Light grayish grain of intimately intergrown
isomertieite and arsenopalladinite (in the center of the picture), with
pale yellow
gold and brownish to violet
bornite.
Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light.
Origin: Noril'sk, Putoran Mts, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Eastern-Siberian
Region, Russia
Picture size: 0.1 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
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