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Insizwaite: Pt(Bi,Sb)2 Niggliite: PtSn
Comments: B&W image of a polished section showing insizwaite grain (I) showing details of niggliite (N) inclusions and exsolved chalcopyrite (C) lamellae in the pentlandite (P). (MinMag, v38:299). Location: Insizwa deposit, Waterfall Gorge, Pondoland and East Griqualand areas (Transkei), South Africa. Scale: See Image. © Mineralogical Magazine
Insizwaite: Pt(Bi,Sb)2 Moncheite: (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2
Comments: Back-scattered electron image showing b) intergrowth of taimyrite-tatyanaite with moncheitei-insizwaite (CanMin, v 42, p 611). Location: Kondyor PGE placer, Khabarovskiy Kray, eastern Siberia, Russia. Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist