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Bezymyannyi massif, Bay-Tayginsky District, Tuva, Russiai
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Bezymyannyi massifMassif
Bay-Tayginsky DistrictDistrict
TuvaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 7' 14'' North , 90° 2' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.12056,90.04250
GeoHash:
G#: y104bfnyy
GRN:
N35E41
Type:
Massif
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
437679
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437679:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Copper var. Nickel-bearing Copper
Formula: (Cu,Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘvar. Nickel-bearing Copper1.AA.05(Cu,Ni,Fe)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Native Copper var. Nickel-bearing Copper(Cu,Ni,Fe)
NiNickel
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Native Copper var. Nickel-bearing Copper(Cu,Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ Native Copper var. Nickel-bearing Copper(Cu,Ni,Fe)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Леснов Ф.П., Королюк В.Н., Ойдуп Ч.К., Монгуш А.А. Первая находка «никелистой меди» в ультрамафитах Тувы, - ПЕТРОЛОГИЯ И РУДОНОСНОСТЬ МАГМАТИЧЕСКИХ ФОРМАЦИЙ, с. 124-126.
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