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Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of detrital platinum-group minerals and gold particles from the Elbe, Germany
Malte Junge
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Mineralogical State Collection Munich, MSM-SNSB, Theresienstraße
41, 80333 Munich, Germany
Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften/Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Theresienstraße 41, 80333
Munich, Germany
Simon Goldmann
Natural Resources, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR),
Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hanover, Germany
Hermann Wotruba
Mineral Processing Unit (AMR), RWTH Aachen University,
Lochnerstraße 4–20, 52064 Aachen, Germany
deceased
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Short summary
The analysis by electron microprobe of platinum-group minerals, gold and cinnabar particles from heavy mineral concentrates of the Elbe showed a broad compositional variation of Os–Rus–Irs–(Pt) alloys as well as Pts–Fe alloys. The comparison with the literature showed that different sources account for the heavy mineral concentrate. This compositional variation of the alloys is also of interest for other placers of platinum-group minerals worldwide.
The analysis by electron microprobe of platinum-group minerals, gold and cinnabar particles from...
