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LOCALITY-MINE		DISTRICT-STATE		COUNTRY
Cauè Mine (Itabira)	Minas Gerais		Brazil

COMPOUND-NAME		ROCK-ORE TYPE		COLLECTION
Ouro preto grains	Sluice concentrate	(Cassedanne) ULB
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A: Polished grain. RLM-oil. White: Au, Au-Pd and isomertieite. Grey: Pt, Pt-Pd and Pt-Pd-Fe-Mn oxides. (compare with C).
B: id. SEM-BS. a: isomertieite. b: gold. c: Pt-Pd-Mn-Fe-Ox. d: Pd-Pt-Mn-Fe-Ox. (Note dessication cracks in d).
C: id. SEM-BS. 
D: Other polished grain. RLM-oil. White: palladseite. Various shades of grey: palladinite.
E: id. RLM-oil. Enlargement of D. a: palladseite. b: palladinite with varying concentrations of Cu and Fe. 
F: Other polished grain. RLM-oil. a: palladseite. b: palladinite. c: Pd-Pt-Mn-Fe-Ox.

CODE: HURL.11