Primorskoe amber deposit (Pal'mnickenskoe), Yantarny (Jantarny; Palmnicken), Kaliningrad Oblast, Russiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Primorskoe amber deposit (Pal'mnickenskoe) | Deposit |
| Yantarny (Jantarny; Palmnicken) | - not defined - |
| Kaliningrad Oblast | Oblast |
| Russia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° North , 19° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
241375
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241375:7
GUID (UUID V4):
525590e3-9a9d-4856-8cc7-aa558f948111
Name(s) in local language(s):
Приморское (Пальмникенское) янтарное месторождение, посёлок Янтарный
Amber was collected along the shores of the Sambian coast during the age of the Teutonic Knights. They succeeded in establishing a monopoly over the amber trade, which carried over to the Prussian state of the House of Hohenzollern. In the 16th century amber collected along the coastline was brought to Palmnicken where it was sorted and then sent to Königsberg for further processing. After 1811 the amber production was leased and in 1827 the firm Stantien & Becker established the only open pit amber mine in the world. Initially, the mine produced 50 tons of amber annually, but by 1937 it produced 650 tons annually and employed 700 workers. As part of the Soviet Union, Yantarny produced approximately 600 tons of amber annually through the company Russky Yantar ("Russian Amber"). The refinement of amber was discontinued in 2002 by a directive of the Russian Regulatory Authority for Technology and Environmental Protection. (from 2011 link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yantarny)
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| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 References: |
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| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Amber' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
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| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
Localities in this Region
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- Yantarny (Jantarny; Palmnicken)
- Primorskoe amber deposit (Pal'mnickenskoe)
- Yantarny (Jantarny; Palmnicken)
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Soviet Union (1922-1991)Country
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Primorskoe amber deposit, Yantarny, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia