Kimberlite Pipes, Siberia

Prospect in Russia with commodities Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Osmium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039083
MRDS ID M046619
Record type Site
Current site name Kimberlite Pipes, Siberia
Alternate or previous names Malaya Botuobuya District: Mir, Anomaly Zi, Daldyn District: Zarnitsa, Alakit District: Aykhal, Marshrutnaya, Moskvichka, Oktyabr'Skaya,, Smezhnaya, Suvenir, Kuonaminsky District: Kosmicheskaya.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 96.57749, 61.94384 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Russia(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Russia

Comments on the location information

  • YAKUTSKAYA ASSR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Primary
Iridium Critical Primary
Ruthenium Critical Primary
Rhodium Critical Primary
Osmium Primary

Analytical data

Result RANGE OF COMPOSITION, PPB: PT, 30 - 430. PD, 4 - 170. IR, 2.3 - 12. RH, 1 - 23. RU, 2 - 18 OS, 2-12. MEAN CONCENTRATION, PPB: PT = 187, PD = 53, IR = 7.6, RH = 7.1, RU = 6.5, OS = 5.0, PT/PD AVERAGES 3.5 IN SAMPLES DOMINATED BY PT. KAMINSKIY ET AL, 1974, ALSO INCLUDE ANALYSES OF PT METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC INCLUSIONS IN KIMBERLITIC ROCKS AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIONS.

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 96.57749, 61.94384

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Siberian Diamond Province

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KAMINSKIY, F. V., FRANTSESSON, YE. V., AND KHVOSTOVA, V. P., 1974, FIRST INFORMATION ON PT METALS IN KIMBERLITIC ROCKS: DOKLADY AKAD. NAUK SSSR, EAR. SCI SECT. VOL. 219, PP. 190 - 193

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Till, Alison B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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