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Sovetsk

RU / Krasnoyarsk
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Sovetsk is a known mineral occurrence, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Chirimba Sequence (Slate, Quartzite, Argillite, Sandstone, Limestone). Reported specimens include Albite, Ankerite, Apatite, Azurite, Bismuth, Calaverite; logged ore minerals are Bismuthinite, Calaverite, Chalcopyrite, Freibergite, Galena, Gold, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite; gangue is recorded as Albite, Ankerite, Apatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Muscovite, Quartz, Rutile, Sericite, Tourmaline.

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Found Here

AlbiteAnkeriteApatiteAzuriteBismuthCalaveriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChrysocollaCopperFreibergiteGalenaGoldIronMalachiteMarcasiteMuscoviteNickelPyritePyrrhotiteQuartzRutileSericiteSilverSphaleriteStibniteTourmaline

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Chirimba Sequence — Slate, Quartzite, Argillite, Sandstone, Limestone
Associated rock
Granite
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore minerals
BismuthiniteCalaveriteChalcopyriteFreibergiteGalenaGoldMarcasitePyritePyrrhotiteSilverSphalerite
Gangue minerals
AlbiteAnkeriteApatiteCalciteChloriteMuscoviteQuartzRutileSericiteTourmaline
Structure

Ne Limb Of The Yenisei Ridge Anticlinorium; Linear-Elongate, Nw Striking Folds In The Northern Region And Brachystructures In The South., Linear-Elongate Massifs, Folds, Faults, And Zone Of Intense Shearing.

Ore control

Faults And Fractures (Principally A Large >10 Km Disjunctive Fracture).

Alteration

Hydrothermal Tourmalinization, Albitization, Chloritization, Sericitization, And Silicification.

Mining history

Status
Occurrence

Records and references

Cited references

SMIRNOV, V.I., 1977, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR V. III, P. 31-35.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10085929 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 59.16436, 89.26685

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