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Chineyskoye Fe-Ti-V Deposit, Chiney massif, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Ref.: Tolstykh, N.D., Krivenko, AP., Lavrent'ev, Y.G., Tolstykh, O.N., and Korolyuk, V.N. (2000) Oxides of the Pd-Sb-Bi system from the Chiney massif, Aldan Shield, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy: 12: 431-440.

Barkov, A.Y., Martin, R.F., Pakhomovsky, Y.A., Tolstykh, N.D., and Krivenko, A.P. (2002) Menshikovite, Pd3Ni2As3, a new platinum-group mineral species from two layered complexes, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist: 40: 679-692.

Chineyskoye is a major deposit of iron-titanium-vanadium and copper sulfide ores (free of sulfur and phosphorus). Of commercial significance are V, Ti, Fe, Cu and noble metals. The grades and reserves of the ore make this deposit unique. As to the vanadium reserves it is the world’s largest deposit. With respect to its copper reserves it is the world’s second largest deposit, second only to the Udokan deposit.

Mineral List

Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Cobaltite
Isomertieite
Magnetite
Majakite
Maucherite
Menshikovite (TL)
Mertieite-II ?
Michenerite
Nickeline
Paolovite
Pyrite
Sperrylite
Stibiopalladinite ?


15 entries listed. 14 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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