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Locality Name:
Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia


mindat Locality ID: 279406
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-279406.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bazhenovsk Deposit

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pt S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteAragoniteBaddeleyiteBruciteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteGadolinite
GarnetGismondineHarmotomeHeulanditeHexahydriteHydrotalciteIronMicaMilleriteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePentlanditePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
SerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStilbiteThomsoniteTitaniteTobermoriteTochiliniteTourmalineValleriite
VesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtzite

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Amesite  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Chromferide  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinotobermorite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Cubanite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Eskolaite  (*)Fluorophlogopite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Godlevskite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Harmotome  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jennite  (*)Kasatkinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mariinskite  (*)Maucherite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Plombièrite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosenhahnite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stellerite  (*)
Stilbite-Ca  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Tatarinovite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tobermorite  (*)Tochilinite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)211037953419
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1103795706
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4110379574
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311037951534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41103795708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11037953250
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO21103795238
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411037955516
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb1103795175
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21103795462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2103795,10379727770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O1103795310
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11037955707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110379527198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81103795577
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1103795203
Chromferide  (*)IronFe1.5Cr0.211037953
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411037953902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41103795951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82103795,1037971756
Clinotobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)11037956
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11037951025
Copper  (*)CopperCu11037953846
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31103795802
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1103795498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62103795,1037974135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211037959895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1103795648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61103795944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11037958173
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O3110379530
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2110379547
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O1103795128
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8110379540
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11037957437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32103795,1037971544
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O1103795290
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S21103795205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61103795741
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O1103795246
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O1103795251
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)2110379517
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1103795341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4110379587
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O110379585
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311037955433
Jennite  (*)NoneCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O110379518
Kasatkinite  (*)Not in a structural groupBa2Ca8B5Si8O32(OH)3·6H2O11037951
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11037951271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41103795359
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1103795451
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O41103795311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110379514899
Mariinskite  (*)OlivineBeCr2O411037952
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As81103795161
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1103795425
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS11037951066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110379517380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O11037951236
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1103795633
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)2103795,103797363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811037951512
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O110379571
Plombièrite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O16(OH)2(H2O)2·(Ca·5H2O)110379528
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211037951898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110379539462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O110379589
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811037959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110379561156
Rosenhahnite  (*)NoneCa3Si3O8(OH)211037958
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1103795390
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs21103795337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110379521482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411037951934
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O1103795189
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1103795268
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)110379587
Tatarinovite  (*)EttringiteCa3Al(SO4)[B(OH)4](OH)6·12H2O11037971
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1103795452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11037954899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)1103795114
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]110379556
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211037952562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]1103795237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011037951395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311037951247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)22103795,103797109
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11037951025



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