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Locality Name:
Sakhara Massif, Sakhara District (Sakharinskii), Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia


mindat Locality ID: 208321
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208321.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sakhara Massif, Sakhara District (Sakharinskii), Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Sakhara Nickel Mine
Sakhara Vermiculite Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleCalciteChloriteClayCorundumDiasporeHexahydriteKaoliniteMica
NonePalygorskiteQuartzSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalc

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Annite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clintonite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211017643419
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21101763356
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811017631756
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2110176386
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211017639895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411017635591
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41101763359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11017631487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O110176337
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1101763471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11017632994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1101763306
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211017642273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110176361156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1101763301
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1101763241
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22101763,1017643337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O2101763,101764652


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