The Platinum Rich Geologic Oddity in Russia; Kondyor Massif

Описание: Within Russia is a ring shaped mountain, slightly more than 5 miles which is incredibly rich in the element platinum. Known as the Kondyor Massif, this feature does not represent a caldera, kimberlite pipe, or impact crater. Instead, it represents an almost perfectly circular igneous intrusion which likely formed due to a high gas content. This video will explain how this platinum came to be emplaced and how the Kondyor Massif formed.

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Sources/Citations:
[1] Barkov, A. & SHVEDOV, GENNADIY & POLONYANKIN, ALEXANDER & MARTIN, ROBERT. (2017). New and unusual Pd-Tl-bearing mineralization in the Anomal’nyi deposit, Kondyor concentrically zoned complex, northern Khabarovskiy kray, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine. 81. 679–688. 10.1180/minmag.2016.080.118.
[2] Malitch, Kreshimir & Efimov, A.A. & Badanina, Inna. (2012). The Age of Kondyor Massif Dunites (Aldan Province, Russia): First U-Pb Isotopic Data. Doklady Earth Sciences. 446. 1054-1058. 10.1134/S1028334X12080053.
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0:00 Kondyor Massif
0:20 Circular Features
1:15 Flood Basalts
2:14 Kondyor Massif Formation
3:31 A Similar Feature
3:50 Conclusion