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Buruktal massif, Buruktal District, Svetlyi, Orenburgskaya Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia

Serpentinized mafic-ultramafic massif, consisting mainly of apoharzburgite serpentinite with apodunite serpentinite lenses. The massif is 35 km long, up to 12 km wide and has an outcrop area of about 350 km2.



References:
- Mikhailov, B.M. (2000): Nickel ores in the Urals. Lithology and Mineral Resources 35(4), 351-364.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Aegirine
Antigorite
Calcite
var: Manganoan Calcite

'Chalcedony'
'Chrysoprase'
Chrysotile
Clinochlore
Cryptomelane
Goethite
Gold
Gypsum
Halloysite-10Å
Halloysite-7Å
Hematite
Illite
Kaolinite
Kerolite
Limonite
Lizardite
Maghemite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Montmorillonite
Nimite
Nontronite
Opal
Opal
var: Prase Opal

Pyrochroite
Quartz
Saponite
Sepiolite
'Serpentine Group
var: Bastite'

'Smectite Group'
Spinel
var: Chromspinel

Talc
Todorokite
Tridymite
Vermiculite


44 entries listed. 29 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
Russia
 
  • Urals Region
    • Southern Urals
      • Orenburgskaya Oblast'
        • Svetlyi
          • Buruktal District
            • Buruktal massif

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