Provenite

Ushkatyn-III deposit (Zhairem)

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48.3375° N, 70.1692° E · ± 10 km

Rhodochrosite from Kazakhstan, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Rhodochrosite

Rhodochrosite at Ushkatyn-III deposit (Zhairem)

A massive rhodochrosite specimen with two polished knobs from the Ushkatyn-III deposit, Kazakhstan.
A massive rhodochrosite specimen with two polished knobs from the Ushkatyn-III deposit, Kazakhstan.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
A crust of lustrous translucent botryoidal brick-red rhodochrosite from the Ushkatyn-III deposit.
A crust of lustrous translucent botryoidal brick-red rhodochrosite from the Ushkatyn-III deposit.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Backlit translucent botryoidal deep cherry-red rhodochrosite from the Ushkatyn-III deposit.
Backlit translucent botryoidal deep cherry-red rhodochrosite from the Ushkatyn-III deposit.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
MnCO₃
Morphology
Massive and botryoidal crusts
Typical size
Specimens 3-10 cm
Color / luster
Brick-red to deep cherry-red; translucent, lustrous
Associated minerals
Hausmannitebraunitecalcitetephroitesonolitealleghanyitefriedelite
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-912 SRC-919 SRC-920

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Weakly metamorphosed Atasu-type hydrothermal-sedimentary Fe-Mn and barite-lead deposit.
Type
Sedimentary
Host rock
Upper Devonian limestones
Country
Kazakhstan

Coordinates are those of Zhairem settlement (Wikidata); the deposit lies in the Zhairem ore cluster, hence +/- 10 km.

Sources: SRC-911 SRC-912

Sources

  1. SRC-911 · Database
    Zhairem (Q2230276)Wikidata contributors · Wikidata
  2. SRC-912 · Article
    Mineralogy of iron and manganese ores of the Ushkatyn-III deposit, Central KazakhstanBrusnitsyn A. I.; Perova E. N.; Vereshchagin O. S.; Britvin S. N.; Platonova N. V.; Shilovskikh V. V. · 2021 · Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) 150(1): 1-29
  3. SRC-919 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-228396.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)
  4. SRC-920 · Website
    File:Rhodochrosite-66645.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons (dealer label)

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.