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Locality Name:
Sayan Mts, Russia


mindat Locality ID: 193195
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193195.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sayan Mts, Russia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Eastern Sayan
Ijim Massif

Latitude: 52°30'16"N
Longitude: 102°22'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.504444444444,102.36972222222

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 Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Si Sr Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteArtiniteAuricuprideBastnäsiteCalciteChevkiniteClay
ClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteMonaziteNonePerovskitePyroxene
QuartzScheeliteSpinelStilpnomelaneTitaniteTopazZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Artinite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)
Ferro-richterite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611037611022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61103761286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11037618803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1103761706
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O110376192
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O110376375
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe1103762166
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1103761304
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)110376146
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110376127770
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2110376189
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11037618173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO41103761196
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)110376128
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2110376138
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2110376130
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11037612740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211037619617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)21103761163
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311037615433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42103761,10376214899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11037614924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1103761945
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31103761244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110376161156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21103761375
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O1103761456
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1103761232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)11037611006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11037614899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211037601476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211037612718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1103761939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11037615251



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