LOCALITY-MINE DISTRICT-STATE COUNTRY Cauè Mine (Itabira) Minas Gerais Brazil COMPOUND-NAME ROCK-ORE TYPE COLLECTION Ouro preto grains Sluice concentrate (Cassedanne) ULB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 |
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