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Allarechenskoe Deposit, Allarechenskoe Ni-Cu ore field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia i
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Allarechenskoe Deposit Deposit
Allarechenskoe Ni-Cu ore field Ore Field
Pechengsky District District
Murmansk Oblast Oblast
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Latitude & Longitude:

69° North , 31° East (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~126km

Type:

Mindat Locality ID:

2667

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:2667:6

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Murmanskaja Oblast'; Murmansk Oblast

Cu-Ni sulphide deposit.

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Mineral List

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

ⓘ Pentlandite

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi'

8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Amphibolite

ⓘ 'Granitic gneiss'

ⓘ 'Olivinite'

ⓘ Serpentinite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

References:

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]

Svetlov, A., Seleznev, S., Makarov, D., Selivanova, E., Masloboev, V., & Nesterov, D. (2017). Heap Leaching and Perspectives of Bioleaching Technology for the Processing of Low-Grade Copper-Nickel Sulfide Ores in Murmansk Region, Russia. Inżynieria Mineralna, 18.

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

Formula: Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]

Svetlov, A., Seleznev, S., Makarov, D., Selivanova, E., Masloboev, V., & Nesterov, D. (2017). Heap Leaching and Perspectives of Bioleaching Technology for the Processing of Low-Grade Copper-Nickel Sulfide Ores in Murmansk Region, Russia. Inżynieria Mineralna, 18.

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

Formula: Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂

References:

[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

References:

[World of Stones 95:5-6, p64]

Svetlov, A., Seleznev, S., Makarov, D., Selivanova, E., Masloboev, V., & Nesterov, D. (2017). Heap Leaching and Perspectives of Bioleaching Technology for the Processing of Low-Grade Copper-Nickel Sulfide Ores in Murmansk Region, Russia. Inżynieria Mineralna, 18.

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Svetlov, A., Seleznev, S., Makarov, D., Selivanova, E., Masloboev, V., & Nesterov, D. (2017). Heap Leaching and Perspectives of Bioleaching Technology for the Processing of Low-Grade Copper-Nickel Sulfide Ores in Murmansk Region, Russia. Inżynieria Mineralna, 18.

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

Formula: NiSO₄ · 6H₂O

References:

Fedotova, M. G. (1967). Retgersite of the Allarechensk deposit. Mater Mineral Kol’sk Poluostrova Akad Nauk SSSR Kol’sk Filial, 5, 70-73.

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

References:

Yanishevskya, Elena, Nadezhda Fokina, Ekaterina Selivanova, Alena Kompanchenko, Dmitriy Makarov, and Andrey Goryachev. (2021) "Processing of Sulfide Copper-Nickel Ores from the Deposits in Murmansk Region by Heap Leaching" Minerals 11, no. 8: 820. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11080820

ⓘ 'UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi'

Formula: (Cu,Ni)₂BiS₃

References:

Yakovlev, Yu.N., Dubakina, L.S., Bykov, V.P. (1972): Occurrence of parkerite in copper-nickel ores of the Allarchensk region, Murmansk district. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 203: 1382-1385 (in Russian). (Abs. in: Fleischer, M. (1973): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 58: 347-349)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Parkerite	2.BE.20	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Retgersite	7.CB.30	NiSO₄ · 6H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Chrysotile	9.00.	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
ⓘ	'UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi'	-	(Cu,Ni)₂BiS₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Retgersite	NiSO₄ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Retgersite	NiSO₄ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysotile	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Retgersite	NiSO₄ · 6H₂O
S	ⓘ UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi	(Cu,Ni)₂BiS₃
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Retgersite	NiSO₄ · 6H₂O
Ni	ⓘ UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi	(Cu,Ni)₂BiS₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi	(Cu,Ni)₂BiS₃
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Parkerite	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂
Bi	ⓘ UM1972-10-S:BiCuNi	(Cu,Ni)₂BiS₃

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References

Bogachev, A. I., Gorelov, V. A. (1970) Structure and mineralization of the Allarechenskoye copper-nickel sulfide deposit. International Geology Review, 12 (2) 166-170 doi:10.1080/00206817009475219

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