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Zhelannoye quartz deposit, Komi Republic, Russiai
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Zhelannoye quartz depositDeposit
Komi RepublicRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 11' 56'' North , 60° 16' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
195551
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195551:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b55519ae-3a83-4350-9a0b-818202d41c27
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zhelannoye quartz deposit
Other Languages:
Russian:
Желанное месторождение, Республика Коми, Россия


Old and very rich giant vein quartz and rock crystal deposit.
Located not so far from Chudnoye gold deposit on Balbyn-Yu river, Subpolar Ural, Komi Republic. Furthermore, it is 25 km north of Mt. Narodnaya, the highest peak of the Urals.

The rock-crystal-bearing quartz veins with piezoelectric quartz occur in Lower Ordovician rocks. In the eastern sector of the deposit, the crystal-bearing veins, rarely more than 1 m in thickness, are rich in mineralised fissures. This sector (particularly in the early 1970s) yielded some natural citrine crystals, even though most of the citrine crystals on the mineral market from the Zhelannoye deposit have been obtained by irradiation. In the western sector, the quartz veins, which filled fractures in the direction perpendicular to the host rock foliation, contain crystals varying in size from a few centimetres to 1.5 m or more. Here, smoky quartz is abundant.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Emplectite
Formula: CuBiS2
Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Gold ?
Formula: Au
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Monazite-(Nd)
Formula: Nd(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Tetradymite
Formula: Bi2Te2S
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Wolframite Group'
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold ?1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Tetradymite2.DC.05Bi2Te2S
Emplectite2.HA.05CuBiS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Citrine
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Nd)8.AD.50Nd(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Florencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Muscovite
var. Sericite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O HematiteFe2O3
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O Monazite-(Nd)Nd(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Monazite-(Nd)Nd(PO4)
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S EmplectiteCuBiS2
S TetradymiteBi2Te2S
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu EmplectiteCuBiS2
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
TeTellurium
Te TetradymiteBi2Te2S
CeCerium
Ce Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
NdNeodymium
Nd Monazite-(Nd)Nd(PO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu
BiBismuth
Bi EmplectiteCuBiS2
Bi TetradymiteBi2Te2S

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