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Ol’khon Region, Lake Baikal area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russiai
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Ol’khon Region- not defined -
Lake Baikal areaArea
Irkutsk OblastOblast
RussiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 48' North , 106° 24' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Age:
0.023720 ± 0.000425 to Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
C14
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Yelantsy4,009 (2014)0.4km
Shara-Togot375 (2014)30.6km
Bugul’deyka931 (2017)35.8km
Sakhyurta224 (2014)40.4km


Fossil geysers

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129
'Limonite'
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129
Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

References

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Skovitina, T. M., E.V.Sklayrov, O.A.Sklyarova, A. B.Kotov, E.V.Tolmacheva, S.D.Velikoslavinsky (2014) Late Quaternary geyserites of the Ol’khon region (northern part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt): geological setting, age and composition. in Abstract Volume IAGR Conference Series No. 20, pp.128–129

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