Rare minerals of noble metals in the collection of the Mining Museum: new data

Autor: Dmitry A. Petrov, Svetlana O. Ryzhkova, Irina M. Gembitskaya
Jazyk: English<br />Russian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Записки Горного института, Vol 255, Pp 493-500 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2411-3336
2541-9404
DOI: 10.31897/PMI.2022.42
Popis: Modern analytical methods (optical and electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis) were used to study the unique samples of sulfide ores from the Norilsk ore field from the Mining Museum collections of Saint Petersburg Mining University. Samples containing rare minerals of silver and platinum-group metals (sobolevskite, urvantsevite, sperrylite, argentopentlandite, froodite, kotulskite, and others) were studied. The chemical composition, grain sizes, aggregates, and mineral associations of more than ten noble metal minerals have been refined. The efficiency of combining various methods of electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis for studying samples of this type is shown. The results of the work made it possible to obtain high-quality images of rare minerals, to detail information on museum objects, and to compile their scientific description. The conducted research showed the relevance of studying museum objects from known deposits of complex genesis and mineral composition in order to find and describe the samples with rare minerals.
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