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Turga Massif, Olovyanninsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russiai
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Turga MassifMassif
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Zabaykalsky KraiKrai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 1' 40'' North , 116° 43' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.02793,116.73025
GRN:
N35E53
Type:
Massif
Köppen climate type:
Dwc : Monsoon-influenced subarctic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
474678
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:474678:5
GUID (UUID V4):
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18 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Fluocerite'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Huttonite
Formula: ThSiO4
ⓘ Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite
Formula: (Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
ⓘ Ishikawaite ?
Formula: U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite'
Formula: (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ 'Samarskite Group'
Formula: A3+B3+C5+2O8
ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Yttrialite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Th)2Si2O7
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite
Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..
ⓘ'var. Wolframoixiolite'4..(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile
var. Ilmenorutile		4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘIshikawaite ?4.DB.25U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
ⓘSamarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘBastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘvar. Cyrtolite9.AD.30Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
ⓘHuttonite9.AD.35ThSiO4
ⓘvar. Cerphosphorhuttonite9.AD.35(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
ⓘYttrialite-(Y)9.BC.05(Y,Th)2Si2O7
ⓘSiderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline
var. Amazonite		9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Fluocerite'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Columbite-Tantalite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Samarskite Group'-A3+B3+C5+2O8
ⓘ'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HuttoniteThSiO4
Oⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Oⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Oⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
Oⓘ Samarskite GroupA3+B3+C25+O8
Oⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ HuttoniteThSiO4
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
Siⓘ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Mnⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Feⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Feⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Feⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Yⓘ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrⓘ Zircon var. CyrtoliteZr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nbⓘ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nbⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
Ceⓘ Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
WTungsten
Wⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite(Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4
ThThorium
Thⓘ HuttoniteThSiO4
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thⓘ Yttrialite-(Y)(Y,Th)2Si2O7
Thⓘ Huttonite var. Cerphosphorhuttonite(Ce,LREE)Th[PO4]SiO4
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Zaraisky, G. P., Aksyuk, A. M., Devyatova, V. N., Udoratina, O. V., Chevychelov, V. Yu. (2009) The Zr/Hf ratio as a fractionation indicator of rare-metal granites. Petrology, 17 (1) 25-45 doi:10.1134/s0869591109010020
Ivanova, Anna A., Badanina, Elena V., Syritso, Liudmila F., Borisova, Evgenia B. (2020) REE-Zr-U-Th-Nb-F Mineralization in Peraluminous Li-F Amazonite Granites of the Turga Massif: A New Geochemical Type of Rare-Metal Granites for Eastern Transbaikalia. In Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Springer International Publishing. p.89-96. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49468-1_12
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