Mirny Mine (Mir Mine; Mir Pipe; Myr Pipe), Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russiai
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Mirny Mine (Mir Mine; Mir Pipe; Myr Pipe) | Mine |
Mirny | Urban District |
Mirninsky District | District |
Sakha Republic (Yakutia) | Republic |
Russia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 31' 47'' North , 113° 59' 14'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Age:
403 ± 15 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
K-Ar
Reference for age:
Kravchinsky, V. A., Konstantinov, K. M., Courtillot, V., Savrasov, J. I., Valet, J. P., Cherniy, S. D., ... & Parasotka, B. S. (2002). Palaeomagnetism of East Siberian traps and kimberlites: two new poles and palaeogeographic reconstructions at about 360
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Кимберлитовая алмазная трубка «Мир»
A diamond mine (on a kimberlite pipe) featuring an open pit several hundred meters deep.
It was discovered in 1955. The open-pit mining closed in 2001. By 1999, the project operated exclusively as an underground mine. As an excavated hole, it is 525 meters deep (4th in the world) and has a diameter of 1,200-meters, making it the second largest in the world, after the Bingham Canyon Mine.
Life of mine – up to 2043 at the design capacity of 1 million tons of ore per year; current annual capacity of the mine is 500 thousand tons of ore.
It produced the '26th Congress of the CPSU' diamond, which at 342.57 carats, is the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR (as of 2020).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
21 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Anyuiite Formula: AuPb2 Reference: Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. |
ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Reference: Frantsesson, E.V. (1970) The petrology of kimberlites. Translated by D.A. Brown, Department of Geology Publication No. 150, Australian National University, Canberra. |
ⓘ Coesite Formula: SiO2 Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140. |
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone, 1, 11-20.;
Gübelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).;
O'Neil, P. (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time-Life Books, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 176 pages.;
Mining Annual Review (1985): 516.; |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Van King |
ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 Reference: Van King |
ⓘ Djerfisherite Formula: K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. |
ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140. |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.; Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) Mineralogical Magazine: p1885. |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. |
ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140. |
ⓘ Magnesiochromite Formula: MgCr2O4 Reference: Van King |
ⓘ Omphacite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140. |
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Frantsesson, E.V. (1970) The petrology of kimberlites. Translated by D.A. Brown, Department of Geology Publication No. 150, Australian National University, Canberra. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1:11-20.; Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) Mineralogical Magazine: p1885. |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. |
ⓘ Tochilinite Formula: Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Anyuiite | 1.AA.15 | AuPb2 |
ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Djerfisherite | 2.FC.05 | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Tochilinite | 2.FD.35 | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Coesite | 4.DA.35 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Omphacite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Anyuiite | 1.1.4.1 | AuPb2 |
Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
ⓘ | Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 9:8 | |||
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.7.1.1 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe1-xS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Hydroxysulfides and Hydrated Sulfides | |||
ⓘ | Tochilinite | 2.14.2.1 | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
Chlor-sulfides | |||
ⓘ | Djerfisherite | 2.15.2.1 | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.3.5.1 | Fe2+TiO3 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Magnesiochromite | 7.2.3.1 | MgCr2O4 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 51.3.1.2 | Mg2SiO4 |
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Pyrope | 51.4.3a.1 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Kyanite | 52.2.2c.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
ⓘ | Diopside | 65.1.3a.1 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Enstatite | 65.1.2.1 | Mg2Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Omphacite | 65.1.3b.1 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 71.2.2b.1 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra | |||
ⓘ | Clinochlore | 71.4.1.4 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Coesite | 75.1.4.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | - | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Coesite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
Cr | ⓘ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Omphacite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Ni | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Djerfisherite | K6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Anyuiite | AuPb2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Anyuiite | AuPb2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.
Gübelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).
O'Neil, P. (1983) Gemstones (Planet Earth Series). Time Life Education, 176 pp.
Mining Annual Review (1985) 516.
Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.
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Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia