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Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasny Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

A field of complex granitic pegmatites located south-east of Lake Baikal, about 100 km from Ulan-Ude. The pegmatites were discovered in 1980 by Russian exploration geologists, and are known for recent production of pink and polychrome elbaite, and other pegmatite minerals.

Reference: Zagorsky, V. Y., I. S. Peretyazhko and V. Y. Kushnarov (2005), Tourmalines of Malkhan, Institute of Geochemistry, Irkutsk, 31 p. (in English and Russian)




Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
       var: Cleavelandite
       var: Oligoclase
  		• 'Apatite'
  		• Apatite-(CaF)
  		• Beryl
  		• Biotite
  		• Bismuth
  		• Bismuthinite
  		• Bismutite
  		• Bismutocolumbite (TL)
  		• Bismutomicrolite
  		• Bobierrite
  		• Borocookeite (TL)
  		• Boromuscovite
  		• Cassiterite
  		• Columbite-(Mn)
  		• Cookeite
  		• Danburite
  		• Elbaite
  		• Euxenite-(Y)
  		• Fluorite
  		• Hambergite
  		• Ixiolite
  		• Lepidolite
  		• Microcline
    var: Amazonite
  		• Microlite
  		• 'Monazite'
  		• Muscovite
  		• Petalite
  		• Pollucite
  		• Quartz
       var: Smoky Quartz
  		• Rutile
    var: Strüverite
  		• Spessartine
  		• 'Stilbite'
  		• Stilbite-Ca
  		• Topaz
  		• 'Tourmaline'
       'var: Rubellite'
  		• Xenotime-(Y)


    41 entries listed. 29 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Chitinskaya Oblast'
          • Krasny Chikoy
            • Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan)
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Chitinskaya Oblast'
          • Krasny Chikoy
            • Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan)

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