Gaching occurrence, Maletoyvayam ore field, Kamchatka Krai, Russia i
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Gaching occurrence Occurrence
Maletoyvayam ore field Ore Field
Kamchatka Krai Krai
Russia Country

At the head of the Gachingalhovayam River, represents a quartz stockwork hosted by the secondary quartzites and intensely oxidized quartz-alunite rocks. There are nine unnamed compounds found in the ore, including Au2Te4(Se,S)3, AuSe, Au2TeSe.

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ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

25 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Quartzite

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ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO₄

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Antimonselite

Formula: Sb₂Se₃

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Bismite

Formula: Bi₂O₃

ⓘ Bismuth

Formula: Bi

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe₂

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Vymazalová, A., Petrova, E. A., & Stenin, N. (2017). The Gaching Au mineralization in the Maletoivayam ore field, Kamchatka, Russia. In Materials 14th SGA Biennial Meeting Quebec Citi, Canada (Vol. 1, pp. 195-198).; Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Dyscrasite

Formula: Ag₃Sb

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu₃AsS₄

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Famatinite

Formula: Cu₃SbS₄

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe³⁺O(OH)

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

ⓘ Goldfieldite

Formula: (Cu₁₀◻₂)Te₄S₁₂S

ⓘ Guanajuatite

Formula: Bi₂Se₃

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

ⓘ 'Hydrogoethite'

Formula: 3Fe₂O₃·4H₂O

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Krennerite

Formula: Au₃AgTe₈

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H₂O)

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Maletoyvayamite (TL)

Formula: Au₃Se₄Te₆

Type Locality:

Reference: Tolstykh N.D., Tuhý M., Vymazalová A., Plášil J., Laufek F., Kasatkin A.V., Nestola F. (2019): Maletoyvayamite, IMA 2019-021. CNMNC Newsletter No. 50; Mineralogical Magazine: 31, doi: 10.1180/mgm.2019.46; Tolstykh, N. D., Tuhý, M., Vymazalová, A., Plášil, J., Laufek, F., Kasatkin, A. V., Nestola, F. & Bobrova, O. V. (2020). Maletoyvayamite, Au3Se4Te6, a new mineral from Maletoyvayam deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84(1), 117-123.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Rooseveltite

Formula: Bi(AsO₄)

ⓘ Senarmontite

Formula: Sb₂O₃

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Tellurium

Formula: Te

ⓘ 'Tennantite'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)As₄S₁₂S

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)Sb₄S₁₃

ⓘ Tiemannite

Formula: HgSe

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

ⓘ Tripuhyite

Formula: Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Selenide)'

Formula: AuSe

Reference: Tolstykh, N., Vymazalová, A., Tuhý, M., Shapovalova, M. (2018): Conditions of formation of Au–Se–Te mineralization in the Gaching ore occurrence (Maletoyvayam ore field), Kamchatka, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 82, 649-674.

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide)'

Formula: Au₂Te₄Se₃

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)'

Formula: Au(Te,Se,S)

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Telluride Sulphide)'

Formula: Au₂Te₄S₃

ⓘ 'Unnamed (Se-Telluride)'

Formula: Se₃Te₂

ⓘ Watanabeite

Formula: Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅

Reference: Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
ⓘ	Tellurium	1.CC.10	Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Antimonselite	2.DB.05	Sb₂Se₃
ⓘ	Calaverite	2.EA.10	AuTe₂
ⓘ	Dyscrasite	2.AA.35	Ag₃Sb
ⓘ	Enargite	2.KA.05	Cu₃AsS₄
ⓘ	Famatinite	2.KA.10	Cu₃SbS₄
ⓘ	Goldfieldite	2.GB.05	(Cu₁₀◻₂)Te₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Guanajuatite	2.DB.05	Bi₂Se₃
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Krennerite	2.EA.15	Au₃AgTe₈
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	'Tennantite'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)Sb₄S₁₃
ⓘ	Tiemannite	2.CB.05a	HgSe
ⓘ	Watanabeite	2.GC.15	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Bismite	4.CB.60	Bi₂O₃
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Senarmontite	4.CB.50	Sb₂O₃
ⓘ	Tripuhyite	4.DB.05	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Anglesite	7.AD.35	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Rooseveltite	8.AD.50	Bi(AsO₄)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Hydrogoethite'	-	3Fe₂O₃·4H₂O
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-	(Fe,O,OH,H₂O)
ⓘ	Maletoyvayamite (TL)	-	Au₃Se₄Te₆
ⓘ	'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Selenide)'	-	AuSe
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Telluride Sulphide)'	-	Au₂Te₄S₃
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide)'	-	Au₂Te₄Se₃
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)'	-	Au(Te,Se,S)
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Se-Telluride)'	-	Se₃Te₂

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
ⓘ	Gold	1.1.1.1	Au
Semi-metals and non-metals
ⓘ	Bismuth	1.3.1.4	Bi
ⓘ	Tellurium	1.3.4.2	Te
Group 2 - SULFIDES
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 3:1
ⓘ	Dyscrasite	2.2.1.1	Ag₃Sb
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 2:1
ⓘ	Hessite	2.4.2.1	Ag₂Te
A_mX_p, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘ	Tiemannite	2.8.2.4	HgSe
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 2:3
ⓘ	Antimonselite	2.11.2.2	Sb₂Se₃
ⓘ	Guanajuatite	2.11.2.4	Bi₂Se₃
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘ	Calaverite	2.12.13.2	AuTe₂
ⓘ	Krennerite	2.12.13.1	Au₃AgTe₈
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.12.1.1	FeS₂
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS
ø = 4
ⓘ	Enargite	3.2.1.1	Cu₃AsS₄
ⓘ	Famatinite	3.2.2.2	Cu₃SbS₄
3 <ø < 4
ⓘ	Goldfieldite	3.3.6.6	(Cu₁₀◻₂)Te₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tennantite'	3.3.6.2	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)As₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite'	3.3.6.1	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)Sb₄S₁₃
2.5 < ø < 3
ⓘ	Watanabeite	3.5.15.1	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A₂X₃
ⓘ	Bismite	4.3.10.2	Bi₂O₃
ⓘ	Senarmontite	4.3.9.2	Sb₂O₃
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
XO(OH)
ⓘ	Goethite	6.1.1.2	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO₄
ⓘ	Anglesite	28.3.1.3	PbSO₄
ⓘ	Baryte	28.3.1.1	BaSO₄
Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)₂(XO₄)Z_q
ⓘ	Alunite	30.2.4.1	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Group 38 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
AXO₄
ⓘ	Rooseveltite	38.4.4.1	Bi(AsO₄)
Group 44 - ANTIMONATES
AX₂O₆
ⓘ	Tripuhyite	44.2.1.3	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO₂ with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘ	Quartz	75.1.3.1	SiO₂
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘ	'Hydrogoethite'	-	3Fe₂O₃·4H₂O
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-	(Fe,O,OH,H₂O)
ⓘ	Maletoyvayamite (TL)	-	Au₃Se₄Te₆
ⓘ	'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Selenide)'	-	AuSe
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Telluride Sulphide)'	-	Au₂Te₄S₃
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide)'	-	Au₂Te₄Se₃
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)'	-	Au(Te,Se,S)
ⓘ	'Unnamed (Se-Telluride)'	-	Se₃Te₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Hydrogoethite	3Fe₂O₃·4H₂O
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Limonite	(Fe,O,OH,H₂O)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Bismite	Bi₂O₃
O	ⓘ Rooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)
O	ⓘ Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hydrogoethite	3Fe₂O₃·4H₂O
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Limonite	(Fe,O,OH,H₂O)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Tennantite	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)As₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)Sb₄S₁₃
S	ⓘ Goldfieldite	(Cu₁₀◻₂)Te₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
S	ⓘ Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
S	ⓘ Watanabeite	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride Sulphide)	Au₂Te₄S₃
S	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)	Au(Te,Se,S)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hydrogoethite	3Fe₂O₃·4H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Limonite	(Fe,O,OH,H₂O)
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Tennantite	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)As₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)Sb₄S₁₃
Cu	ⓘ Goldfieldite	(Cu₁₀◻₂)Te₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
Cu	ⓘ Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
Cu	ⓘ Watanabeite	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Rooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)
As	ⓘ Tennantite	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)As₄S₁₂S
As	ⓘ Enargite	Cu₃AsS₄
As	ⓘ Watanabeite	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅
Se	Selenium
Se	ⓘ Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆
Se	ⓘ Guanajuatite	Bi₂Se₃
Se	ⓘ Tiemannite	HgSe
Se	ⓘ Antimonselite	Sb₂Se₃
Se	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide)	Au₂Te₄Se₃
Se	ⓘ Unnamed (Se-Telluride)	Se₃Te₂
Se	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Selenide)	AuSe
Se	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)	Au(Te,Se,S)
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Dyscrasite	Ag₃Sb
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Dyscrasite	Ag₃Sb
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄X₂)Sb₄S₁₃
Sb	ⓘ Tripuhyite	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄
Sb	ⓘ Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
Sb	ⓘ Senarmontite	Sb₂O₃
Sb	ⓘ Watanabeite	Cu₄(As,Sb)₂S₅
Sb	ⓘ Antimonselite	Sb₂Se₃
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆
Te	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈
Te	ⓘ Tellurium	Te
Te	ⓘ Goldfieldite	(Cu₁₀◻₂)Te₄S₁₂S
Te	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride Sulphide)	Au₂Te₄S₃
Te	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide)	Au₂Te₄Se₃
Te	ⓘ Unnamed (Se-Telluride)	Se₃Te₂
Te	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)	Au(Te,Se,S)
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Maletoyvayamite	Au₃Se₄Te₆
Au	ⓘ Calaverite	AuTe₂
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Krennerite	Au₃AgTe₈
Au	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride Sulphide)	Au₂Te₄S₃
Au	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide)	Au₂Te₄Se₃
Au	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Selenide)	AuSe
Au	ⓘ Unnamed (Au-Telluride-Selenide-Sulphide)	Au(Te,Se,S)
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Tiemannite	HgSe
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anglesite	PbSO₄
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bismite	Bi₂O₃
Bi	ⓘ Guanajuatite	Bi₂Se₃
Bi	ⓘ Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Rooseveltite	Bi(AsO₄)

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Tolstykh, N. D., Vymazalová, A., Petrova, E. A., & Stenin, N. (2017). The Gaching Au mineralization in the Maletoivayam ore field, Kamchatka, Russia. In Materials 14th SGA Biennial Meeting Quebec Citi, Canada (Vol. 1, pp. 195-198).

Tolstykh, N., Vymazalová, A., Tuhý, M., & Shapovalova, M. (2018). Conditions of formation of Au–Se–Te mineralization in the Gaching ore occurrence (Maletoyvayam ore field), Kamchatka, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(3), 649-674.

Tolstykh, N. D., Palyanova, G. A., Bobrova, O. G. V., & Sidorov, E. G. (2019). Mustard Gold of the Gaching Ore Deposit (Maletoyvayam Ore Field, Kamchatka, Russia). Minerals, 9(8), 489.

Tolstykh, N. D., Tuhý, M., Vymazalová, A., Plášil, J., Laufek, F., Kasatkin, A. V., Nestola, F. & Bobrova, O. V. (2020). Maletoyvayamite, Au3Se4Te6, a new mineral from Maletoyvayam deposit, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 84(1), 117-123.

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