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Shunga (russian: Шуньга; krl, Šun’ga; fi, Sunku) is a large village in the Zaonezhie peninsula by Lake Putkozero in
Shunga (russian: Шуньга; krl, Šun’ga; fi, Sunku) is a large village in the Zaonezhie peninsula by Lake Putkozero in Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
's Republic of Karelia
The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...
. It is part of Medvezhyegorsk District and is located around 50 km from the district capital, Medvezhyegorsk
Medvezhyegorsk (russian: Медвежьего́рск; krl, Karhumägi; fi, Karhumäki) is a town and the administrative center of Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Population: 15,800 (1959).
History
A village in ...
. The mineraloid Shungite
Shungite is a black and lustrous mineraloid that was first described from a deposit near Shunga village, in Karelia, Russia, from where it gets its name. Shungite can be low-carbon (5% C), medium-carbon (5-25% C) and high-carbon (25-80% C) perc ...
is named after this village as it was first described based on deposits found nearby.
References
{{Coord, 62, 35, 33, N, 34, 56, 14, E, display=title Cities and towns in the Republic of Karelia