Kondyor Massif Explained

Kondyor Massif
Type:	Massif
Map:	Russia Khabarovsk Krai
Location:	Ayano-Maysky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Range:	Yudoma-Maya Highlands
Geology:	Igneous intrusion and circular ridge

The Kondyor Massif (Russian: горы Кондёр) or Konder^[1] is a circular intrusion of igneous rock,^[2] about 8km (05miles) in diameter. It is located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, 6000NaN0 west-southwest of Okhotsk, or 5700NaN0 south-east of Yakutsk. It is reached from Yakutsk by road via Amga. It is an important source of platinum.

Since 1984, Artel Starateley "Amur" (part of the Russian Platinum group) has developed this alluvial platinum deposit.

See also

• Ring dike

External links

• Web site: Kondyor Massif, Russian Far East : Image of the Day. earthobservatory.nasa.gov. en. 10 June 2006.
• Web site: Rmg.se -. Rmg.se. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010031601/http://www.rmg.se/RMDEntities/K/KONDYO.htm. 2007-10-10.
• Web site: Кондер, Россия_минералы. geo.web.ru.
• Web site: Кратер горы Кондер в России / Земля / Фотографии / Азбука астрономии. www.astro-azbuka.info. 2007-03-16. 2008-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20080725031656/http://www.astro-azbuka.info/photo/earth/0164. dead.
• Web site: Артель старателей "Амур". www.artel-amur.ru.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Konder Massif, Siberia: Lunar Crater? . . Seen from Space 2005 . 21 October 2005 . 30 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807135442/https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/earthview/2005/tp051021.html . 7 August 2016 . live.
2. Translithospheric Mantle Diapirism: Geological Evidence and Numerical Modelling of the Kondyor Zoned Ultramafic Complex (Russian Far-East) . J.-P. . Burg . J.-L. . Bodinier . T. . Gerya . R.-M. . Bedini . F. . Boudier . J.-M. . Dautria . V. . Prikhodko . A. . Efimov . E. . Pupier . J.-L. . Balanec . Journal of Petrology . 2009 . 50 . 2 . 289–321 . 10.1093/petrology/egn083. free . 20.500.11850/18895 . free .