Uvarovite
specimen number:
2262360
location:
Saranovskii Mine, Sarany, Gornozavodskii, Perm Krai, Russia
description: The Saranovskii Mine, located near Sarany in the Gornozavodskii district of Perm Krai, Russia, is a historic mining operation with continuous activity dating back to 1889. Geologically, the deposit is situated within the Ural Mountains and is hosted in ultrabasic rocks such as dunites and peridotites that have undergone regional metamorphism. The mine is famous for its large bodies of chromite ore, which formed through magmatic processes within the ultramafic complex. Interaction between chromium-rich fluids and calcium-bearing zones created an ideal environment for secondary mineral formation. The site is world-renowned among mineral collectors as a premier type locality for uvarovite, producing brilliant, emerald-green crystal druses that coat the chromite and fracture surfaces.
Brilliant green micro crystals of uvarovite across the top of matrix. Classic locality for this material.
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