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ⓘ Acanthite

Formula: Ag2S

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6

Localities:

Korgeredaba alkaline massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Dugdu Alkaline Massif, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Aegirine-augite

Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

ⓘ Aeschynite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6

ⓘ Alabandite

Formula: MnS

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

ⓘ Allanite-(Ce)

Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Alloclasite

Formula: Co1-xFexAsS

ⓘ Altaite

Formula: PbTe

ⓘ Aminoffite

Formula: Ca2(Be,Al)(Si2O7)(H2O,OH)

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: A B2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

Localities:

Ulatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aksug Cu-Mo deposit, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

ⓘ Ancylite-(Ce)

Formula: CeSr(CO3)2(OH) · H2O

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

Localities:

Dahunur (Dahu-Nur) massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Malye Kopty massif, Kaakhem ophiolite belt, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3-x(OH)4x

ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series'

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Anglesite

Formula: PbSO4

ⓘ Anhydrite

Formula: CaSO4

References:

Abrosimova, N., Gaskova, O., Loshkareva, A., Edelev, A., & Bortnikova, S. (2015). Assessment of the acid mine drainage potential of waste rocks at the Ak-Sug porphyry Cu–Mo deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 157, 1-14.

ⓘ Anilite

Formula: Cu7S4

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Annabergite

Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

ⓘ Antigorite

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Apachite

Formula: Cu9Si10O29 · 11H2O

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO3

ⓘ Arfvedsonite

Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2

ⓘ Argentopentlandite (TL)

Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8

Type Locality:

ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe)

Formula: Ag6(Cu4Fe2)Sb4S12S

ⓘ Arsenic

Formula: As

Localities:

Askhatin-Gol Ag-Sb-Co-Ni deposit, Munguntaiga ore zone, Yustid ore cluster, Tuva, Russia
Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Arzakite'

Formula: Hg2+3S2(Br,Cl)2

Description: The mineral occurs in the oxidation zones of the ore as intergrowths (0.2 mm) of complex form.

ⓘ Astrophyllite

Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F

ⓘ Atacamite

Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

ⓘ Auricupride

Formula: Cu3Au

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Baddeleyite

Formula: ZrO2

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Baotite

Formula: Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO4

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Barytocalcite

Formula: BaCa(CO3)2

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'

Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(CO3)F

ⓘ Bastnäsite-(La) (TL)

Formula: La(CO3)F

Type Locality:

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Bismuth

Formula: Bi

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

Habit: Dendrites

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi2S3

ⓘ Bismutite

Formula: (BiO)2CO3

Localities:

Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu5FeS4

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS3

ⓘ Bradleyite

Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4)

ⓘ Breithauptite

Formula: NiSb

References:

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

ⓘ Britholite-(Ce)

Formula: (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3OH

ⓘ Brochantite

Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ Bromargyrite

Formula: AgBr

ⓘ Brucite

Formula: Mg(OH)2

ⓘ Buckhornite

Formula: AuPb2BiTe2S3

ⓘ Burbankite

Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Cadmoselite (TL)

Formula: CdSe

Type Locality:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region.

ⓘ Calomel

Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2

ⓘ Cancrinite

Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO2

References:

Seltmann, R., Soloviev, S., Shatov, V., Pirajno, F., Naumov, E., Cherkasov, S. (2010) Metallogeny of Siberia: tectonic, geologic and metallogenic settings of selected significant deposits*. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57 (6) 655-706 doi:10.1080/08120099.2010.505277

ⓘ Catapleiite

Formula: Na2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO4

Localities:

Karasug REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Chaakhol REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Aksug Cu-Mo deposit, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-rich Celestine

Formula: (Sr,Ba)SO4

ⓘ Cerite-(CeCa)

Formula: (Ce7Ca2)◻Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3

ⓘ Cerussite

Formula: PbCO3

Localities:

Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskanskoye deposit, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Cervelleite

Formula: Ag4TeS

References:

Kuzhuget, R. V., Ankusheva, N. N., Kalinin, Y. A., Pirajno, F., & Reutsky, V. N. (2022). Mineralogical and Geochemical Peculiarities and PT Conditions of Ores from the Kyzyl-Tashtyg VMS polymetallic deposit, Eastern Tuva: Fluid Inclusion and S, O, C Isotopic data. Ore Geology Reviews, 104717.

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

References:

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu2S

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.

ⓘ Chalcostibite

Formula: CuSbS2

References:

Borisenko, A. S., Pavlova, G. G., Borovikov, A. A., & Obolenskiy, A. A. (1999). Ag-Sb deposits of the Yustid depression, eastern Russia and northwest Mongolia. International geology review, 41(7), 639-664.

ⓘ Chekhovichite

Formula: Bi2Te4+4O11

ⓘ Chevkinite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2

ⓘ Chlorargyrite

Formula: AgCl

Localities:

Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulatayskoe Ag-Cu-Co occurrence, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

ⓘ Chrysotile

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

Localities:

Arzak Hg occurrence (Arzakskoye), Uyuk Range, Pi-Khem District, Tuva, Russia
Kadyrel' Hg occurrence, Oorash-Khem River Valley, Uyuk Range, Pi-Khem District, Tuva, Russia
Terligkhaiskoye Mine (Terlig-Khaya), Pi-Khem District, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Clausthalite

Formula: PbSe

Localities:

Ust' Uyuk deposit, Turan District, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine

Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

ⓘ 'Clino-holmquistite'

Description: Oberti et. al (2005) finds that the clinoholmquistite holotyp material consists of a mixture of two distinct amphibole compositions, tremolite and a new amphibole end-member, fluoro-pedrizite

ⓘ Clinohumite

Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

References:

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series'

References:

Barkov, A.Y., Shvedov, G., Flemming, R.L., Vymazalová, A., Martin, R.F. (2016): Melonite from Kingash and Kuskanak, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the extent of Bi-for-Te substitution in melonite and synthetic Ni(Te,Bi)2-x. Mineralogical Magazine: 80: (in press)

ⓘ Coffinite

Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Coloradoite

Formula: HgTe

ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)

Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

Localities:

Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Tastyg Spodumene deposit, Erzinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Conichalcite

Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)

ⓘ Connellite

Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O

References:

Abrosimova, N., Gaskova, O., Loshkareva, A., Edelev, A., & Bortnikova, S. (2015). Assessment of the acid mine drainage potential of waste rocks at the Ak-Sug porphyry Cu–Mo deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 157, 1-14.

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

Localities:

Aksug Cu-Mo deposit, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Bezymyannyi massif, Bay-Tayginsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Copper var. Nickel-bearing Copper

Formula: (Cu,Ni,Fe)

ⓘ Corderoite

Formula: Hg2+3S2Cl2

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

Localities:

Despenskiy cluster, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskanskoye deposit, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Cryolite

Formula: Na2NaAlF6

ⓘ 'Cryophyllite'

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu2O

ⓘ Cuproauride

Formula: Cu3Au

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Cuspidine

Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

ⓘ Danalite

Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S

ⓘ Datolite

Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)

References:

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ Daubréelite

Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4

ⓘ Dickite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Digenite

Formula: Cu9S5

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

Localities:

Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Dahunur (Dahu-Nur) massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Malye Kopty massif, Kaakhem ophiolite belt, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Dravite

Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

ⓘ Eglestonite

Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)

ⓘ Eitelite

Formula: Na2Mg(CO3)2

ⓘ Enargite

Formula: Cu3AsS4

ⓘ Epididymite

Formula: Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Erythrite

Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

ⓘ Eudialyte

Formula: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2

ⓘ Euxenite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Localities:

Teeli-Orgudyd Field, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Pereval’nyi deposit, North Choza deposit, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Fergusonite'

ⓘ Fergusonite-(Ce)

Formula: CeNbO4 · 0.3H2O

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Fergusonite-(Y)

Formula: YNbO4

ⓘ Ferro-fluoro-pedrizite (TL)

Formula: Na(Li2)(Fe2+2Al2Li)[Si8O22]F2

Type Locality:

References:

Oberti, R., Boiocchi, M., Ball, N. A., Hawthorne, F. C. (2009) Fluoro-sodic-ferropedrizite, NaLi2(Fe22+Al2Li)Si8O22F2, a new mineral of the amphibole group from the Sutlug River, Tuva Republic, Russia: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 73 (3) 487-494 doi:10.1180/minmag.2009.073.3.487

ⓘ Ferro-pedrizite (TL)

Formula: NaLi2(Fe2+2Al2Li)Si8O22(OH)2

Type Locality:

References:

Konovalenko, Sergey I., Ananyev, Sergey A., Chukanov, Nikita V., Aksenov, Sergey M., Rastsvetaeva, Ramiza K., Bakhtin, Anatoliy I., Nikolaev, Anatoliy G., Gainov, Ramil R., Vagizov, Farit G., Sapozhnikov, Anatoliy N., Belakovskiy, Dmitriy I., Bychkova, Yana V., Klingelhöfer, Göstar, Blumers, Mathias (2015) Ferro-pedrizite, NaLi2(Fe2+2Al2Li)Si8O22(OH)2, a new amphibole-supergroup mineral from the Sutlug pegmatite, Tyva Republic, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 27 (3) 417-426 doi:10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2438

ⓘ Ferroselite (TL)

Formula: FeSe2

Type Locality:

ⓘ Fersmite

Formula: (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6

References:

Chakhmouradian, A. R., Reguir, E. P., Kressall, R. D., Crozier, J., Pisiak, L. K., Sidhu, R., & Yang, P. (2015). Carbonatite-hosted niobium deposit at Aley, northern British Columbia (Canada): Mineralogy, geochemistry and petrogenesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 64, 642-666.

ⓘ Fischesserite

Formula: Ag3AuSe2

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F

ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)

Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O

ⓘ Fluorbritholite-(Ce)

Formula: (Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F

ⓘ Fluorcalciopyrochlore

Formula: (Ca,Na)2(Nb, Ti)2O6F

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region.

ⓘ Fluorite var. Yttrofluorite

Formula: (Ca1-xYx)F2+x where 0.05 < x < 0.3

ⓘ Fluor-liddicoatite

Formula: Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F

ⓘ 'Fluoro-pedrizite' (FRL)

Formula: NaLi2(Mg2Al2Li)(Si8O22)F2

Type Locality:

Description: Chemical composition: A(Na0.64K0.01) B(Li1.93Ca0.04Na0.03) M1(Mg1.69Fe2+0.31) M2(Al1.98Cr0.01Zn0.01)M3(Li0.64Fe2+0.21Mg0.13Mn0.02) T(Si7.96Al0.04) O22 W(F1.10OH0.90)

ⓘ Fluor-uvite

Formula: CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F

ⓘ Foitite

Formula: ◻(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg2SiO4

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

ⓘ Gadolinite-(Y)

Formula: Y2Fe2+Be2Si2O10

ⓘ 'Gagarinite'

ⓘ Gagarinite-(Y)

Formula: NaCaYF6

Localities:

Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia

Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

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ⓘ Gajardoite-(NH4) (TL)

Formula: (NH4)As3+4O6Cl2(Ca0.5◻0.5)(H2O)5

Type Locality:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

Localities:

Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Tastyg Spodumene deposit, Erzinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Despenskiy cluster, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Gearksutite

Formula: Ca[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]

Localities:

Karasug REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Geerite

Formula: Cu8S5

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Genthelvite

Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S

ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Glaucodot

Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

Localities:

Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Gold var. Mercurian Gold

Formula: (Au,Hg)

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

ⓘ Grechishchevite (TL)

Formula: Hg2+3S2(Br,Cl,I)2

ⓘ Greenockite

Formula: CdS

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3

Localities:

Tastyg Spodumene deposit, Erzinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Malye Kopty massif, Kaakhem ophiolite belt, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Gugiaite

Formula: Ca2Be[Si2O7]

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Haidingerite

Formula: CaHAsO4 · H2O

References:

Abrosimova, N., Gaskova, O., Loshkareva, A., Edelev, A., & Bortnikova, S. (2015). Assessment of the acid mine drainage potential of waste rocks at the Ak-Sug porphyry Cu–Mo deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 157, 1-14.

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

ⓘ Hastingsite

Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2

ⓘ Heazlewoodite

Formula: Ni3S2

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6

ⓘ Helvine

Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hematite var. Hydrohematite

Formula: Fe2-x(OH)xO3-x

References:

Nikiforov, AV, Bolonin, AV, Sugorakova, AM, Popov, VA, Lykhin, DA (2005) Carbonatites of Central Tuva: geological structure and mineral and chemical composition. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 47 (4) 326

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag2Te

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Heterogenite

Formula: Co3+O(OH)

ⓘ Hilairite

Formula: Na2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Hingganite-(Y)

Formula: (Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2

ⓘ Hiortdahlite

Formula: Na2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3

Habit: columnar xls

Colour: yellowish green

Description: Columnar xls up to 3-4 cm long, usually intergrowth with nepheline and microcline.

ⓘ Hisingerite

Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

ⓘ Humite

Formula: Mg7(SiO4)3F2

ⓘ 'Hydrogoethite'

Formula: 3Fe2O3 · 4H2O

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite

Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O

ⓘ Hydroxylapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

ⓘ Imiterite

Formula: Ag2HgS2

ⓘ Iodargyrite

Formula: AgI

ⓘ Irarsite

Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS

ⓘ Iridarsenite

Formula: (Ir,Ru)As2

ⓘ Iron

Formula: Fe

ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

ⓘ Iron var. Martensite

Formula: Fe

ⓘ Isoferroplatinum

Formula: Pt3Fe

ⓘ Jalpaite

Formula: Ag3CuS2

ⓘ Jamesonite

Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Ankusheva, Natalia N., Hertek, Ailai K., Kalinin, Yuri A., Damdinov, Bulat B., Pirajno, Franco, Butanaev, Yuri V., Suge-Maadyr, Nadezhda V., Soldup, Sholban N. (2023) Precious-Metal Mineralization and Formation Conditions of the Biche-Kadyr-Oos Epithermal Au-Ag Ore Occurrence (Eastern Sayan, Russia) Minerals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/min13121529

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

Localities:

Aksug Cu-Mo deposit, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Chaakhol REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Kadyrelite (TL)

Formula: [Hg2]2+3OBr3(OH)

ⓘ 'Kafehydrocyanite' (FRL)

Formula: K4[Fe(CN)6] · H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

Localities:

Arzak Hg occurrence (Arzakskoye), Uyuk Range, Pi-Khem District, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
North Choza deposit, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Karasugite (TL)

Formula: SrCa[Al(F,OH)7]

Type Locality:

References:

Petersen, O.V., Khomyakov, A.P., Leonardsen, E.S., Micheelsen, H.I., Johnsen, O. (1994) Karasugite, SrCaAl[F,(OH)]7 a new mineral from the Karasug Fe-REE-barite-fluorite deposit, Tannu-Ola Range, South Siberia, Russia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 209-216.

ⓘ Kawazulite

Formula: Bi2Te2Se

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Natalia N. Ankusheva, Franco Pirajno, Andrey A. Mongush, Yuri V. Butanaev, and Nadezhda V. Suge-Maadyr. (2022) "The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore Genesis, and S-O Isotope Systematics" Minerals 12, no. 6: 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060712

ⓘ Kenoargentotennantite-(Fe)

Formula: [Ag6]4+(Cu4Fe2)As4S12◻

References:

Biagioni, C., Kasatkin, A. V., Nestola, F., Škoda, R., Gurzhiy, V. V., Agakhanov, A. A., Koshlyakova, N. N. (2024) Zvěstovite-(Fe), Ag₆(Ag₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃, a new member of the tetrahedrite group from the Ulatayskoe Ag–Cu–Co occurrence, eastern Siberia, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (3) 529-540 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-529-2024

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Khanneshite

Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Ba,Sr,Ce,Ca)3(CO3)5

ⓘ Krutovite

Formula: NiAs2

ⓘ Kupletskite

Formula: (K,Na)3(Mn,Fe)7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F

ⓘ Kuzminite (TL)

Formula: [Hg2]2+(Br,Cl)2

ⓘ Kuznetsovite (TL)

Formula: [Hg2]2+Hg2+[AsO4]Cl

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O

ⓘ Lavrentievite (TL)

Formula: Hg2+3S2(Cl,Br)2

ⓘ Lazarenkoite (TL)

Formula: (Ca,Fe2+)Fe3+As3+3O7 · 3H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Leucophanite

Formula: NaCaBeSi2O6F

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Linarite

Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2

ⓘ Liroconite

Formula: Cu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4 · 4H2O

ⓘ Litharge

Formula: PbO

ⓘ Lizardite

Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Lorenzenite

Formula: Na2Ti2(Si2O6)O3

ⓘ Magnesio-foitite

Formula: ◻(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO3

Localities:

Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.

ⓘ Magnetite var. Mushketovite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Marialite

Formula: Na4Al3Si9O24Cl

ⓘ Marshite

Formula: CuI

ⓘ Matildite

Formula: AgBiS2

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Ankusheva, Natalia N., Hertek, Ailai K., Kalinin, Yuri A., Damdinov, Bulat B., Pirajno, Franco, Butanaev, Yuri V., Suge-Maadyr, Nadezhda V., Soldup, Sholban N. (2023) Precious-Metal Mineralization and Formation Conditions of the Biche-Kadyr-Oos Epithermal Au-Ag Ore Occurrence (Eastern Sayan, Russia) Minerals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/min13121529

ⓘ Maucherite

Formula: Ni11As8

ⓘ Melanterite

Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

ⓘ Melonite

Formula: NiTe2

References:

Barkov, A.Y., Shvedov, G., Flemming, R.L., Vymazalová, A., Martin, R.F. (2017): Melonite from Kingash and Kuskanak, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the extent of Bi-for-Te substitution in melonite and synthetic Ni(Te,Bi)2-x. Mineralogical Magazine: 81, 695-705.

ⓘ Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite

Formula: (Ni,Pd)Te2

References:

Barkov, A.Y., Shvedov, G., Flemming, R.L., Vymazalová, A., Martin, R.F. (2016): Melonite from Kingash and Kuskanak, Eastern Sayans, Russia, and the extent of Bi-for-Te substitution in melonite and synthetic Ni(Te,Bi)2-x. Mineralogical Magazine: 80: (in press)

ⓘ Mercury

Formula: Hg

ⓘ Merenskyite

Formula: PdTe2

ⓘ Metacinnabar

Formula: HgS

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

ⓘ Microcline

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ 'Microlite Group'

Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n

ⓘ Miersite

Formula: (Ag,Cu)I

ⓘ Millerite

Formula: NiS

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Molybdite

Formula: MoO3

ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce(PO4)

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO4)

Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.

ⓘ Monazite-(Sm)

Formula: Sm(PO4)

ⓘ Moncheite

Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2

ⓘ Montroydite

Formula: HgO

ⓘ Mosandrite-(Ce)

Formula: (Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5◻0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2

ⓘ Moschelite

Formula: [Hg2]2+I2

ⓘ Moschellandsbergite

Formula: Ag2Hg3

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Ankusheva, Natalia N., Hertek, Ailai K., Kalinin, Yuri A., Damdinov, Bulat B., Pirajno, Franco, Butanaev, Yuri V., Suge-Maadyr, Nadezhda V., Soldup, Sholban N. (2023) Precious-Metal Mineralization and Formation Conditions of the Biche-Kadyr-Oos Epithermal Au-Ag Ore Occurrence (Eastern Sayan, Russia) Minerals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/min13121529

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O

ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite

Formula: NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O

References:

Abrosimova, N., Gaskova, O., Loshkareva, A., Edelev, A., & Bortnikova, S. (2015). Assessment of the acid mine drainage potential of waste rocks at the Ak-Sug porphyry Cu–Mo deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 157, 1-14.

ⓘ Naumannite

Formula: Ag2Se

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

Localities:

Korgeredaba alkaline massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Ulanerginskii massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Dahunur (Dahu-Nur) massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Nickeline

Formula: NiAs

ⓘ Nickelskutterudite

Formula: NiAs3

References:

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ Norsethite

Formula: BaMg(CO3)2

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Northupite

Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl

ⓘ Nyerereite

Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2

ⓘ Olekminskite

Formula: Sr(Sr,Ca,Ba)(CO3)2

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M2SiO4

ⓘ Omeiite

Formula: (Os,Ru)As2

ⓘ Orcelite

Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Osarsite

Formula: (Os,Ru)AsS

ⓘ Osmium

Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)

ⓘ Ourayite

Formula: Ag3Pb4Bi5S13

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Ankusheva, Natalia N., Hertek, Ailai K., Kalinin, Yuri A., Damdinov, Bulat B., Pirajno, Franco, Butanaev, Yuri V., Suge-Maadyr, Nadezhda V., Soldup, Sholban N. (2023) Precious-Metal Mineralization and Formation Conditions of the Biche-Kadyr-Oos Epithermal Au-Ag Ore Occurrence (Eastern Sayan, Russia) Minerals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/min13121529

ⓘ Paolovite

Formula: Pd2Sn

ⓘ Paragonite

Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Paraschachnerite

Formula: Ag3Hg2

ⓘ 'Parisite'

Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2

Localities:

Karasug REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Chaakhol REE-Sr-Ba-Fe-fluorite deposit, Tuva, Russia
North Choza deposit, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Teeli-Orgudyd deposit, Chaa-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Parisite-(Ce)

Formula: CaCe2(CO3)3F2

ⓘ Parkerite

Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Pearceite

Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8

ⓘ Perovskite

Formula: CaTiO3

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag3AuTe2

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

References:

Andreeva, I. A., Kovalenko, V. I., Nikiforov, A. V., & Kononkova, N. N. (2007). Compositions of magmas, formation conditions, and genesis of carbonate-bearing ijolites and carbonatites of the Belaya Zima alkaline carbonatite complex, eastern Sayan. Petrology, 15(6), 551-574.

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

Stifeeva, Maria V., Salnikova, Ekaterina B., Savelyeva, Valentina B., Kotov, Alexander B., Danilova, Yulia V., Bazarova, Ekaterina P., Danilov, Boris S. (2023) Timing of Carbonatite Ultramafic Complexes of the Eastern Sayan Alkaline Province, Siberia: U–Pb (ID–TIMS) Geochronology of Ca–Fe Garnets. Minerals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/min13081086

ⓘ Picropharmacolite

Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Localities:

Sutlug River, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aksug Cu-Mo deposit, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Tannuola terrane, Tandinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Platinum

Formula: Pt

ⓘ Polydymite

Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4

References:

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ Polylithionite

Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2

Localities:

Korgeredaba alkaline massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Polylithionite-Trilithionite Series'

ⓘ Poyarkovite

Formula: [Hg2]2+3Cl2O2

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

References:

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ 'Protolithionite'

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'

Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

Localities:

Pichikhol' alkaline massif, Balygtyg-Khem River, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Tastyg Spodumene deposit, Erzinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'

Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'

Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'

Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn4+O2

References:

Nikiforov, AV, Bolonin, AV, Sugorakova, AM, Popov, VA, Lykhin, DA (2005) Carbonatites of Central Tuva: geological structure and mineral and chemical composition. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 47 (4) 326

ⓘ Pyrophyllite

Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2

References:

Abrosimova, N., Gaskova, O., Loshkareva, A., Edelev, A., & Bortnikova, S. (2015). Assessment of the acid mine drainage potential of waste rocks at the Ak-Sug porphyry Cu–Mo deposit. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 157, 1-14.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

Localities:

Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 35 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO2

ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz

Formula: SiO2

References:

Nikiforov, AV, Bolonin, AV, Sugorakova, AM, Popov, VA, Lykhin, DA (2005) Carbonatites of Central Tuva: geological structure and mineral and chemical composition. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 47 (4) 326

ⓘ Qusongite

Formula: WC

ⓘ Rammelsbergite

Formula: NiAs2

References:

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.

Lebedev, V. I., Borovikov, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Shabalin, S. I. (2019) Physicochemical Modeling of Hydrothermal Mineralization Processes at Ni–Co–As (±U–Ag), Co–S–As (±Au–W), and Cu–Co–As (±Sb–Ag) Deposits. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (3) 225-255 doi:10.1134/s107570151903005x

ⓘ Rhodochrosite

Formula: MnCO3

ⓘ Richterite

Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Riebeckite

Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2

Localities:

Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Tannuola terrane, Tandinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Rinkite-(Ce)

Formula: (Ca3Ce)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2

ⓘ Rinkite-(Y)

Formula: Na2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3

ⓘ 'Roméite'

ⓘ Rosenbuschite

Formula: Na6Ca6Zr3Ti(Si2O7)4O2F6

ⓘ Ruarsite

Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS

ⓘ Rucklidgeite

Formula: PbBi2Te4

References:

Kuzhuget, R. V., Ankusheva, N. N., Kalinin, Y. A., Pirajno, F., & Reutsky, V. N. (2022). Mineralogical and Geochemical Peculiarities and PT Conditions of Ores from the Kyzyl-Tashtyg VMS polymetallic deposit, Eastern Tuva: Fluid Inclusion and S, O, C Isotopic data. Ore Geology Reviews, 104717.

ⓘ Ruthenarsenite

Formula: (Ru,Ni)As

ⓘ Rutheniridosmine

Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)

ⓘ Ruthenium

Formula: (Ru,Ir)

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

Localities:

Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
South Choza deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile

Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2

ⓘ Safflorite

Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2

Localities:

Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Korgeredaba alkaline massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Ulatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Askhatin-Gol Ag-Sb-Co-Ni deposit, Munguntaiga ore zone, Yustid ore cluster, Tuva, Russia
Ulatayskoe Ag-Cu-Co occurrence, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Samarskite-(Y)

Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

Localities:

Ulatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Spodumene pegmatites, Solbelder River basin, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Scapolite Group'

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO4)

Localities:

Askhatin-Gol Ag-Sb-Co-Ni deposit, Munguntaiga ore zone, Yustid ore cluster, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskanskoye deposit, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Schorlomite

Formula: Ca3Ti2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2

ⓘ Schuetteite

Formula: Hg2+3(SO4)O2

ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

Localities:

Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Selenium

Formula: Se

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

Localities:

Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Belaya Zima REE-Nb deposit, Tuva, Russia
Malye Kopty massif, Kaakhem ophiolite belt, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Bezymyannyi massif, Bay-Tayginsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Ni-Serpentine'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D = Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Shortite

Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3

ⓘ Shubnikovite (TL)

Formula: Ca2Cu8(AsO4)6(OH)Cl · 7H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.

ⓘ Siegenite

Formula: CoNi2S4

ⓘ Silver

Formula: Ag

Localities:

Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulatai deposit, Dzun-Khemchiksky District, Tuva, Russia
Khaak-Sair occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulatayskoe Ag-Cu-Co occurrence, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Silver var. Küstelite

Formula: Ag

ⓘ Silver var. Native Amalgam

Formula: (Ag,Hg)

ⓘ Skutterudite

Formula: CoAs3

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Smithsonite

Formula: ZnCO3

ⓘ Smolyaninovite (TL)

Formula: Co3Fe3+2(AsO4)4 · 11H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Sodalite

Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl

ⓘ Sopcheite

Formula: Ag4Pd3Te4

ⓘ Sperrylite

Formula: PtAs2

ⓘ Spessartine

Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region.

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl2O4

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Spionkopite

Formula: Cu39S28

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Spodumene

Formula: LiAlSi2O6

ⓘ Stromeyerite

Formula: AgCuS

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO3

ⓘ Sylvite

Formula: KCl

ⓘ Synchysite-(Ce)

Formula: CaCe(CO3)2F

ⓘ Taenite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

ⓘ Taimyrite

Formula: (Pd,Cu,Pt)3Sn

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

Localities:

Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Chedi-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Agardag ultramafic massif, Tes-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Malye Kopty massif, Kaakhem ophiolite belt, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ 'Tantalite'

Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

References:

Seltmann, R., Soloviev, S., Shatov, V., Pirajno, F., Naumov, E., Cherkasov, S. (2010) Metallogeny of Siberia: tectonic, geologic and metallogenic settings of selected significant deposits*. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 57 (6) 655-706 doi:10.1080/08120099.2010.505277

ⓘ Telargpalite

Formula: (Pd,Ag)3(Te,Bi)

ⓘ Tellurobismuthite

Formula: Bi2Te3

Localities:

Tardan Au Deposit, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskanskoye deposit, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Biche-Kadyr-Oos ore occurrence, Ak-Sug ore cluster, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Tennantite-(Cu)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Cu2)As4S12S

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Natalia N. Ankusheva, Franco Pirajno, Andrey A. Mongush, Yuri V. Butanaev, and Nadezhda V. Suge-Maadyr. (2022) "The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore Genesis, and S-O Isotope Systematics" Minerals 12, no. 6: 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060712

ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Fe2+2)As4S12S

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Natalia N. Ankusheva, Franco Pirajno, Andrey A. Mongush, Yuri V. Butanaev, and Nadezhda V. Suge-Maadyr. (2022) "The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore Genesis, and S-O Isotope Systematics" Minerals 12, no. 6: 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060712

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.

ⓘ Tennantite-(Zn)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)As4S12S

Localities:

Kyzyl-Tashtyg deposit, Kyzyl-Tashtyg ore area, Kyzylsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence, Aldan-Maadyr ore cluster, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskanskoye deposit, Sut-Kholsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulatayskoe Ag-Cu-Co occurrence, Ovyursky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Terlinguaite

Formula: [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2

ⓘ Tetra-auricupride

Formula: AuCu

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Tetradymite

Formula: Bi2Te2S

ⓘ Tetraferriphlogopite

Formula: KMg3(Fe3+Si3O10)(OH,F)2

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

References:

Biagioni, C., Kasatkin, A. V., Nestola, F., Škoda, R., Gurzhiy, V. V., Agakhanov, A. A., Koshlyakova, N. N. (2024) Zvěstovite-(Fe), Ag₆(Ag₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃, a new member of the tetrahedrite group from the Ulatayskoe Ag–Cu–Co occurrence, eastern Siberia, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (3) 529-540 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-529-2024

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Series'

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Ankusheva, Natalia N., Hertek, Ailai K., Kalinin, Yuri A., Damdinov, Bulat B., Pirajno, Franco, Butanaev, Yuri V., Suge-Maadyr, Nadezhda V., Soldup, Sholban N. (2023) Precious-Metal Mineralization and Formation Conditions of the Biche-Kadyr-Oos Epithermal Au-Ag Ore Occurrence (Eastern Sayan, Russia) Minerals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/min13121529

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite'

Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13

ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S

ⓘ Tetrataenite

Formula: FeNi

ⓘ Thalénite-(Y)

Formula: Y3Si3O10F

ⓘ Thomsenolite

Formula: NaCa[AlF6] · H2O

ⓘ Thorbastnäsite (TL)

Formula: ThCa(CO3)2F2 · 3H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Thorianite

Formula: ThO2

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Thorite

Formula: Th(SiO4)

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Thorite var. Ferrithorite

Formula: (Th,Fe3+)[Si(O,OH)4]

ⓘ Tiemannite

Formula: HgSe

ⓘ Tikhonenkovite (TL)

Formula: Sr[AlF4(OH)(H2O)]

Type Locality:

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

ⓘ Törnebohmite-(Ce)

Formula: Ce2Al(SiO4)2(OH)

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: A D3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

ⓘ Trippkeite

Formula: Cu2+As3+2O4

ⓘ Tripuhyite

Formula: Fe3+Sb5+O4

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

ⓘ Tugarinovite

Formula: MoO2

Description: From tailings pile

ⓘ Tyrolite

Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O

Description: Originally described as trichalcite.

ⓘ Ullmannite

Formula: NiSbS

References:

Borisenko, A. S., Pavlova, G. G., Borovikov, A. A., & Obolenskiy, A. A. (1999). Ag-Sb deposits of the Yustid depression, eastern Russia and northwest Mongolia. International geology review, 41(7), 639-664.

ⓘ 'UM1993-06-F:CaNaREEY'

Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Y,REE)3F12

ⓘ 'UM2008-52-SiO:AlBCaFFeHLiMgNa'

Formula: (Ca,Na,◻)(Al,Li,Fe,Mg)3Al6[Si6O18](BO3)3(OH,O)3(F,O)

References:

Rozhdestsvenskaya, I.V., Bronzova, Yu.M., Frank-Kamenetskaya, O.V., Zolotarev, A.A., Kuznetsova, L.G., Bannova, I.I. (2008): Refinement of the crystal structure of calcium-lithium-aluminum tourmaline from the pegmatite vein in the Sangilen Upland (Tuva Republic). Cryst. Repts.: 53(2): 223-227

ⓘ Uraninite

Formula: UO2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende

Formula: UO2

References:

Nikiforov, AV, Bolonin, AV, Sugorakova, AM, Popov, VA, Lykhin, DA (2005) Carbonatites of Central Tuva: geological structure and mineral and chemical composition. Geology of Ore Deposits C/C of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 47 (4) 326

ⓘ Uraninite var. Sooty Uraninite

Formula: UO2

ⓘ Uvarovite

Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite

Formula: Ag3AuS2

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9

ⓘ Violarite

Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

ⓘ Vladimirite (TL)

Formula: Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ Volynskite

Formula: AgBiTe2

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Natalia N. Ankusheva, Franco Pirajno, Andrey A. Mongush, Yuri V. Butanaev, and Nadezhda V. Suge-Maadyr. (2022) "The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore Genesis, and S-O Isotope Systematics" Minerals 12, no. 6: 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060712

ⓘ Willemite

Formula: Zn2SiO4

ⓘ Wittichenite

Formula: Cu3BiS3

References:

Kuzhuget, Renat V., Natalia N. Ankusheva, Franco Pirajno, Andrey A. Mongush, Yuri V. Butanaev, and Nadezhda V. Suge-Maadyr. (2022) "The Ulug-Sair Gold Occurrence (Western Tuva, Russia): Mineralogy, Ore Genesis, and S-O Isotope Systematics" Minerals 12, no. 6: 712. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12060712

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

ⓘ Wüstite

Formula: FeO

ⓘ 'Xenotime'

ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)

Formula: Y(PO4)

ⓘ Yarrowite

Formula: Cu9S8

References:

Palyanova, G. A., Murzin, V. V., Zhuravkova, T. V., & Varlamov, D. A. (2018). Au-Cu-Ag mineralization in rodingites and nephritoids of the Agardag ultramafic massif (southern Tuva, Russia). Russian Geology and Geophysics, 59(3), 238-256.

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

References:

Borisenko, A. S., Pavlova, G. G., Borovikov, A. A., & Obolenskiy, A. A. (1999). Ag-Sb deposits of the Yustid depression, eastern Russia and northwest Mongolia. International geology review, 41(7), 639-664.

ⓘ 'Zinnwaldite'

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.

ⓘ Zircon var. Cyrtolite

Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]

Localities:

Ulug-Tanzek deposit, Erzin massif, Kaa-Khemsky District, Tuva, Russia
Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
Ulanerginskii massif, Sangilen Upland, Tuva, Russia
Tastyg Spodumene deposit, Erzinsky District, Tuva, Russia

ⓘ Zirconolite

Formula: CaZrTi2O7

References:

Doroshkevich, A. G., Veksler, I. V., Izbrodin, I. A., Ripp, G. S., Khromova, E. A., Posokhov, V. F., ... & Vladykin, N. V. (2016). Stable isotope composition of minerals in the Belaya Zima plutonic complex, Russia: Implications for the sources of the parental magma and metasomatizing fluids. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 81-96.

ⓘ Zircophyllite (TL)

Formula: K2NaFe2+7Zr2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F

Type Locality:

Description: In syenite.

ⓘ Zircosulfate (TL)

Formula: (Zr,Ti)(SO4)2 · 4H2O

Type Locality:

Colour: White

Description: Found as a white crust in a 2cm in diameter large cavity in a weathered sulphide-bearing pegmatite.

ⓘ Zvěstovite-(Fe) (TL)

Formula: Ag6(Ag4Fe2+2)As4S12S

Type Locality:

References:

Biagioni, C., Kasatkin, A. V., Nestola, F., Škoda, R., Gurzhiy, V. V., Agakhanov, A. A., Koshlyakova, N. N. (2024) Zvěstovite-(Fe), Ag₆(Ag₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃, a new member of the tetrahedrite group from the Ulatayskoe Ag–Cu–Co occurrence, eastern Siberia, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (3) 529-540 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-529-2024

ⓘ Zvěstovite-(Zn)

Formula: Ag6(Ag4Zn2)As4S12S

References:

Biagioni, C., Kasatkin, A. V., Nestola, F., Škoda, R., Gurzhiy, V. V., Agakhanov, A. A., Koshlyakova, N. N. (2024) Zvěstovite-(Fe), Ag₆(Ag₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃, a new member of the tetrahedrite group from the Ulatayskoe Ag–Cu–Co occurrence, eastern Siberia, Russia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (3) 529-540 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-529-2024