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Locality Name:
Nakhodka Cu Deposit, Vesenniy, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 28.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 16

mindat Locality ID: 206148
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206148.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nakhodka Cu Deposit, Vesenniy, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 66°29'0"N
Longitude: 164°44'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.483333333333,164.73333333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba C Cu Fe H K Mo O S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Cu Fe H K Mo O S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)228.41605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)28.416011547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS228.416027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS28.41604165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S328.4160802
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1228.4160663
Gold  (*)CopperAu28.416030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O328.416014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O428.416014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)228.416012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS228.41605674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS228.41605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228.416017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS228.416039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS28.416021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1328.41601803


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-0036328.416late Oligocene – early Miocene      Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Freibergite, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, ElectrumCu206148Nakhodka Cu Deposit, Vesenniy, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaNakhodkaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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