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Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia i
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Lower Tunguska - not defined -
Irkutsk Oblast Oblast
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Caminite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Anhydrite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Nepskoeite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Caminite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Anhydrite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Nepskoeite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Caminite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Anhydrite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

59° 1' 48'' North , 108° 0' 0'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

5449

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:5449:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Nepskoye potash deposit; Nepskoye deposit

Name(s) in local language(s):

Непское

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22 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Sylvinite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO₄

References:

Apollonov, V.N. (1998) Nepskoeite Mg4Cl(OH)7·6H2O — a new mineral from the Nepskoye potash salt deposit. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(1): 41-46.

Jambor, J. L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A. C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84 (4) 685-688 p.686

Pekov, I.V., Lovskaya, E.V., Chukanov, N.V., Zadov, A.E., Appolonov, V.N., Pushcharovsky, D.Yu., Ferro, O., Vinogradova, S.A. (2001): Kurgantaite CaSr(B3O9)Cl · H2O: revalidation of the mineral species and new data. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 130(3), 71-79.

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

Pekov, Igor V., Zubkova, Natalia V., Apollonov, Vladimir N., Yapaskupt, Vasiliy O., Britvin, Sergey N., Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Yu. (2024) A New Mineral Calcioveatchite, SrCaB11O16(OH)5·H2O, and the Veatchite–Calcioveatchite Isomorphous Series. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090901

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

ⓘ Boracite

Formula: Mg₃(B₇O₁₃)Cl

References:

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

ⓘ Calcioveatchite (TL)

Formula: SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-443-2020,

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 56. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (4) 443-448 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-443-2020

ⓘ Caminite

Formula: Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂O

References:

Fersman Museum, Moscow, website.

ⓘ Carnallite

Formula: KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O

References:

Seltmann, R., Soloviev, S., Shatov, V., Pirajno, F., Naumov, E., Cherkasov, S. (2010) Metallogeny of Siberia: tectonic, geologic and metallogenic settings of selected significant deposits. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57 (6). 655-706 doi:10.1080/08120099.2010.505277

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

ⓘ Fluoborite

Formula: Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃

References:

Apollonov, V.N. (1998) Nepskoeite Mg4Cl(OH)7·6H2O — a new mineral from the Nepskoye potash salt deposit. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(1): 41-46.

Jambor, J. L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A. C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84 (4) 685-688 p.686

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

References:

Jambor, J. L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A. C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84 (4) 685-688 p.686

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

ⓘ Hilgardite

Formula: Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O

References:

ⓘ Hydroboracite

Formula: CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O

References:

ⓘ Kurgantaite

Formula: CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O

References:

Pekov, I.V., E.V. Lovskaya, N.V. Chukanov, A.E. Zadov, V.N. Appolonov, D.Yu. Pushcharovsky, O. Ferro & S.A. Vinogradova (2001): Kurgantaite CaSr(B3O9)Cl · H2O: revalidation of the mineral species and new data.- Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 130(3), 71-79 (in Russian).

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

References:

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

ⓘ Nepskoeite (TL)

Formula: Mg₄Cl(OH)₇ · 6H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Apollonov, V.N. (1998) Nepskoeite Mg4Cl(OH)7·6H2O — a new mineral from the Nepskoye potash salt deposit. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(1): 41-46.

Jambor, J. L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A. C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84 (4) 685-688 p.686

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Apollonov, V.N. (1998) Nepskoeite Mg4Cl(OH)7·6H2O — a new mineral from the Nepskoye potash salt deposit. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(1): 41-46.

Jambor, J. L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A. C. (1999) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 84 (4) 685-688 p.686

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

ⓘ Sylvite

Formula: KCl

References:

Jambor, John L., Grew, Edward S., Roberts, Andrew C. (2002) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 87. 1509-1513 pp.1510-1511

ⓘ Veatchite

Formula: Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O

References:

ⓘ Veatchite-1M

Formula: Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O

ⓘ Volkovskite

Formula: KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O

References:

Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.

Gallery:

Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂Oⓘ Caminite

Caminite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Caminite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Caminite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂Oⓘ Volkovskite

Volkovskite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Volkovskite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Volkovskite

Nepskoe K salt deposit, Nepa River basin, Lower Tunguska, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Enargite	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Halite	3.AA.20	NaCl
ⓘ	Sylvite	3.AA.20	KCl
ⓘ	Carnallite	3.BA.10	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Nepskoeite (TL)	3.BD.20	Mg₄Cl(OH)₇ · 6H₂O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘ	Fluoborite	6.AB.50	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
ⓘ	Hydroboracite	6.CB.15	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Calcioveatchite (TL)	6.EC.	SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Veatchite	6.EC.15	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
ⓘ	Veatchite-1M	6.EC.15	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
ⓘ	Volkovskite	6.EC.20	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Hilgardite	6.ED.05	Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O
ⓘ	Kurgantaite	6.ED.05	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
ⓘ	Boracite	6.GA.05	Mg₃(B₇O₁₃)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Anhydrite	7.AD.30	CaSO₄
ⓘ	Caminite	7.D0.05	Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Caminite	Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Fluoborite	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
H	ⓘ Hilgardite	Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydroboracite	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Volkovskite	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Nepskoeite	Mg₄Cl(OH)₇ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Veatchite-1M	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
H	ⓘ Kurgantaite	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Calcioveatchite	SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Boracite	Mg₃(B₇O₁₃)Cl
B	ⓘ Fluoborite	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
B	ⓘ Hilgardite	Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O
B	ⓘ Hydroboracite	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O
B	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
B	ⓘ Volkovskite	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
B	ⓘ Veatchite-1M	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
B	ⓘ Kurgantaite	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
B	ⓘ Calcioveatchite	SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
O	ⓘ Boracite	Mg₃(B₇O₁₃)Cl
O	ⓘ Caminite	Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Fluoborite	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
O	ⓘ Hilgardite	Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O
O	ⓘ Hydroboracite	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Volkovskite	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Nepskoeite	Mg₄Cl(OH)₇ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Veatchite-1M	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Kurgantaite	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Calcioveatchite	SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluoborite	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Boracite	Mg₃(B₇O₁₃)Cl
Mg	ⓘ Caminite	Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Fluoborite	Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃
Mg	ⓘ Hydroboracite	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Nepskoeite	Mg₄Cl(OH)₇ · 6H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
S	ⓘ Caminite	Mg₇(SO₄)₅(OH)₄ · H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Boracite	Mg₃(B₇O₁₃)Cl
Cl	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Halite	NaCl
Cl	ⓘ Hilgardite	Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Sylvite	KCl
Cl	ⓘ Volkovskite	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Nepskoeite	Mg₄Cl(OH)₇ · 6H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Kurgantaite	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Carnallite	KMgCl₃ · 6H₂O
K	ⓘ Sylvite	KCl
K	ⓘ Volkovskite	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anhydrite	CaSO₄
Ca	ⓘ Hilgardite	Ca₂B₅O₉Cl · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Hydroboracite	CaMg[B₃O₄(OH)₃]₂ · 3H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Volkovskite	KCa₄[B₅O₈OH]₄[B(OH)₃]₂Cl · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Kurgantaite	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Calcioveatchite	SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Veatchite	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
Sr	ⓘ Veatchite-1M	Sr₂B₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · H₂O
Sr	ⓘ Kurgantaite	CaSr[B₅O₉]Cl · H₂O
Sr	ⓘ Calcioveatchite	SrCaB₁₁O₁₆(OH)₅ · 5H₂O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Borisenkov, V. I. (1992) Bromine in K-bearing Beds of the Nepskoe Deposit as a Geochemical Indicator of Its Genesis Conditions. Russian Geology and Geophysics: 33(9-12).

Apollonov, V.N. (1998) Nepskoeite Mg4Cl(OH)7·6H2O — a new mineral from the Nepskoye potash salt deposit. Zapiski Vserossijskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(1): 41-46.

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