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Record No. 26709
Gem minerals from the Saranovskoye chromite deposit, western Urals

Gem minerals from the Saranovskoye chromite deposit, western Urals

Journal Article
Spiridonov, E.M., Alferova, M.S. and Fattykhov, T.G. (1998) Gem minerals from the Saranovskoye chromite deposit, western Urals. Journal of Gemmology, Vol. 30, Nos. 1–2, January–April, pp. 91–102.
ISBN/ISSN: 221252  |  Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB  |  RWHL
gems, Russia, Ural Mountains, Saranovskoye, uvarovite garnet, Cr-grossular- Cr-sphene
Gem-quality minerals, including uvarovite, Cr-grossular and Cr-titanite, associated with the Saranovskoye chromite deposit, northern Urals, are described. The geology and mineralogy of the deposit indicates its formation following a well-known cycle of low-grade metamorphic processes and hydrothermal activity.
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