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Xenolith no. 5, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera), Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 12' North , 43° 6' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Kรถppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
, ะณะพัะฐ ะะฐะบะฐัะณะธ
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| โ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| โ Magnesioneptunite (TL) Formula: KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 Type Locality: |
| โ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Neptunite Formula: KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| โ Trabzonite Formula: Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Trabzonite | 9.BJ.15 | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
| โ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| โ | Neptunite | 9.EH.05 | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| โ | Magnesioneptunite (TL) | 9.EH.05 | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| โ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Li | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | โ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Na | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Na | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | โ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| K | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Ti | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | โ Magnesioneptunite | KNa2Li(Mg)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Fe | โ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | โ Neptunite | KNa2Li(Fe2+)2Ti2[Si4O12]2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Asia/Europe
- Caucasus MountainsMountain Range
CaucasusTranscontinental Region
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Russia
- Kabardino-Balkaria
- Chegemsky District
- Baksan ValleyValley
- Chegemsky District
Soviet Union (1922-1991)Country
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References
Galuskina, Irina O., Krรผger, Biljana, Galuskin, Evgeny V., Armbruster, Thomas, Gazeev, Viktor M., Wลodyka, Roman, Dulski, Mateusz, Dzierลผanowski, Piotr (2015) Fluorchegemite, Ca7(SiO4)3F2, a new mineral from the edgrewite-bearing endoskarn zone of an altered xenolith in ignimbrites from upper Chegem caldera, Northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia: occurrence, crystal structure, and new data on the mineral assemblages. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (2) 325-344 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400084
