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Viipuri, Ladoga Region, Republic of Karelia, Russiai
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Viipuri- not defined -
Ladoga RegionRegion
Republic of KareliaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 30' North , 30° 30' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N41E12
KÃķppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
282754
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282754:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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

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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine (Fa12)
ⓘ Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Keplerite (TL)
Formula: Ca9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
Type Locality:
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Description: Reading 'Merrillite' (extraterrestrial) for 'Whitlockite' (terrestrial)
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
Description: Almost certainly contains kamacite, taenite, and plessite, but explicit observations of these phases is frequently omitted as 'understood.'
ⓘ Nazarovite (TL)
Formula: Ni12P5
Type Locality:
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘIron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘNazarovite (TL)1.BD.35Ni12P5
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘKeplerite (TL)8.AD.Ca9(Ca0.5â—ŧ0.5)Mg(PO4)7
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ KepleriteCa9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
NaSodium
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ KepleriteCa9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ NazaroviteNi12P5
Pⓘ KepleriteCa9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ KepleriteCa9(Ca0.5◻0.5)Mg(PO4)7
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IronFe
Feⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Niⓘ NazaroviteNi12P5

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