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Sytykanskaya pipe, Alakit-Markha, Mirninsky District, Sakha, Russiai
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Sytykanskaya pipePipe
Alakit-MarkhaMining Field
Mirninsky DistrictDistrict
SakhaRepublic
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
66° 6' 35'' North , 111° 52' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
66.11000,111.87000
GRN:
N45E34
Type:
Pipe
Köppen climate type:
Dfd : Extremely cold subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Aykhal15,267 (2016)26.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
43548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:43548:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole'
ⓘ Bütschliite
Formula: K2Ca(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diamond var. Ballas
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Eitelite
Formula: Na2Mg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘDiamond
var. Ballas		1.CB.10aC
ⓘ1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘEitelite5.AC.05Na2Mg(CO3)2
ⓘBütschliite5.AC.15K2Ca(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘRichterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Alkali amphibole'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ Diamond var. BallasC
Cⓘ BütschliiteK2Ca(CO3)2
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ BütschliiteK2Ca(CO3)2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
KPotassium
Kⓘ BütschliiteK2Ca(CO3)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BütschliiteK2Ca(CO3)2
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Loz'ko, Y. Y. (1983). Diamond-bearing kyanite eclogites from the Sytykanskaya kimberlite pipe, Yakutiya. International Geology Review, 25(4), 381-394.
Ashchepkov, I. V., Logvinova, A. M., Reimers, L. F., Ntaflos, T., Spetsius, Z. V., Vladykin, N. V., ... & Khmel'nikova, O. S. (2015). The Sytykanskaya kimberlite pipe: Evidence from deep-seated xenoliths and xenocrysts for the evolution of the mantle beneath Alakit, Yakutia, Russia. Geoscience Frontiers, 6(5), 687-714.
Logvinova, A. M., Shatskiy, A., Wirth, R., Tomilenko, A. A., Ugap'eva, S. S., & Sobolev, N. V. (2019). Carbonatite melt in type Ia gem diamond. Lithos, 342, 463-467.
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