Mochalin Log (Motchaline-log), Kyshtym (Kychtym; Kishtim), Chelyabinsk Oblast', Urals Region, Russia

Ref.: Silberminz, V. (1929) Comptes rendus de l’académie des sciences de l’U.R.S.S., series A: 55-60.

New Mineral Names, American Mineralogist (1930): 15: 242.

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: 290.

Svyazhin, N.V. (1962) Tornebohmite from alkaline province of Ural, - Zapiski VMO, 1962, 91, N1, pp. 97-99.

A gold placer deposit derived from a contact zone of alkali-syenites. The Mochalin Log is an intermittent or seasonal stream with dry bed periods.

Mineral List:

	Allanite-(La)

	'Ancylite'

	Baryte

	Bastnäsite-(La)

	Britholite-(Ce)

	Cerite-(Ce)

	Dissakisite-(La)

	Ferriallanite-(Ce)

	Fluorite

	Gold

	Hydroxylbastnäsite-(Ce) (TL)

	'Lessingite-(Ce)'

	Quartz

	Törnebohmite-(Ce)

	Törnebohmite-(La) (TL)

15 entries listed. 13 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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