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Blyava Cu deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Urals-type massive sulphide deposit.
Exploited from the 1940s to the 1960s, first from an open pit (now flooded), and later by underground mining.

A broad diversity of soluble Fe2+, Cu, Zn, Mg, Al sulphates occurred in the oxidation zone of this deposit.

Ref.:
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 616.
- Belogub, E.V., Novoselov, K.A., Yakovleva, V.A., and Spiro, B. (2008): Supergene sulphides and related minerals in the supergene profiles of VHMS deposits from the South Urals. Ore Geology Reviews 33, 239-254.





Mineral List:
  • Avdoninite
  • Chalcanthite
  • Chalcocite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Covellite
  • Enargite
  • Fibroferrite
  • Galena
  • Gypsum
  • Jarosite
  • Kafehydrocyanite
  • Marcasite
  • Melanterite
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz
  • 'Sericite'
  • Sphalerite
  • Sulphur
  • Tennantite


    19 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.

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