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Laurite: RuS2 Hollingworthite: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Comments: Gray grain of hollingworthite (in the center of the picture) with very slightly darker gray laurite (at the right margin). Polished section (from microprobe analysis). Location: Konder Mine, Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Aldan shield, Saha (Sakha) Republic (Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Laurite: RuS2 Kashinite: (Ir,Rh)2S3
Comments: Gray kashinite with darker gray laurite. Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light. Location: Nizhne-Tagil'skoye (Mednorudyanskoye) Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Comments: Gray laurite with two smaller grains of hollingworthite (left and right from the laurite, very slightly lighter gray). Polished section (from microprobe analysis) in reflected light. Location: Konder Mine, Konder alkaline-ultrabasic massif, Aldan shield, Saha (Sakha) Republic (Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Scale: Picture size 0.15 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag