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Locality Name:
Elbrus Caldera, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia


mindat Locality ID: 194892
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194892.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elbrus Caldera, Elbrus Mt, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCristobalite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMilleriteNatroliteNickeline
NonePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTridymite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Zharchikhite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)056
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO20458
Zharchikhite  (*)NoneAl(OH)2F04
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025


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