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Shvanidzorskii, Shvanidzor, Meghri, Syunik Province, Armeniai
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MeghriMunicipality
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ArmeniaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 56' 0'' North , 46° 22' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.93346,46.37040
GeoHash:
G#: tnbvrptgu
GRN:
N26E27
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Meghri4,540 (2016)11.4km
Zangilan7,483 (2018)30.1km
Ordubad9,781 (2016)30.2km
Kapan33,160 (2016)30.6km
Mincivan6,353 (2018)32.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
23626
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23626:4
GUID (UUID V4):
181a65cc-f148-42d9-a9e7-0b2ab563b55e


3 intrusive phases. Peralkaline syenites, pegmatitic and nepheline syenites, essexite.

Country: Armenia
Location: Longitude: 46.38, Latitude: 39
Carbonatite: No
Shvanidzorskii is situated in the southeastern part of the Megrinskii granitoid pluton and is confined to a fracture zone striking northwest. The massif consists of three intrusive phases (1) medium-grained melanocratic and mesocratic peralkaline syenites, (2) pegmatitic leucocratic syenites and (3) fine-grained nepheline syenites. There are also olivine-bearing gabbros of the essexite-theralite family. The most common rocks are the pegmatitic leucocratic syenites, which account for 85% of the intrusion. The principal rock-forming minerals are orthoclase-microperthite, oligoclase, nepheline, biotite and aegirine with accessory minerals including sodalite, monazite, pyrochlore, fluorite, cancrinite, calcite, ilmenite, apatite, zircon, titanite, baddeleyite and tourmaline. Fenitization of the country rocks (Devonian volcanics and diorites) is widely developed.

Economic: Within the massif there are rare-earth pegmatites and carbonate-bearing veins with high contents of Th, REE, U and Pb (Bagdasaryan, 1954; Meliksetyan, 1963a and b and 1971).
Age: K-Ar and Rb-Sr determinations gave ages from 37 to 40 Ma (Bagdasaryan and Gukasyan, 1962; Gukasyan, 1963).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
β“˜Cancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,β—»)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

ABOVYAN, S.B., AGAMALYAN, V.A. and ASLANYAN, A.T. et al. 1981. I.G. Magakyan (ed) Magmatic and metamorphic formations of the Armenian SSR. Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan. 331 pp.
ADAMYAN, A.I. 1955. Petrography of the alkaline rocks of the Megrinsky region Armenian SSR. Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan. 102 pp.
BAGDASARYAN, G.P. 1947. Nepheline syenites of the Pambaksky shield. Doklady Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR. Erevan, 1: 19-35.
BAGDASARYAN, G.P. 1954. Alkaline pegmatites of central Armenia. Doklady Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR. Erevan, 19(4): 117-22.
BAGDASARYAN, G.P. 1966. Intrusive rocks of the Basumo-Pambaksky region. In Geology of the Armenian SSR. Petrography. Intrusive rocks. 3: 256-308. Armenian Academy of Sciences, Erevan.
GEVORKYAN, R.G. 1965. Geochemical peculiarities and petrogenesis of the alkaline rocks of central Armenia. Trudy, Moscow. 144 pp.
GUKASYAN, R.X. 1963. Determination of the absolute age by the Rb-Sr method on a sample from the Megrinsky pluton Armenian SSR. Doklady Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Seriya Geologiya. Erevan, 36 (3): 173-78.
KOCHINYAN, R.E. 1975. Mineralogy and geochemistry of the alkaline rocks of the Pamback. Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan. 175 pp. KOTLYAR, V.N. 1939. Discovery of the leucitic rocks in the Caucasus. Sovetskaya Geologiya, 4-5: 4-11.
MELIKSETYAN, B.M. 1963a. On the mineralogy, geochemistry and genesis of pegmatites of the Megrinsky pluton. In 70-anniversary volume dedicated to K.N. Paffengolts, 71-98. Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan.
MELIKSETYAN, B.M. 1963b. Mineralogical geochemical peculiarities of the alkaline rocks of the Magrinsky pluton. Ivestiya Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan, 2: 57-80.
MELIKSETYAN, B.M. 1971. Mineralogy, geochemistry and petrological peculiarities of the Tezhsarskii complex. In Petrology of the intrusive complexes of the important regions of the Armenian SSR. 117-308. Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan.
TATEVOSYAN, T.Sh. 1966. Intrusive rocks of the Bargushatsk ridge. In Geology of the Armenian SSR. Petrography. Intrusive rocks, 3: 114-214. Akademii Nauk Armyanskoi SSR, Erevan.
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