Mineralogy of Platinum-Group Elements and Gold in the Ophiolite-Related Placer of the River Bolshoy Khailyk, Western Sayans, Russia

We describe assemblages of platinum-group minerals (PGM) and associated PGE–Au phases found in alluvium along the River Bolshoy Khailyk, in the western Sayans, Russia. The river drains the Aktovrakskiy ophiolitic complex, part of the Kurtushibinskiy belt, as does the Zolotaya River ~15 km...

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Main Authors: Andrei Y. Barkov, Gennadiy I. Shvedov, Sergey A. Silyanov, Robert F. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/6/247