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Kirovogorsk open pit, Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russiai
Regional Level Types
Kirovogorsk open pitMine
Olenegorsk- not defined -
Murmansk OblastOblast
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
68° 6' 32'' North , 32° 59' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Olenegorsk23,670 (2014)11.6km
Vysokiy6,860 (2018)18.1km
Monchegorsk49,868 (2016)19.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
416358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:416358:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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36 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Alloclasite
Formula: Co1-xFexAsS
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Auricupride
Formula: Cu3Au
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Cervelleite
Formula: Ag4TeS
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hedleyite
Formula: Bi7Te3
Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
Löllingite
Formula: FeAs2
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pavonite
Formula: AgBi3S5
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pilsenite
Formula: Bi4Te3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
Volynskite
Formula: AgBiTe2
Wittichenite
Formula: Cu3BiS3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Auricupride1.AA.10aCu3Au
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Cervelleite2.BA.60Ag4TeS
Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Hedleyite2.DC.05Bi7Te3
Pilsenite2.DC.05Bi4Te3
Tellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
Tsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Alloclasite2.EB.10bCo1-xFexAsS
Löllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Wittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
Pavonite2.JA.05aAgBi3S5
Volynskite2.JA.20AgBiTe2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S CervelleiteAg4TeS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S MilleriteNiS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PavoniteAgBi3S5
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S WitticheniteCu3BiS3
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe LöllingiteFeAs2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Co AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu AuricuprideCu3Au
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu WitticheniteCu3BiS3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AlloclasiteCo1-xFexAsS
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As LöllingiteFeAs2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag CervelleiteAg4TeS
Ag Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag HessiteAg2Te
Ag PavoniteAgBi3S5
Ag PetziteAg3AuTe2
Ag Native SilverAg
Ag VolynskiteAgBiTe2
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te CervelleiteAg4TeS
Te HedleyiteBi7Te3
Te HessiteAg2Te
Te PetziteAg3AuTe2
Te PilseniteBi4Te3
Te TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Te TsumoiteBiTe
Te VolynskiteAgBiTe2
AuGold
Au AuricuprideCu3Au
Au Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au Native GoldAu
Au PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi HedleyiteBi7Te3
Bi PavoniteAgBi3S5
Bi PilseniteBi4Te3
Bi TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Bi TsumoiteBiTe
Bi VolynskiteAgBiTe2
Bi WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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