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6th Jun 2017 21:56 UTCPaolo Bosio

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Korshunovskoye iron deposit, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Nizhneilimsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

The correct locality is the well-known Korshunovskoye Iron mine (Korzunovskoe; Korzhunovska; Korshunovskiy), see https://www.mindat.org/locedit.php?loc=7243.

Korshunikha, as indicated on the label, was the name of the village founded in 1948 near the iron deposit. Its name is due to its location on the River Korshunikha (a right-bank tributary of River Ilim), whose name was given in honour of Shestachko Korshunov, who discovered the iron deposit in the 17th century. In the 1950s the village was renamed Zheleznogorsk and in 1965 gained the status of town.

7th Jun 2017 06:17 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

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7th Jun 2017 16:13 UTCJamison K. Brizendine 🌟 Expert

Thanks Paolo for giving me the information on it, that would explain why I was having such difficulty trying to find the name. I have corrected the caption and gave you the credit for this!

7th Jun 2017 17:27 UTCPaolo Bosio

Tanks Jamison.

7th Jun 2017 22:14 UTCPaolo Bosio

Furthermore, the word "Korschunicha" written on your label is simply the transliteration into German of the old Russian locality name.

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