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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia i
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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

57° 43' 1'' North , 61° 0' 55'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Neyvo-Shaytanskiy	2,602 (2012)	14.0km
Petrokamenskoye	3,688 (2012)	21.8km
Asbestovskiy	1,209 (2012)	23.0km
Nizhnyaya Salda	17,473 (2012)	43.7km
Rezh	37,420 (2018)	45.0km

Mindat Locality ID:

4645

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:4645:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Mursinsk; Murzinsk; Murzinska

Famous granite pegmatite district. Labels may be using very old information and specimens with the locality information may be for specimens actually from Alabashka in the north to Sarapulsk to the south (Scalisi and Cook, 1983).

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10 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

References:

Grant, Raymond W. (2001) 22nd Annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: The Minerals of Russia (Abstracts) The Mineralogical Record, 32 (1) 39-47pp.41-41

ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

References:

Grant, Raymond W. (2001) 22nd Annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: The Minerals of Russia (Abstracts) The Mineralogical Record, 32 (1) 39-47pp.41-41

ⓘ Clinobehoite

Formula: Be(OH)₂

ⓘ Elbaite

Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

References:

Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) analytical data.

ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite

Formula: Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Herderite ?

Formula: CaBe(PO₄)F

Description: Kingsbury reference.

References:

Kingsbury, Arthur W. G. (1958) Two beryllium minerals new to Britain: euclase and herderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (240). 815-817 doi:10.1180/minmag.1958.031.240.10

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Phenakite

Formula: Be₂SiO₄

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Grant, Raymond W. (2001) 22nd Annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: The Minerals of Russia (Abstracts) The Mineralogical Record, 32 (1) 39-47pp.41-41

ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Montgomery, John R. (n.d.) Personal Communication.

ⓘ Topaz

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂

References:

Grant, Raymond W. (2001) 22nd Annual FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium: The Minerals of Russia (Abstracts) The Mineralogical Record, 32 (1) 39-47pp.41-41

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'

Formula: A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

Gallery:

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst

Amethyst

Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Amethyst

Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Amethyst

Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Sceptre Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Clinobehoite	4.FA.05b	Be(OH)₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Herderite ?	8.BA.10	CaBe(PO₄)F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Phenakite	9.AA.05	Be₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Topaz	9.AF.35	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var. Heliodor	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	Elbaite	9.CK.05	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	var. Siberite	9.CK.05	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Microcline	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'	-	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	''	-	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Clinobehoite	Be(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
H	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Li	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Clinobehoite	Be(OH)₂
Be	ⓘ Herderite	CaBe(PO₄)F
Be	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
Be	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
B	ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
B	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Clinobehoite	Be(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
O	ⓘ Herderite	CaBe(PO₄)F
O	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Herderite	CaBe(PO₄)F
F	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Na	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Al	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Elbaite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Si	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Phenakite	Be₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Topaz	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Elbaite var. Siberite	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Herderite	CaBe(PO₄)F
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Microcline	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Herderite	CaBe(PO₄)F

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References

Scalisi, Philip, Cook, David (1983) Classic Mineral Localities of the World : Asia and Australia. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.p.226

(2002) Murzinka. Mineralogical Almanac Vol. 5

geo.web.ru (n.d.) http://geo.web.ru/druza/l-Murzinka.htm

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