Spectroscopy of Noble Metal Minerals from the Vasilinovskoe Copper–Gold–Platinoid Ore Occurrence (Polar Urals, Russia)

Information about the spectra of noble metal minerals obtained by Raman spectroscopy, using the example of a new copper–gold–platinum ore occurrence in the Polar Urals, is presented. For the first time, spectra of temagamite and minerals of the intermediate merenskyite–moncheite series were obtained, and some of the previously detected minerals are refined and confirmed. The prerequisites for new mineral phases of the intermediate series are noted, difficulties in using the method and the need for further development of this area of research are indicated. It is shown that the use of Raman spectroscopy, in controversial cases, complements and often clarifies the data of microprobe studies.