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Locality Name:
Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 481
Youngest recorded age at locality: 481

mindat Locality ID: 2719
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2719.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Malaya Bystraya River Valley
Mine No. 2 (Phlogopite Quarry)
Mine No. 3
Pereval Marble Quarry
Pokhabikha River Valley
Slyudyanskoe Lazurite Deposit
Tounkinskaya Valley
White Cutting

Latitude: 51°39'13"N
Longitude: 103°37'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.653611111111,103.62416666667
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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Sb Si Th Ti V Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteBaryteBerdesinskiiteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ClayCoronaditeCorundumDanburiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHumiteMica
NoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileScapoliteSchreyeriteSodaliteSpinel
SulphurTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteZircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Afghanite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Baryte  (*)Batisivite  (*)
Berdesinskiite  (*)Bystrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chromium-dravite  (*)Chromo-alumino-povondraite  (*)Chromphyllite  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Cuprokalininite  (*)Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Florensovite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Franklinite  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Graphite  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kalininite  (*)Karelianite  (*)Kosmochlor  (*)Lazurite  (*)
Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesiocoulsonite  (*)Mannardite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natalyite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Oxy-chromium-dravite  (*)
Oxy-dravite  (*)Oxy-vanadium-dravite  (*)Oxyvanite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Santabarbaraite  (*)
Schreyerite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sulfhydrylbystrite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tounkite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite  (*)Vanadio-oxy-dravite  (*)Vanadio-pargasite  (*)Vladimirivanovite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afghanite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl64814812102108,10210925
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4814810706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)348148111021162353
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)481481110211211547
Batisivite  (*)NoneBaTi6(V,Cr)8(Si2O7)O2248148111021122
Berdesinskiite  (*)BerdesinskiiteV3+2TiO548148111021127
Bystrite  (*)Cancrinite-sodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6)O24(S5)2-Cl1-48148111021081
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4814816102108,102109,102110,102111,102112,10211527770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)24814811102112309
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O4814811102108310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24814812102108,10211227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44814812102112,1021143902
Chromium-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Cr6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)48148111021146
Chromo-alumino-povondraite  (*)TourmalineNaCr3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O48148111021122
Chromphyllite  (*)MicaKCr2(AlSi3O10)(OH)24814812102112,1021146
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F24814811102112236
Cuprokalininite  (*)SpinelCu(Cr3+Cr4+)S448148111021121
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O84814811102112148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64814817102108,102109,102110,102111,102112,102115,1021174135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)248148111021089895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4814811102112648
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O34814812102112,10211430
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6481481110211684
Florensovite  (*)SpinelCu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S448148111021121
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4814814102109,102110,102111,1021122740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)4814812102115,1021171188
Franklinite  (*)SpinelZnFe3+2O4481481110211252
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)3481481110211231
Graphite  (*)NoneC48148111021082812
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)4814813102108,102109,102115158
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O348148111021125433
Kalininite  (*)SpinelZnCr2S448148111021124
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O3481481110211217
Kosmochlor  (*)PyroxeneNaCr3+Si2O6481481110211213
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O4814813102108,102109,10211537
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O44814811102112311
Magnesiocoulsonite  (*)SpinelMgV2O448148111021121
Mannardite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Ti6V3+2)O16481481110211212
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)4814810176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)48148104924
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)4814811102117153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24814812102112,10211417380
Natalyite  (*)PyroxeneNaV3+Si2O648148111021123
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)4814811102117884
Oxy-chromium-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaCr3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O48148111021122
Oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O481481110211224
Oxy-vanadium-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaV3(V4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O48148101
Oxyvanite  (*)BerdesinskiiteV3+2V4+O548148104
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)24814810313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)24814817102108,102109,102110,102112,102114,102115,1021172273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24814814102108,102109,102112,10211539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24814814102108,102112,102114,10211661156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24814811102112253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO248148111021125614
Santabarbaraite  (*)NoneFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O481481110211021
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O9481481110211210
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl4814811102108444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O44814813102112,102115,1021171934
Sulfhydrylbystrite  (*)Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa5K2Ca[Al6Si6O24](S5)2-(SH)-48148111021081
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS48148111021082045
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO24814811102117236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O48148111021124899
Tounkite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)2Cl·0.5H2O4814812102108,1021092
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)248148111021122562
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)34814812102112,102114212
Vanadio-oxy-chromium-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaV3(Cr4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O48148111021121
Vanadio-oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaV3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O48148111021121
Vanadio-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4V)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)248148111021121
Vladimirivanovite  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa6Ca2[Al6Si6O24](SO4,S3,S2,Cl)2·H2O48148111021092
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)48148111021125251


2 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
Cr-00031481481 U-Pb     Chromite, Chromphyllite, Eskolaite, Florensovite, Kalininite, Magnesiochromite, Uvarovite, Cuprokalininite, Oxy-chromium-dravite, Vanadio-oxy-chromium-draviteCr8185Pereval Marble Quarry, Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia Kotov et al. (1997) P5_338 
Cr-00030481481       Chromium-dravite, Chromite, Chromphyllite, Eskolaite, UvaroviteCr20554Kaber's Pit, Pokhabikha River Valley, Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia Kotov et al. (1997) P5_338 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060642Malaya Bystraya River Valley, Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060642
R070218Pereval Marble Quarry, Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070218

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