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Ultra rare lode deposit Native Platinum with beautiful morphological characteristics
Natural PGE  and minerals alloys

Lode mining for Platinum-Group Elements (PGEs) involves extracting these minerals from solid rock deposits, such as those found in veins or fractures. The process is challenging because PGEs are often found a very fine inclusions within other minerals like chromite or base metal sulfides (BMS), requiring complex beneficiation and extraction methods like pre-concentration and specialized chemical leaching. Thes lode deposits are the primary source for PGEs like platinum, palladium, and rhodium.


Lode PGE (platinum-group element) deposits are mineral deposits of platinum-group elements found in veins or fissures within rock formations. These deposits form through various geological processes, including magmatic-hydrothermal activity in layered intrusions or as hydrothermal deposits in fault zones.

Non magnetic.

Tested with hydrogen peroxide, an immediate reaction is catalyzed.

Natural platinum has a Mohs hardness of 4-5, making it moderately fragile.

Despite careful multi-layer packaging, we cannot guarantee that the mineral will be delivered undamaged, please take this into account.

Russia

Platinum Freeform - Height: 58 mm - Width: 47 mm- 20.5 g

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.925 silver

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Gender

Unisex

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As new - unused

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Excellent condition - barely used with minimal signs of wear

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Period

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

2020+

2026

1850-1900

Paleogene (66 - 23.03 million years)

Paleogene, Oligocene (33.9 - 23.03 million years)

2024

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)

Late 20th century

1970-1980

1990-2000

Quaternary, Holocene (0.0117 - 0 million years)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Devonian, Lower (419.2 - 393.3 million years)

Mesozoic (251.9 - 66 million years)

2023

20th - early (WW I)

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GEM-TECH Istituto Gemmologico

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