Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Chalcanthite at Kerman, Iran

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 11.2Ma - 10.8Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00263	11.2	10.8		Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	205749	Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman, Iran	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00263	11.2	10.8		Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Turquoise	Cu	205749	Meiduk Mine (Miduk Mine; Lachah Mine), Shahr Babak, Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman, Iran	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00061	13.6	10.9		Anhydrite, Antlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	21589	Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, Iran	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00262	14.9	14.9		Albite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205747	Darreh Zar Mine (Darrehzar Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, Iran	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00264	12	12		Albite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile	Cu	205750	Raigan Mine (Regun-e Bam Mine), Kerman, Iran	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155