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Vilyui Reservoir, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russiai
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Vilyui ReservoirReservoir
Vilyui River BasinBasin
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SakhaRepublic
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Native Magnesium

Chona river, Vilyui Reservoir, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia
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Native Magnesium

Chona river, Vilyui Reservoir, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia
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Native Magnesium

Chona river, Vilyui Reservoir, Vilyui River Basin, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russia
Type:
Reservoir
Mindat Locality ID:
275117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:275117:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Vilyuy Dam (Russian: Вилюйская ГЭС) is a large dam and hydroelectric power station on the Vilyuy River in Chernyshevsky, Sakha Republic, Russia. The dam was built between 1964 and 1967 to provide power for diamond mines in the area. It is located in the southern part of the Vilyuy Plateau and was the first such major structure in the world to be built on permafrost. Vilyuy is reported to have the coldest operating conditions of any hydroelectric plant in the world.

The dam is an embankment structure 75 metres (ca. 246 ft) high and 600 metres (ca. 1,969 ft) long, containing 5,000,000 m³ (6,500,000 cu yd) of fill. Its power station has four turbines with a combined capacity of 650 MW, generating 2,710 million kWh annually. Behind the dam, the Vilyuy Reservoir started filling in 1969 and topped out in 1973. It is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, with a length of 450 km (ca. 280 mi) and holding up to 35.9 km³ (8.625 cu mi) of water.

The large artificial lake formed by the dam has caused the winter temperature of the Vilyuy River to increase by 5 to 6 °C (41 to 43 °F). It has greatly reduced flooding on the lower part of the river, leading to declines in bird and fish populations. The filling of the reservoir also displaced about 600 people.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
ⓘ Monticellite
Formula: CaMgSiO4
ⓘ 'Native Magnesium'
Formula: Mg
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ'Native Magnesium'1.AB.Mg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘ'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘBrucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMonticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Mgⓘ Native MagnesiumMg
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kata1307 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Breyeria triramosa
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Breyeriidae : Breyeria : Breyeria triramosa307 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%93%D0%AD%D0%A1
Wikidata ID:Q2065167

Localities in this Region

Russia
  • Sakha
    • Mirninsky District

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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