Minerals of the Subpolar Ural Crystal-Bearing Province in the collections of the A. A. Chernov Geological Museum

Abstract

The article provides information about a wide variety of crystal-bearing deposits in the Subpolar Urals. Unique collections of minerals from crystal-bearing nests are collected in the Geological Museum named after A. A. Chernov. The cadastre contains 84 minerals and makes up 65 % of the total cadastre of deposits. Crystal-bearing minerals of the locality and occurrences of the Subpolar Urals of all classes are represented in the Museum funds to varying degrees. The minerals of silica, fluorite, layered silicates and carbonates are most fully represented. A high proportion of fund representativeness is established for the Kozhim, Skalistoye, Pelingichey-3, Puiva, Khasavarka, Vodorozdelnoye, Omega-Shor and Severnaya Lapcha fields. The subsequent study of minerals to replenish the museum funds and form a reference mineralogical collection of unique crystal-bearing objects of the Subpolar Urals is prognosed.