Kravchinsky, V. A., Konstantinov, K. M., Courtillot, V., Savrasov, J. I., Valet, J. P., Cherniy, S. D., ... & Parasotka, B. S. (2002). Palaeomagnetism of East Siberian traps and kimberlites: two new poles and palaeogeographic reconstructions at about 360

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Mirny	40,308 (2016)	1.5km
Almaznyy	1,699 (2012)	19.6km

Mindat Locality ID:

17899

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:17899:7

GUID (UUID V4):

c21f1dcf-045a-426e-baa0-e4c8b966a3fc

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Mir Mine; Mir Pipe; Myr Pipe

Other Languages:

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French:

Mine Mir, Mirny, République de Sakha, Russie

German:

Mir, Mirny, Mirninski rajon, Sacha (Jakutien), Russland

Italian:

Mina Mir, Mirnyj, Mirninskij ulus, Sacha (Jacuzia), Russia

Russian:

Мир, Мирный, Мирнинский улус, Якутия, Россия

Simplified Chinese:

米尔矿场, 米尔内, 米爾內區, 萨哈共和国, 俄罗斯

Spanish:

Mina de diamantes Mir, Mirni, República de Sajá, Rusia

Dutch:

Mir, Mirny, Mirninskiy rayon, Jakoetië, Rusland

Egyptian Arabic:

منجم منجم, روسيا

Estonian:

Mir, Mirnõi, Mirnõi uluss, Sahha, Venemaa

Farsi/Persian:

معدن میر, میرنی، یاقوتستان, جمهوری یاقوتستان, روسیه

Finnish:

Mir mine, Mirnyi, Mirnyin piiri, Sahan tasavalta, Venäjä

Georgian:

მირის კარიერი, სახა (იაკუტია), რუსეთი

Hebrew:

מכרה מיר, מירני, רפובליקת סאחה-יקוטיה, רוסיה

Indonesian:

Tambang Mir, Mirny, Sakha, Rusia

Japanese:

ミール鉱山, ミールヌイ, ミールヌイ地区, サハ共和国, ロシア

Korean:

미르 광산, 미르니, 사하 공화국, 러시아

Polish:

Kopalnia w Mirnym, Mirny, Jakucja, Rosja

Portuguese:

Mina Mir, Mirny, Iacútia, Rússia

Turkish:

Mirny, Mirney, Yakutistan, Rusya

Ukrainian:

Мир, Мирний, Мирнинський улус, Республіка Саха, Росія

Vietnamese:

Mỏ Mir, Mirny, Mirninsky, Cộng hòa Sakha, Nga

A diamond mine (on a kimberlite pipe) featuring an open pit 525 meters deep and a diameter of 1,200 meters.

It was discovered in 1955. The open-pit mining closed in 2001. By 1999, the project operated exclusively as an underground mine. As an excavated hole, it is 525 meters deep (4th in the world) and has a diameter of 1,200-meters, making it the second-largest in the world, after the Bingham Canyon Mine.

Life of mine – up to 2043 at the design capacity of 1 million tons of ore per year; the current annual capacity of the mine is 500 thousand tons of ore.

It produced the '26th Congress of the CPSU' diamond, which at 342.57 carats, is the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR (as of 2020).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Diamond

Mineral List

22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anyuiite

Formula: AuPb₂

References:

Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

References:

Venier, Marco, Luca Ziberna, Francesco Princivalle, Maurizio Petrelli, Vanni Lughi, Alla Logvinova, Nikolay V. Sobolev, Gianluca Turco, and Davide Lenaz. (2022) "Trace Elements in Chromian Spinels from Four Siberian Kimberlites" Minerals 12, no. 11: 1439. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12111439

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

References:

Frantsesson, E.V. (1970) The petrology of kimberlites. Translated by D.A. Brown, Department of Geology Publication No. 150, Australian National University, Canberra.

ⓘ Coesite

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

References:

Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone, 1, 11-20.

Gübelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).

O'Neil, Paul (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA.

Mining Annual Review (1985): 516.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside

Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Djerfisherite

Formula: K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl

References:

Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

References:

Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

References:

Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.

Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) Mineralogical Magazine: p1885.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

References:

Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Linzhiite

Formula: FeSi₂

References:

Rappenglück, M. A. (2022). Natural Iron Silicides: A Systematic Review. Minerals, 12(2), 188.

ⓘ Magnesiochromite

Formula: MgCr₂O₄

References:

King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.

ⓘ Omphacite

Formula: (Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆

References:

Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Frantsesson, E.V. (1970) The petrology of kimberlites. Translated by D.A. Brown, Department of Geology Publication No. 150, Australian National University, Canberra.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Pyrope

Formula: Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1:11-20.

Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) Mineralogical Magazine: p1885.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Tochilinite

Formula: Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀

References:

Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.

Gallery:

Cⓘ Diamond

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Anyuiite	1.AA.15	AuPb₂
ⓘ	Linzhiite	1.BB.20	FeSi₂
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Djerfisherite	2.FC.05	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
ⓘ	Tochilinite	2.FD.35	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnesiochromite	4.BB.05	MgCr₂O₄
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Coesite	4.DA.35	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Pyrope	9.AD.25	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	9.DA.15	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
ⓘ		9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Omphacite	9.DA.20	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Al	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Linzhiite	FeSi₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Cr	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Fe	ⓘ Linzhiite	FeSi₂
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Anyuiite	AuPb₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anyuiite	AuPb₂

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References

Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.

Gübelin, E., Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).

O'Neil, Paul (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA.

Mining Annual Review (1985) 516.

Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

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