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Locality Name:
Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1750

mindat Locality ID: 193167
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193167.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Burakovskii Layered Complex
Nigozero
Shun'ga Village
Volk Island (Wolf Island)
Zaonezhie Peninsula

Latitude: 62°20'58"N
Longitude: 35°35'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.349444444444,35.595555555556
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenicAuricuprideCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteKobelliteLapieiteMalachite
MarcasiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNolaniteNonePectolitePentlandite
PerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSchreyeriteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmalineUllmanniteVolborthiteWurtzite

102 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Atokite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromceladonite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chromium-dravite  (*)Chromphyllite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Francevillite  (*)
Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Geversite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Guanajuatite  (*)Häggite  (*)Hakite-(Hg)  (*)Haycockite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Insizwaite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)
Karelianite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Laurite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Malanite  (*)Malyshevite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Metarossite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Mooihoekite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natalyite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Niggliite  (*)
Nolanite  (*)Padmaite  (*)Paolovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paraguanajuatite  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)Polarite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)
Rossite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Schreyerite  (*)Silver  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)
Sopcheite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sudovikovite  (*)Tainiolite  (*)
Talc  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tetra-auricupride  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Violarite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Weibullite  (*)
Zincochromite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
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)22461240511033763419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61750175011033851022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1750175011033858803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2246124051103376718
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn246124052103376,10337729
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1750175011033851966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31750175011033851935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe217501750110338541
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4246117503103376,103377,1033855516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4246124051103377101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17501750110338527770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1750175011033851184
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2175017501103385309
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S246117503103376,103377,1033855707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2246117503103376,103377,10338527198
Chromceladonite  (*)NoneKMgCr(Si4O10)(OH)21750175011033851
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4246117503103376,103377,1033853902
Chromium-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Cr6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)175017502103384,1033856
Chromphyllite  (*)MicaKCr2(AlSi3O10)(OH)21750175011033856
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe246117502103376,103385281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81750175011033851756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS246124052103376,103377966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S824612405110337782
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS246124052103376,103377124
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS246124052103376,1033774165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3246124051103377802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2175017502103384,1033859895
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O317501750110338530
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1750175011033852740
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O17501750110338543
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi2246117502103376,10338562
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS246117502103376,10338524243
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb224612405110337738
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11033817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu246117503103376,103377,10338530554
Guanajuatite  (*)StibniteBi2Se317501750110338537
Häggite  (*)NoneV3+V4+O2(OH)317501750110338517
Hakite-(Hg)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se1317501750110338512
Haycockite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu4Fe5S824612405110337612
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2246124051103376205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317501750110338514640
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS246124052103376,103377119
Insizwaite  (*)PyritePtBi217501750110338515
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS246124052103376,103377154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe246124051103376128
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O317501750110338517
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)246124052103376,103377116
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2246124052103376,103377226
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)246124051103377451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O424612405110337614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217501750110338512537
Malanite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S424612405110337735
Malyshevite  (*)LapieitePdCuBiS31750175011033857
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21750175011033855674
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2246124052103376,103377155
Metarossite  (*)NoneCaV5+2O6·2H2O17501750110338534
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe246124052103376,103377114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2461240511033771066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21750175011033855800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2246124052103376,103377133
Mooihoekite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe9S1624612405110337620
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217501750110338417380
Natalyite  (*)PyroxeneNaV3+Si2O61750175011033853
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs246124052103376,103377633
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn24612405110337722
Nolanite  (*)NolaniteV3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)217501750110338519
Padmaite  (*)NonePdBiSe1750175011033853
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn246124052103376,10337738
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS246124051103377767
Paraguanajuatite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se31750175011033859
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)246124051103376363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8246124052103376,1033771512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS246124052103376,10337744
Platinum  (*)CopperPt246124052103376,103377485
Polarite  (*)NonePd(Bi,Pb)17501750110338510
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2246117503103376,103377,10338539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82461240511033779056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2246117504103376,103381,103384,10338561156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2175017501103385375
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2175017501103385253
Rossite  (*)NoneCa(VO3)2·4H2O17501750110338529
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn246124052103376,10337734
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O917501750110338510
Silver  (*)CopperAg246124052103376,1033775186
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi17501750110338544
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te4246124052103376,10337724
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2246124051103376337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS246117503103376,103377,10338521482
Sudovikovite  (*)MelonitePtSe21750175011033853
Tainiolite  (*)MicaKLiMg2Si4O10F217501750110338440
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22461240511033763337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S16246124052103376,10337735
Tetra-auricupride  (*)NoneCuAu24612405110337630
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22461240511033762562
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe246124052103376,10337748
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O175017501103385628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21750175011033852718
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4246124051103377380
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O175017501103385155
Weibullite  (*)KobelliteAg0.33Pb5.33Bi8.33(S,Se)1817501750110338510
Zincochromite  (*)SpinelZnCr2O4175017502103384,10338511
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb246124052103376,10337732


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0040Aganozero block
Alexandra-0041Shalozero–Burakovsky block


7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0038243524252430 ± 5U-PbAge of intrusionzirconС31-344-350  Zircon  250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Alexandra-00392450.12447.92449 ± 1.1U-PbAge of intrusionzircon67/969, 31/185, 31/300.3  Zircon  250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Alexandra-0040244924412445 ± 4Pb-PbAge of intrusionsulfides, plagioclase     250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Alexandra-0041246124052433 ± 28Sm-NdAge of intrusion      250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Cr-0000917501750       Chromceladonite, Chromium-dravite, Chromphyllite, ZincochromiteCr204962Velikaya Guba Uran-vanadium Deposit, Zaonezhie Peninsula, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, Russia Ledeneva and Pakul’nis (1997) GOD39_219 
Grew_Li_2019_0105175017501750      Tainiolite 204962Velikaya Guba Uran-vanadium Deposit, Zaonezhie Peninsula, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaVelikaya Guba uranium occurrence, Zaonezhskiy Peninsula, Karelia, RussiaLedeneva and Pakyl'nis (1997) GRM39_258 
Cr-0000817501750       Chromceladonite, Chromium-dravite, Chromphyllite, ZincochromiteCr2766Srednyaya Padma Mine, Velikaya Guba Uran-vanadium Deposit, Zaonezhie Peninsula, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, Russia Ledeneva and Pakul’nis (1997) GOD39_219 

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