Kondyor Massif

Kondyor Massif
Simulated 3-D view of the Kondyor Massif, Russia by ASTER
Location	Ayano-Maysky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 57°35′11″N 134°39′12″E / 57.5863°N 134.6532°E / 57.5863; 134.6532
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 8 kilometres (5 mi) in diameter. It is located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, c. 600 km (373 mi) west-southwest of Okhotsk, or c. 570 km (354 mi) south-east of Yakutsk. It is reached from Yakutsk by road via Amga. It is an important source of platinum.

The Kondyor Massif stands as a textbook example of a ring intrusion, renowned for its remarkable geometric circularity and distinct ridge-and-depression topography. It serves as a global reference site for the study of alkaline-ultramafic magmatism and associated platinum-group element mineralization.{{citation needed|date=November 2025} Since 1984, Artel Starateley "Amur" (part of the Russian Platinum group) has developed this alluvial platinum deposit.

Left - Platinum nugget from the Kondyor Massif. Right - Kondyor Massif viewed from a helicopter

• Ring dike

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