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Locality Name:
Saratov Oblast, Russia


mindat Locality ID: 146333
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146333.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saratov Oblast, Russia": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Danguz Village
Ozinki
Pavlovka
Saratov
Saratov Meteorite

Latitude: 51°55'3"N
Longitude: 46°24'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.9175,46.406388888889

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 Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluminiteCarnalliteCopperCorundumFeldsparIronMilariteNoneOlivinePyroxene
QuartzSpinelTridymite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)
Copper  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Kainite  (*)Merrihueite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schreibersite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O110375778
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11037551036
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O1103753132
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42103755,1037583902
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6110375894
Copper  (*)CopperCu11037583846
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6110375584
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11037581188
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61103755741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311037555433
Iron  (*)IronFe11037581089
Kainite  (*)NoneKMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O110375350
Merrihueite  (*)Milarite(K,Na)2(Fe2+,Mg)5Si12O3011037584
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61103755303
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110375261156
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1103758374
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411037581934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1103758703
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21103755458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11037581044



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