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Bunduk intrusion, Lori Province, Armeniai
Regional Level Types
Bunduk intrusionIntrusion
Lori ProvinceProvince
ArmeniaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 40' 59'' North , 44° 45' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fioletovo1,264 (2016)5.1km
Margahovit3,308 (2016)7.9km
Dilijan13,478 (2016)10.6km
Meghradzor2,659 (2016)11.9km
Aghavnadzor1,252 (2012)12.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
23620
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23620:0
GUID (UUID V4):
515f05a2-6841-4e78-becc-87aa35a06e3d


Dyke like body, 2 km wide, nearby some smaller bodies. Peralkaline syenites.

Country: Armenia
Location: Longitude: 44.75, Latitude: 40.75
Carbonatite: No
The Bunduk intrusion is situated several kilometres northeast of the Tezhsar complex on the southern slope of the Bazumsky mountain range. This is a dyke-like body, expanding at its eastern end to a width of 2 km. There are also several smaller bodies in the vicinity with areas up to 1 km2. The Bunduk intrusion is composed of various textural and mineralogical varieties of peralkaline syenites including leucosyenites, one variety of which is an oligoclase rock with a little arfvedsonite. The principal rock-forming minerals are perthite, oligoclase (An15-30), diopside-augite, arfvedsonite, ferrohastingsite and biotite with accessory zircon, davidite, hellandite, orthite, baddeleyite, titanite, ilmenite and thorite. There is a little nepheline syenite. Various types of secondary alteration, including the development of biotite, amphibole and albite, are manifest.

Economic: There is rare-earth mineralisation in the oligoclasites. Age K-Ar determinations on whole rocks gave 36 Ma (Bagdasaryan and Gukasyan, 1962).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Davidite'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite
Formula: (Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
'Hellandite'
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Hastingsite
var. Femaghastingsite
9.DE.15(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Arfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Davidite'-
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
-
'Hellandite'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BaddeleyiteZrO2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Hastingsite var. Femaghastingsite(Ca,Na,K)3(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)5(Si,Al)8O2(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zr BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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