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Voitsky mine, Segezhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russiai
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Voitsky mineMine
Segezhsky DistrictDistrict
Republic of KareliaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
63° North , 34° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~100km
GRN:
N43E12
Type:
Mine
Mindat Locality ID:
420357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:420357:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gold mine.
Copper-sulfide quartz veins, which cross-cut quartzite-sandstones of the Jatulian superhorizon, were mined in the late XVIII century.
Temperature of the ore formation was 200-50 °C.

(Exact location to be confirmed/added - possibly in Norther Karelia?)
(There is a Voitsky "Cu mine" in Segezhsky District, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segezhsky_District#/media/File:%D0%A0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_2.jpg.)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bohdanowiczite
Formula: AgBiSe2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Clausthalite
Formula: PbSe
ⓘ Fischesserite
Formula: Ag3AuSe2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Galena var. Selenium-bearing Galena
Formula: Pb(S,Se)
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
ⓘ Naumannite
Formula: Ag2Se
ⓘ Stützite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ 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 Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘNaumannite2.BA.55Ag2Se
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘStützite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
ⓘFischesserite2.BA.75Ag3AuSe2
ⓘClausthalite2.CD.10PbSe
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Selenium-bearing Galena2.CD.10Pb(S,Se)
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘWittichenite2.GA.20Cu3BiS3
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘBohdanowiczite2.JA.20AgBiSe2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
Sⓘ Galena var. Selenium-bearing GalenaPb(S,Se)
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ WitticheniteCu3BiS3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SeSelenium
Seⓘ BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Seⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Seⓘ FischesseriteAg3AuSe2
Seⓘ NaumanniteAg2Se
Seⓘ Galena var. Selenium-bearing GalenaPb(S,Se)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ FischesseriteAg3AuSe2
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ NaumanniteAg2Se
Agⓘ StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Teⓘ Native TelluriumTe
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ FischesseriteAg3AuSe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ ClausthalitePbSe
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Galena var. Selenium-bearing GalenaPb(S,Se)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BohdanowicziteAgBiSe2
Biⓘ WitticheniteCu3BiS3

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References

Kuleshevich, L.V. and Lavrov, O.B. (2012): History of discovery and mineralogy of the Voitsky gold mine (Karelia). Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 141(5), 59-67 (in Russian).
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