| Deposit ID | 10098408 |
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| MRDS ID | M046659 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Noril'Sk I |
| Alternate or previous names | Rudnaya Gora |
| Geographic coordinates: | 88.19089, 69.34725 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | CROPS OUT ON MTS. RUDNAYA AND NADEZHDA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Russia(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Russia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cubanite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Graphite | Ore |
| Millerite | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Polydymite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sperrylite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | PICRITE GABBRO-DIABASE: PD:PT =2.80, RH:PT =0.082, AU:PT =0.080. IN VEIN ORES PD:PT:AU = 4.35:1:0.6 (CHALCOPYRITE). IN UPPER ZONE OF TAXITE GABBRO-DIABASES, DIABASE PEGMATITES, COARSE GRAINED GABBRO, PD:PT:AU = 1.78:1:0.037. IN GENERAL UPPER ZONE HAS LOW RATIO PD:PT. PT=0.21-2.70 G/T, PD=0.69-5.90 G/T, RH=0.016-0.34 G/T, IR=0.02-0.34 G/T, RU=0.04-0.057 G/T, AU=0.023-0.23 G/T. IN PLAGIOCLASE PT=0.05 G/T, PD=0.07-0.10 G/T. IN PYROXENE PT=0.057-0.63 G/T, PD=0.060-0.083 G/T. IN OLIVINE PT=0.30 G/T, PD=0.64 G/T, RH=0.05 G/T, AU=0.025 G/T. |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Rock unit name | Marine Sediments;Shallow Marine Sediments;Tunguska Series, Continental And Lagoonal Sediments |
| Rock description | Marine Sediments;Shallow Marine Sediments;Tunguska Series, Continental And Lagoonal Sediments |
| (1) | 88.19089, 69.34725 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Major Fault To The East Along Medvezh River Is Largest Structure. Numerous Fracture Discontinuities Of Small Amplitude Exist, One Crossing The Se Part Of Noril'Sk I, "Controlling" Its Sw Branch. |
| General form | CHONOLITH, LONG AXIS STRIKING NNE, WITH A SLIGHT S-SHAPED IN PLAN VIEW, TROUGH SHAPED, STEEP-SIDED IN CROSS SECTION |
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| Plunge | 5 - 6 DEG |
| Plunge direction | SW |
| Thickness | 350M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Noril'Sk District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046659 |
SMIRNOV,M.F.,1966, THE STRUCTURE OF THE NORIL'SK NICKEL-BEARING INTRUSIONS AND THE GENETIC TYPES OF THEIR SULFIDE ORES. VSESOYUZNYI-NAUCHNO ISSLEDOVATEL'SKII INSTITUT,MINERAL'NOGO SYRIA. TRANSLATION.
MERTIE, J.B.,JR.,1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF PLATINUM METALS, USGS PROF. PAPER 630,PP.60-63
CABRI, LOUIS J.,1972, THE MINERALOGY OF THE PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS, MIN. SCI. ENGINEER.,VOL.4,NO.3,PP.3-29
TARASOV, A.V.,1975, THE MATERIAL AND COMPOSITIONAL ZONALITY OF THE NORIL'SK COPPER-NICKEL ORE DEPOSIT: SOVIET GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS (GEOLOGIYA I GEOFIZIKA) V.16,NO.7,P.37-45
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO TROUGH-SHAPED BRANCHES CONNECTED BY THIN BRIDGES, MERGING TO CYLINDRICAL BODY IN THE SOUTH. INTERSECTS AXIS OF NORIL'SK SYNCLINE, LIES IN EAST LIMB IN NORTH, WEST LIMB IN SOUTH. GREATER THAN 20 SQ. KM. IN AREA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1976 | Till, Alison B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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