Xenolith no. 1, Lakargi Mountain, Upper Chegem volcanic caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya caldera), Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 12' North , 43° 6' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Chegem | 18,429 (2012) | 9.6km |
Bezengi | 500 (2012) | 15.3km |
Tyrnyauz | 20,104 (2014) | 25.1km |
Bylym | 2,064 (2014) | 29.9km |
Verkhnyaya Balkariya | 4,076 (2012) | 30.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
267807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267807:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6d157b29-7b70-45bb-88d5-21db02fb617d
An edgrewite-bearing zone of endoskarn at the contact of a large altered calciferous xenolith within ignimbrites of the Upper Chegem Caldera, Russia. The largest of 11 known altered silicate-carbonate xenoliths (xenolith no. 1, about 20 m in diameter) (Galunskina et al 2015).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Srebrodolskite | 4.AC.10 | Ca2Fe3+2O5 |
ⓘ | Chlorkyuygenite (TL) | 4.CC. | Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2] |
ⓘ | Bitikleite (TL) | 4.CC. | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3 |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
ⓘ | Lakargiite (TL) | 4.CC.30 | Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 |
ⓘ | Elbrusite (TL) | 4.CC.32 | Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3 |
ⓘ | Dzhuluite (TL) | 4.CC.32 | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3 |
ⓘ | Hydrocalumite | 4.FL.10 | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Rondorfite | 9.AB.20 | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 |
ⓘ | Larnite | 9.AD.05 | Ca2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Wadalite | 9.AD.25 | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
ⓘ | Kerimasite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 |
ⓘ | Eltyubyuite (TL) | 9.AD.25 | Ca12Fe3+10Si4O32Cl6 |
ⓘ | Chegemite (TL) | 9.AF. | Ca7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Kumtyubeite (TL) | 9.AF.45 | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 |
ⓘ | Fluorchegemite (TL) | 9.AF.50 | Ca7(SiO4)3F2 |
ⓘ | Edgrewite (TL) | 9.AG. | Ca9(SiO4)4F2 |
ⓘ | Hydroxyledgrewite (TL) | 9.AG.50 | Ca9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Afwillite | 9.AG.75 | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Bultfonteinite | 9.AG.80 | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
ⓘ | Hydroxylellestadite | 9.AH.25 | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
ⓘ | Cuspidine | 9.BE.17 | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
ⓘ | Killalaite | 9.BE.85 | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rusinovite | 9.BE.95 | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
ⓘ | Trabzonite | 9.BJ.15 | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pavlovskyite (TL) | 9.BJ.70 | Ca8(SiO4)2(Si3O10) |
ⓘ | Jennite | 9.DG.20 | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Hillebrandite | 9.DG.40 | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Aklimaite (TL) | 9.H0. | Ca4[Si2O5(OH)2](OH)4 · 5H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Grossular-Hibschite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Ettringite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
H | ⓘ Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
H | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Aklimaite | Ca4[Si2O5(OH)2](OH)4 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Hydroxyledgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chlorkyuygenite | Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2] |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
O | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
O | ⓘ Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Larnite | Ca2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Srebrodolskite | Ca2Fe23+O5 |
O | ⓘ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
O | ⓘ Rondorfite | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 |
O | ⓘ Lakargiite | Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 |
O | ⓘ Chegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Kumtyubeite | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 |
O | ⓘ Kerimasite | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 |
O | ⓘ Bitikleite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3 |
O | ⓘ Elbrusite | Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3 |
O | ⓘ Dzhuluite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3 |
O | ⓘ Pavlovskyite | Ca8(SiO4)2(Si3O10) |
O | ⓘ Rusinovite | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
O | ⓘ Aklimaite | Ca4[Si2O5(OH)2](OH)4 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Edgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4F2 |
O | ⓘ Fluorchegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3F2 |
O | ⓘ Hydroxyledgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe103+Si4O32Cl6 |
O | ⓘ Chlorkyuygenite | Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2] |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
F | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | ⓘ Kumtyubeite | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 |
F | ⓘ Edgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4F2 |
F | ⓘ Fluorchegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3F2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
Mg | ⓘ Rondorfite | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
Al | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
Al | ⓘ Bitikleite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3 |
Al | ⓘ Chlorkyuygenite | Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
Si | ⓘ Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
Si | ⓘ Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Larnite | Ca2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
Si | ⓘ Rondorfite | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 |
Si | ⓘ Chegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kumtyubeite | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 |
Si | ⓘ Kerimasite | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pavlovskyite | Ca8(SiO4)2(Si3O10) |
Si | ⓘ Rusinovite | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
Si | ⓘ Aklimaite | Ca4[Si2O5(OH)2](OH)4 · 5H2O |
Si | ⓘ Edgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4F2 |
Si | ⓘ Fluorchegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3F2 |
Si | ⓘ Hydroxyledgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe103+Si4O32Cl6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
Cl | ⓘ Rondorfite | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Rusinovite | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe103+Si4O32Cl6 |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorkyuygenite | Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2] |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Afwillite | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Bultfonteinite | Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Cuspidine | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Hillebrandite | Ca2(SiO3)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Hydrocalumite | Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Killalaite | Ca6.4(H0.6Si2O7)2(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Larnite | Ca2SiO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Srebrodolskite | Ca2Fe23+O5 |
Ca | ⓘ Trabzonite | Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
Ca | ⓘ Rondorfite | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 |
Ca | ⓘ Lakargiite | Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 |
Ca | ⓘ Chegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Kumtyubeite | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 |
Ca | ⓘ Kerimasite | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Bitikleite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3 |
Ca | ⓘ Elbrusite | Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dzhuluite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3 |
Ca | ⓘ Pavlovskyite | Ca8(SiO4)2(Si3O10) |
Ca | ⓘ Rusinovite | Ca10(Si2O7)3Cl2 |
Ca | ⓘ Aklimaite | Ca4[Si2O5(OH)2](OH)4 · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Edgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4F2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorchegemite | Ca7(SiO4)3F2 |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxyledgrewite | Ca9(SiO4)4(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe103+Si4O32Cl6 |
Ca | ⓘ Chlorkyuygenite | Ca12Al14O32[(H2O)4Cl2] |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Lakargiite | Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Srebrodolskite | Ca2Fe23+O5 |
Fe | ⓘ Wadalite | (Ca,Mg)6(Al,Fe3+)4((Si,Al)O4)3O4Cl3 |
Fe | ⓘ Kerimasite | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Elbrusite | Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3 |
Fe | ⓘ Dzhuluite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3 |
Fe | ⓘ Eltyubyuite | Ca12Fe103+Si4O32Cl6 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Lakargiite | Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 |
Zr | ⓘ Kerimasite | Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2 |
Zr | ⓘ Elbrusite | Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Lakargiite | Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 |
Sn | ⓘ Bitikleite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3 |
Sn | ⓘ Dzhuluite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Bitikleite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[AlO4]3 |
Sb | ⓘ Dzhuluite | Ca3(Sb5+Sn4+)[Fe3+O4]3 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Elbrusite | Ca3(U6+0.5Zr1.5)[Fe3+O4]3 |
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