
Monche tundra intrusion ⓘ Monchetundra deposit	Grokhovskaya et al. (2009)
Monchegorsk ⓘ Vuruchuaivench prospect	33 IGC excursion No 48
Republic of Karelia Kondopozhsky District ⓘ Vikshozero deposit	- (2014)
Loukhsky District Oulanka plutonic complex Olanga River (Oulanka River) ⓘ Lukkulaisvaara ultrabasic Massif (Lukkulaisvaara pluton; Lukkulaisvaara layered intrusion)	Eur. J. Mineral. +1 other reference
ⓘ Vostok deposit	Barkov et al. (1996)
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Aldan ⓘ Inagli Massif	geo.web.ru (2007)
ⓘ Darya River sediments	Shcheka et al. (2004)
Sverdlovsk Oblast Kachkanar Kachkanar Complex Kachkanarskoe ⓘ Western pit	Stepanov et al. (2023)
Karpinsk Urban Okrug ⓘ Serebryansky Kamen massif	Mikhailov et al. (2021)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Labytnangi ⓘ Ozernoe Occurrence	Murzin et al. (2022)
Zabaykalsky Krai Chiney massif ⓘ Chineyskoye Fe-Ti-V deposit ?	Barkov et al. (2002)

Sierra Leone
Western Area ⓘ Freetown layered complex	Cabri et al. (2022)

Slovakia
Košice Region Košice-okolie District Jasov ⓘ Serpentinite outcrops	Radvanec et al. (2016)

South Africa
ⓘ Bushveld Complex	...
Limpopo Mopani District Municipality Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality Phalaborwa ⓘ Palabora Mine	Nikolay Rudashevsky et al (2001)
Sekhukhune District Municipality Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality ⓘ Maandagshoek Farm	Melcher et al. (2005)
Steelpoort ⓘ Onverwacht Mine	Cabri et al. (1977) +2 other references
Waterberg District Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality ⓘ Mokopane	Hutchinson et al. (2005) +1 other reference
Mogalakwena Mine ⓘ Sandsloot Mine	Armitage et al. (2002) +2 other references
ⓘ Turfspruit farm	Hutchinson et al. (2005)
ⓘ Tweefontein Farm	Cabri et al. (1976)

UK
England Devon Torbay Torquay ⓘ Hope's Nose	Clark et al. (1982) +1 other reference
Scotland Highland Fort William and Ardnamurchan ⓘ Sron Gharbh (Sron Garbh)	Graham et al. (2017)
Shetland Islands Unst ⓘ Cliff Quarry	Prichard et al. (1988)
ⓘ Harold's Grave Quarry	Prichard et al. (1988)

USA (TL)
Alaska Bethel Census Area Goodnews Bay Salmon River - Red Mountain District ⓘ Fox Gulch (TL)	Desborough et al. (1973)
Montana ⓘ Stillwater Complex	Volborth et al. (1986)
Stillwater County ⓘ Stillwater Mine	Gobla (2012)

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