Sadon ore district, North Ossetia Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 43° North , 44° East (est.) |
Margin of Error: | ~90km |
Other regions containing this locality: | Soviet Union (1922-1991) |
Locality type: | District |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
Vein-type Pb-Zn deposits. Mined since the 19th century, with Ag and Cd as by-products.
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ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ 'Amphibolite' |
ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ 'Beegerite' Formula: Pb6Bi2S9 |
ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
ⓘ 'Bursaite' Formula: Pb5Bi4S11 (?) |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Cosalite Formula: Pb2Bi2S5 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Tephroite Series' |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Tephroite Series var: Knebelite' Formula: from (Fe1.5Mn0.5)2SiO4 to (Mn1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Galena var: Bismuthiferous Galena Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ag)S |
ⓘ Galenobismutite Formula: PbBi2S4 |
ⓘ 'Gneiss' |
ⓘ 'Granite' |
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'commodity:Lead' Formula: Pb |
ⓘ Lillianite Formula: Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ 'Porphyry' |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe7S8 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ 'Quartzite' |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ 'Schist' |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Localities: Dzhimidon Pb-Zn deposit, Sadon ore district, North Ossetia Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia Sadon Pb-Zn deposit, Sadon ore district, North Ossetia Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia Verkhnii Zgid Pb-Zn deposit, Sadon ore district, North Ossetia Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia |
ⓘ Siderite var: Manganoan Siderite Formula: (Fe,Mn)CO3 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
ⓘ Sphalerite var: Cleiophane Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' |
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ag-Pb-Bi Sulphosalt)' Formula: Ag3Pb8Bi11S26 |
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pb-Bi Sulphosalt I)' Formula: Pb5Bi2S8 |
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pb-Bi Sulphosalt II)' Formula: Pb4Bi2S7 |
ⓘ Weibullite Formula: Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
ⓘ 'Wolframite' Formula: (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
ⓘ 'commodity:Zinc' Formula: Zn |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | 'Bismuth' | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | 'Acanthite' | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | 'Arsenopyrite' | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
ⓘ | Bursaite | 2.JB.40a | Pb5Bi4S11 (?) |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Cosalite | 2.JB.10 | Pb2Bi2S5 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | var: Bismuthiferous Galena | 2.CD.10 | (Pb,Bi,Ag)S |
ⓘ | Galenobismutite | 2.JC.25e | PbBi2S4 |
ⓘ | 'Lillianite' | 2.JB.40a | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe7S8 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | var: Cleiophane | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Weibullite | 2.JB.25h | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | 'Magnetite' | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | var: Manganoan Siderite | 5.AB.05 | (Fe,Mn)CO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | 'Baryte' | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | 'Andalusite' | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Amphibolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Beegerite' | - | Pb6Bi2S9 |
ⓘ | Chlorite Group | - | |
ⓘ | Fayalite-Tephroite Series | - | |
ⓘ | 'var: Knebelite' | - | from (Fe1.5Mn0.5)2SiO4 to (Mn1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Feldspar Group | - | |
ⓘ | Gneiss | - | |
ⓘ | Granite | - | |
ⓘ | Porphyry | - | |
ⓘ | Quartzite | - | |
ⓘ | Schist | - | |
ⓘ | Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series | - | |
ⓘ | Unnamed (Ag-Pb-Bi Sulphosalt) | - | Ag3Pb8Bi11S26 |
ⓘ | Unnamed (Pb-Bi Sulphosalt I) | - | Pb5Bi2S8 |
ⓘ | Unnamed (Pb-Bi Sulphosalt II) | - | Pb4Bi2S7 |
ⓘ | Wolframite | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.3.1.4 | Bi |
ⓘ | Graphite | 1.3.6.2 | C |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.4.1.1 | Ag2S |
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe7S8 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:3 | |||
ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.11.2.3 | Bi2S3 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.12.2.1 | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
ø = 3 | |||
ⓘ | 'Bursaite' | 3.4.15.2 | Pb5Bi4S11 (?) |
ⓘ | Lillianite | 3.4.15.1 | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 |
2.5 < ø < 3 | |||
ⓘ | Cosalite | 3.5.9.1 | Pb2Bi2S5 |
2 < ø < 2.49 | |||
ⓘ | Weibullite | 3.6.18.1 | Pb5Bi8Se7S11 |
ø = 2 | |||
ⓘ | Galenobismutite | 3.7.9.1 | PbBi2S4 |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 14.1.1.3 | FeCO3 |
AB(XO3)2 | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
AXO4 | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
Group 48 - ANHYDROUS MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES | |||
AXO4 | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 48.1.2.1 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Andalusite | 52.2.2b.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
ⓘ | Microcline | 76.1.1.5 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Amphibolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Beegerite' | - | Pb6Bi2S9 |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Tephroite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'var: Knebelite' | - | from (Fe1.5Mn0.5)2SiO4 to (Mn1.5Fe0.5)2SiO4 |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | Galena var: Bismuthiferous Galena | - | (Pb,Bi,Ag)S |
ⓘ | 'Gneiss' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Granite' | - | |
ⓘ | Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 'Porphyry' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Quartzite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Schist' | - | |
ⓘ | Siderite var: Manganoan Siderite | - | (Fe,Mn)CO3 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite var: Cleiophane | - | ZnS |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Ag-Pb-Bi Sulphosalt)' | - | Ag3Pb8Bi11S26 |
ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Pb-Bi Sulphosalt I)' | - | Pb5Bi2S8 |
ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Pb-Bi Sulphosalt II)' | - | Pb4Bi2S7 |
ⓘ | 'Wolframite' | - | (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4 |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)- Nekrasov, E.M. (2007): Geology and Structural Features of Vein-Type Lead and Zinc Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits 49(6), 487-496.
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Dzhimidon Pb-Zn deposit, Sadon ore district, North Ossetia Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia