Peak Mount Ilmentau Length 28 km (17 mi) Country Russia | Elevation 754 m (2,474 ft) Width 15 km (9.3 mi) Age of rock Carboniferous | |
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Similar Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Golden Mountains of Altai, Lena Pillars, Taganay, Gora Yurma | ||
The Ilmensky Mountains (ru) are located in the Southern Urals in the Chelyabinsk Oblast on the administrative territory of Miass in Chebarkulsky and Argayashsky districts. They are on the Tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Map of Ilmengebirge, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, 456317
They are famous for their precious (like topaz and beryl) and semi-precious stones, such as amazonite and rare metals, found in pegmatites and nepheline syenites. Now most part of Ilmensky Mountains are inside strict Ilmen Nature Reserve and all mining activities there are prohibited.
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