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Nikitovka Hg deposit (Nikitovka ore field), Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainei
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Nikitovka Hg deposit (Nikitovka ore field)Deposit
Donetsk OblastOblast
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Nikitovka Deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Nikitovka Deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Sofiya mine, Nikitovka deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Sofiya Mine, Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Nikitovka Deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Nikitovka Deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Sofiya mine, Nikitovka deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Sofiya Mine, Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Nikitovka Deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Nikitovka Deposit, Ukraine. Spring 2013

Nikitovka Hg deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 21' 13'' North , 37° 59' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.35383,37.99033
GeoHash:
G#: ube506x9q
GRN:
N33E19
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Horlivka278,550 (2014)5.1km
Toretsk41,758 (2018)11.6km
Shcherbynivka3,868 (2014)15.4km
Krasnyy Oktyabr’979 (2012)19.3km
Svetlodarsk12,273 (2012)19.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
3276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3276:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d8a3646c-d5f0-4395-aaa9-509807368978
Name(s) in local language(s):
Никитовка


The Nikitovka mercury mines produced about 30 thousand metric tons of mercury prior to shutdown of the operation in 1994 (mining had started in 1885).

Cinnabar-bearing ore zones include three thick (> 60 m) faulted sandstone horizons. Mercury is also dispersed within coal.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

50 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ BΓ­linite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cylindrite
Formula: Pb3Sn4FeSb2S14
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Ferrohexahydrite (TL)
Formula: FeSO4 · 6H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Fibroferrite
Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
β“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppite
Formula: Pb3Sb8S15
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
β“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜ Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
β“˜ Mercury
Formula: Hg
β“˜ Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
β“˜ Plagionite
Formula: Pb5Sb8S17
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
β“˜ Rhomboclase
Formula: (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'RomΓ©ite Group'
Formula: A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
β“˜ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
β“˜ Seligmannite
Formula: PbCuAsS3
β“˜ Semseyite
Formula: Pb9Sb8S21
β“˜ Siderotil
Formula: FeSO4 · 5H2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Tosudite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
β“˜ Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Mercury1.AD.05Hg
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
β“˜Sphalerite
var. Marmatite		2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Metastibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
β“˜Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜Seligmannite2.GA.50PbCuAsS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Chalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
β“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
β“˜FΓΌlΓΆppite2.HC.10aPb3Sb8S15
β“˜Plagionite2.HC.10bPb5Sb8S17
β“˜Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜Cylindrite2.HF.25aPb3Sn4FeSb2S14
β“˜Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜'RomΓ©ite Group'4.DH.A2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Szomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 Β· H2O
β“˜Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 Β· 4H2O
β“˜Siderotil7.CB.20FeSO4 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Ferrohexahydrite (TL)7.CB.25FeSO4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Hexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
β“˜Rhomboclase7.CB.55(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 Β· 2H2O
β“˜BΓ­linite7.CB.85Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O
β“˜Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O
β“˜Fibroferrite7.DC.15Fe3+(SO4)(OH) Β· 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Tosudite9.EC.60Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Nacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BΓ­liniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Hβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ FerrohexahydriteFeSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BΓ­liniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ FerrohexahydriteFeSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ RomΓ©ite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Oβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TosuditeNa0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BΓ­liniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Sβ“˜ FerrohexahydriteFeSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppitePb3Sb8S15
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sβ“˜ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ MetastibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Sβ“˜ PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Sβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Sβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Sβ“˜ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sβ“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BΓ­liniteFe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feβ“˜ CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Feβ“˜ FerrohexahydriteFeSO4 · 6H2O
Feβ“˜ FibroferriteFe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Feβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Rhomboclase(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Feβ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Asβ“˜ RealgarAs4S4
Asβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbβ“˜ CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Sbβ“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppitePb3Sb8S15
Sbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbβ“˜ MetastibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Sbβ“˜ RomΓ©ite GroupA2(Sb5+)2O6Z
Sbβ“˜ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Hgβ“˜ MercuryHg
Hgβ“˜ MetacinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ CylindritePb3Sn4FeSb2S14
Pbβ“˜ FΓΌlΓΆppitePb3Sb8S15
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbβ“˜ PlagionitePb5Sb8S17
Pbβ“˜ SeligmannitePbCuAsS3
Pbβ“˜ SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
Pbβ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

Localities in this Region

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  • Donetsk Oblast
    • Nikitovka Hg deposit (Nikitovka ore field)

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References

(n.d.)
Fridman, A.I., Makhlova, N.K. (1972) Certain aspects of origin and migration of carbon dioxide in mercury deposits, as in the Nikitovka, Donbass. International Geology Review, 14 (12), 1345-1350. doi:10.1080/00206817209475839
Klitchenko, M. A., Suyarko, V. G. (1989) A GEOLOGICAL-GENETIC MODEL FOR MERCURY DEPOSITS OF THE NIKITOVKA ORE FIELD, DONETS BASIN. International Geology Review, 31 (11), 1147-1157. doi:10.1080/00206818909465967
MΓΆckel, S., Frischmann, N. (1992) Mineralien der QuecksilberlagerstΓ€tte Nikitovka in der Ukraine. Mineralien-Welt, 3, 14-15 (in German).
gsa.confex.com (n.d.) http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_79551.htm
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