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Anakit Creek, Nizhnyaya Tunguska River Basin, Evenkiysky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Anakit CreekCreek
Nizhnyaya Tunguska River BasinBasin
Evenkiysky DistrictDistrict
Krasnoyarsk KraiKrai
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 4' 59'' North , 91° 34' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
65.08333,91.56667
GeoHash:
G#: y59478hcc
GRN:
N44E29
Type:
Creek
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
2783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2783:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Skarn iron deposit (Angara-Ilim type) at the contact between diabase and marble.
Located near the mouth of the river.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Afwillite
Formula: Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ Merwinite
Formula: Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
ⓘ Monticellite
Formula: CaMgSiO4
ⓘ Rankinite
Formula: Ca3Si2O7
ⓘ Spurrite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
ⓘ Tilleyite
Formula: Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMonticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4
ⓘMerwinite9.AD.15Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
ⓘAfwillite9.AG.75Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
ⓘSpurrite9.AH.15Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
ⓘRankinite9.BC.15Ca3Si2O7
ⓘCuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘTilleyite9.BE.82Ca5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Cⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Oⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Oⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Oⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Oⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Oⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
Fⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Mgⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Siⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Siⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Siⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Siⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Siⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Siⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Caⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Caⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Caⓘ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Caⓘ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Caⓘ TilleyiteCa5(Si2O7)(CO3)2
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)

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References

Reverdatto, V.V. (1964) Metamorphism in the contacts of Anakit trappean Massif in the Low Tunguska River. Materials on genetic and experimental mineralogy: 2: 97-169. Akad. Nauk. SSSR, Novosibirsk.
Reverdatto, V.V., Pertsev, N.N., Korolyuk, V.N. (1979) P{CO2}-T-Evolution and origin of zoning in melilite during the regressive stage of contact metamorphism in carbonate-bearing rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 70(2): 203-208. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227215673_P-T-Evolution_and_origin_of_zoning_in_melilite_during_the_regressive_stage_of_contact_metamorphism_in_carbonate-bearing_rocks
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