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Shungite (1) from
Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia


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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
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Shungite (1)

Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Pyrobitumen var: Shungite (1)
Colour:black with almost metallic luster
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fullerite2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shungite (1) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:401882
Long-form Identifier:1:3:401882:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shungite (1)
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘSrednyaya Padma mine, Zaonezhie peninsula, Medvezhyegorsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘNigozero, Kondopozhsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia
References
Buseck, P.R., Galdobina, L.P., Kovalevski, V.V., Rozhkova, N.N., Valley, J.W., Zaidenberg, A.Z. (1997) Shungites: the C-rich rocks of Karelia, Russia. The Canadian Mineralogist: 35: 1363-1378.
 
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