Some of the rock samples from graphite deposits belonging to the mineralogical collection of the Mining Museum

Abstract

The studied samples are graphite-hosting rocks from various graphite deposits: the Mariinsky mine at the Botogolsky Golets (Aliberovskoye deposit), the Barrowdelsky mine in Cumberland and two Ural deposits - one near the Sysertsky plant; the location of the other deposit is unknown - probably from the Ilmen Mountains.