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Shungite

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Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Lake Onega, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia
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Colour:Black
Name:Named after locality.


Shungite is elementary noncrystalline carbon with a metastable structure incapable of graphitization, it is also used as a term to describe a sequence of metamorphic rocks from the Karelia region of Russia containing such carbon. Fullerenes have been reported from such rock.

Originally desribed from Shun'ga area, Shun'ga village, Onega lake, Karelia Republic, Northern Region, Russia.

Classification of Shungite

IMA status:Not Approved
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Physical Properties of Shungite

Colour:Black

Other Names for Shungite

Synonyms:
Schungite
Other Languages:
German:Schungit
Shungit
Spanish:Schungita
Shungita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Shungite

Reference List:Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 154.

Khavari-Khorasani, G., and D. G. Murchison (1979), The nature of Karelian shungite, Chemical Geology 26, 165-182(1979)

Heymann, D. (1995), search for ancient fullerenes in anthraxolite, shungite, and thucolite, Carbon 33(2),237-239(1995)

Gu, Y et al. (1995), Fullerenes and shungite, Carbon 33(6),862-863(1995)

Hettich, R.L and P.r.Buseck (1996), Concerning fullerenes in shungite, Carbon 34(5),685-687(1996)

Buseck, P.r. 92002), Geological fullerenes: review and analysis, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 203,781-792(2002)

Melezhik, V.A., et al. (2003), A giant Paleoproterozoic deposit of shungite in NW Russia: genesis and practical applications. Ore Geology Reviews 24, 135-154(2003)

Kwiecinska, B., et al. (2007), Physical properties of shungite, International J. of Coal Geology 71(4), 455-461(2007)

Augustyniak-Jablokow, M.A., et al. (2009), EPR and magnetism of the nanostructured natural carbonaceous material shungite. Phys.Chem.Mineralogyin press

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    Localities for Shungite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • Hohe Tauern Mts
        • Stubach valley
          • Enzingerboden
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
      • St Johann im Pongau
        • Mühlbach am Hochkönig
    		A. Strasser: Die Minerale Salzburgs, 1989
    • Tyrol
      • North Tyrol
        • Kitzbüheler Alpen Mts
          • Hochfilzen
            • Eiblgraben
    		Schulz, O. & Lukas, W. (1970): Eine Uranerzlagerstätte in permotriadischen Sedimenten Tirols. Tschermaks Mineral. Petrogr. Mitt. 14, 213-231.
    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Katanga Copper Crescent
        • Central area
    		Paul De Bondt.
    India
     
    • Tamil Nadu
      • Chennai (Madras)
        • Cuddapah (Kadapa)
          • Kodur Mandal
    		K.S. Misra of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), 3rd International seminar & exhibition on exploration geophysics in Osmania University, Hyderabad on 9th November 2006.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Karelia Republic
        • Eastern Karelia
          • Vozhmozero
    		Kuleshevich, L.V., Tytyk, V.M., and Fedyuk, Z.N. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(7), 607-613.
        • Lake Onega
          • Shun'ga village
    		Buseck, P. R. et al. (1997) Shungites: The C-rich rocks of Karelia, Russia. Canadian Mineralogist 35: 1363-1378.
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Satka District
    		Krupenin, M.T. (2002): Boletim Paranaense de Geociências 50, 43-50.
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