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Lake Onega (Lake Onego), Russiai
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Lake Onega (Lake Onego)Lake
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Goethite

Volk Island, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Goethite

Volk Island, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Goethite

Volk Island, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Area:
9,720 km2
Type:
Lake
Mindat Locality ID:
345053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:345053:9
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
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French:
Lac Onega, Russie
German:
Onegasee, Russland
Italian:
Lago Onega, Russia
Russian:
Онежское озеро, Россия
Simplified Chinese:
奥涅加湖, 俄罗斯
Spanish:
Lago Onega, Rusia
Afrikaans:
Onegameer, Rusland
Arabic:
بحيرة أونيغا, روسيا
Armenian:
Օնեգա լիճ, Ռուսաստան
Asturian:
Llagu Onega, Rusia
Azeri:
Oneqa gölü, Rusiya
Basque:
Onega, Errusia
Belarusian:
Анежскае возера, Расія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Анескае возера, Расея
Bulgarian:
Онежко езеро, Русия
Catalan:
Onega, Rússia
Chuvash:
Онега кӳлли, Раççей Патшалăхĕ
Croatian:
Onega, Rusija
Czech:
Oněžské jezero, Rusko
Danish:
Onega, Rusland
Dutch:
Onegameer, Rusland
Esperanto:
Onega, Rusio
Estonian:
Äänisjärv, Venemaa
Farsi/Persian:
دریاچه اونگا, روسیه
Finnish:
Ääninen, Venäjä
Galician:
Lago Onega, Rusia
Georgian:
ონეგის ტბა, რუსეთი
Greek:
Λίμνη Ονέγκα, Ρωσία
Hebrew:
ימת אונגה, רוסיה
Hindi:
ओनेगा झील, रूस
Hungarian:
Onyega-tó, Oroszország
Icelandic:
Onegavatn, Rússland
Indonesian:
Danau Onega, Rusia
Japanese:
オネガ湖, ロシア
Karelian:
Ääninen, Veneä
Korean:
오네가호, 러시아
Kyrgyz:
Онега көлү, Орусия
Latin:
Lacus Onega, Russia
Latvian:
Oņegas ezers, Krievija
Lithuanian:
Onega, Rusija
Livvi-Karelian:
Oniegujärvi, Ven'a
Macedonian:
Онега, Русија
Meadow Mari:
Онега, Россий
Norwegian:
Onega, Russland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Onegasjøen, Russland
Piedmontese:
Lagh Onega, Russia
Polish:
Onega, Rosja
Portuguese:
Lago Onega, Rússia
Quechua:
Onega qucha, Rusya
Romanian:
Lacul Onega, Rusia
Scots:
Loch Onega, Roushie
Serbian:
Оњега, Русија
Serbo-Croatian:
Onega, Rusija
Slovak:
Onežské jazero, Rusko
Slovenian:
Oneško jezero, Rusija
Swahili:
Ziwa Onega, Urusi
Swedish:
Onega, Ryssland
Thai:
ทะเลสาบโอเนกา, ประเทศรัสเซีย
Tibetan (Standard):
ཨའོ་ཉེ་ཅ་མཚེའུ།, ཨུ་རུ་སུ།
Traditional Chinese:
奧涅加湖, 俄羅斯
Turkish:
Onega Gölü, Rusya
Ukrainian:
Онезьке озеро, Росія
Upper Sorbian:
Onjegaski jězor, Ruska
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Onega, Rossiya
Veps:
Änine, Venäma
Vietnamese:
Hồ Onega, Nga
Waray:
Danaw Onega, Rusya
Welsh:
Llyn Onega, Rwsia
West Frisian:
Onegamar, Ruslân
Wu Chinese:
奥涅加湖, 俄罗斯


Large (9,894 km²) lake with 1,369 islands (Wikipedia says "about 1650") and fed by 58 rivers. It is on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast.
The second largest lake in Europe.

Lacustrine deposits.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clay minerals'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Starikov, Yu.I. [Стариков, Ю.И.] (1980) Report on the results of detailed prospecting works on collectors' raw materials, carried out in the Karelian-Kola region in the years 1978-80 [Отчет о результатах детальных поисковых работ на коллекционное сырье, проведенных в Карело-Кольском регионе за 1978-80 гг.]. Production Association "Severkvartssamotsvety" [ПО "Северкварцсамоцветы"], Leningrad (in Russian)
Lavrov, O.B. [Лавров, О.Б.] (2019) History of the study of amethyst and associated mineralization from Volkostrov island (Lake Onega, Karelia) [История изучения аметистовой и сопутствующей минерализации острова Волкостров (Онежское озеро, Карелия)]. In: «Mineralogical museums 2019. Mineralogy yesterday, today, tomorrow». Proceedings of the scientific conference [«Минералогические музеи – 2019. Минералогия вчера, сегодня, завтра». Материалы научной конференции]. Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, 41-42 (in Russian).
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ 'Onegite'
Description: Black and yellow-brown acicular inclusions in amethyst, later identified as goethite.
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
References:
vielleicht den Freuden der Mineralogie willkommen. Patriotisches Tageblatt oder öffentliches Correspondenz- und Anzeige-Blatt, Nr. 18, 214-215.
André, Christian Carl (1802) Verzeichnis und Beschreibung einiger russischen Mineralien, die für den Herausgeber des Tageblatts unterwegens sind
Foullon, Alexandre (1812) Notices sur une production minérale du Gouvernement d'Olonetz. Mémoires de la Société des naturalistes de Moscou, Volume 3, 289-298
Severguine, Basile [Severgin, Vasily] (1827) Notice sur l’oxide de fer en forme d’aigulles qui se trouve sur les amethysts de l’isle de Kija en Onega. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae, 13, 395-396
Rose, G. (1842) Reise nach dem Ural, dem Altai und dem Kaspischen Meere. Mineralogisch-geognostischer Theil und historischer Bericht der Reise. Band 1. Verlag der Sanderschen Buchhandlung (C. W. Heichhoff), Berlin, pages 47-48
Starikov, Yu.I. [Стариков, Ю.И.] (1980) Report on the results of detailed prospecting works on collectors' raw materials, carried out in the Karelian-Kola region in the years 1978-80 [Отчет о результатах детальных поисковых работ на коллекционное сырье, проведенных в Карело-Кольском регионе за 1978-80 гг.]. Production Association "Severkvartssamotsvety" [ПО "Северкварцсамоцветы"], Leningrad (in Russian)
Lavrov, O.B. [Лавров, О.Б.] (2019) History of the study of amethyst and associated mineralization from Volkostrov island (Lake Onega, Karelia) [История изучения аметистовой и сопутствующей минерализации острова Волкостров (Онежское озеро, Карелия)]. In: «Mineralogical museums 2019. Mineralogy yesterday, today, tomorrow». Proceedings of the scientific conference [«Минералогические музеи – 2019. Минералогия вчера, сегодня, завтра». Материалы научной конференции]. Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, 41-42 (in Russian).
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Foullon, Alexandre (1812) Notices sur une production minérale du Gouvernement d'Olonetz. Mémoires de la Société des naturalistes de Moscou, Volume 3, 289-298
Haüy, René-Just (1822) Traité de minéralogie. Tome II. Bachelier et Huzard, Paris, page 235
Rose, G. (1842) Reise nach dem Ural, dem Altai und dem Kaspischen Meere. Mineralogisch-geognostischer Theil und historischer Bericht der Reise. Band 1. Verlag der Sanderschen Buchhandlung (C. W. Heichhoff), Berlin, pages 47-48
Starikov, Yu.I. [Стариков, Ю.И.] (1980) Report on the results of detailed prospecting works on collectors' raw materials, carried out in the Karelian-Kola region in the years 1978-80 [Отчет о результатах детальных поисковых работ на коллекционное сырье, проведенных в Карело-Кольском регионе за 1978-80 гг.]. Production Association "Severkvartssamotsvety" [ПО "Северкварцсамоцветы"], Leningrad (in Russian)
Lavrov, O.B. [Лавров, О.Б.] (2019) History of the study of amethyst and associated mineralization from Volkostrov island (Lake Onega, Karelia) [История изучения аметистовой и сопутствующей минерализации острова Волкостров (Онежское озеро, Карелия)]. In: «Mineralogical museums 2019. Mineralogy yesterday, today, tomorrow». Proceedings of the scientific conference [«Минералогические музеи – 2019. Минералогия вчера, сегодня, завтра». Материалы научной конференции]. Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, 41-42 (in Russian).
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘ 'Uranium Mica'
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clay minerals'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Onegite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Uranium Mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Onega
Wikidata ID:Q166162
GeoNames ID:515236

Localities in this Region

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References

Strakhovenko, V.; Subetto, D.; Ovdina, E.; Belkina, N.; Efremenko, N. (2020) Distribution of Elements in Iron-Manganese Formations in Bottom Sediments of Lake Onego (NW Russia) and Small Lakes (Shotozero and Surgubskoe) of Adjacent Territories. Minerals 10, 440.
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