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Uksu village, Ladoga Region, Republic of Karelia, Russiai
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Latitude & Longitude:
63° North , 33° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~383km
GRN:
N43E12
Type:
Village
Mindat Locality ID:
192177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192177:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Уксу


Magnesial skarns and calcifires with B mineralization. About 10 km ENE from Pitkyaranta.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘFluoborite6.AB.50Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
BBoron
Bⓘ FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
OOxygen
Oⓘ FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ FluoboriteMg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2

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References

Malinko S.V. e.a. (1991) Minerals of boron, - Moscow, Nedra, p. 135 (in Russian)
Ivashchenko, V., & Lavrov, O. (2006) Ore deposits and occurrences in the North Ladoga region, Southwest Karelia. In Field Trip Guidebook. Understanding the genesis of ore deposits to meet the demands of the 21st century 12th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium (pp. 41-64).
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