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Locality Name:
Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 519
Youngest recorded age at locality: 499

mindat Locality ID: 207940
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207940.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Al'ma River Valley
Chistenkoye Village
Lozovoye Village Area
Malyi Salgir Valley
Mar'yno Village
Mramornoe Village Area
Petropavlovka Village Area
Teploye Village Area
Ukrainka Village Area (Kurtsy)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Blödite	Braunite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Coronadite	Corundum	Devilline
Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Harmotome	Heulandite
Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Millerite	Mordenite	Natrolite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Tamarugite	Thomsonite	Wurtzite

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: Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Blödite Braunite
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Coronadite Corundum Devilline
Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Harmotome Heulandite
Hexahydrite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Millerite Mordenite Natrolite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Tamarugite Thomsonite Wurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Blödite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Copiapite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*
Hexahydrite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Langite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Millerite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Opal ()*
Palygorskite ()*	Phillipsite-Ca ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Poitevinite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibiconite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Strontianite ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Thénardite ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Todorokite ()*	Trona ()*	Vernadite ()*	Vésigniéite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	102011,102015	8803
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O			1	102023	50
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	519	499	3	102011,102025,102030	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	102015	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	102015,102030,102031	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	519	499	4	102015,102025,102029,102031	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	102015,102019	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	102011	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	102015,102023	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	519	499	6	102015,102019,102021,102023,102025,102030	11547
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	102029	130
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	102023	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	519	499	2	102025,102030	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	519	499	10	102013,102015,102016,102019,102023,102025,102027,102029,102030,102031	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	519	499	4	102011,102015,102025,102030	309
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	102023	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	102015,102019,102023	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	102030	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	102015,102019	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	102030	1756
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	102023	382
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			2	102015,102023	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	102023	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	519	499	3	102015,102019,102025	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	102015,102030,102031	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	102015,102027,102031	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	102015,102029	484
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	102027	271
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O			1	102023	107
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	102015,102016	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	102015,102019	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	519	499	7	102013,102015,102016,102023,102025,102030,102031	7437
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	102029	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	102015	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	102027	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	519	499	4	102015,102021,102023,102025	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	519	499	1	102025	409
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O			1	102015	290
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	519	499	3	102021,102023,102025	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O			2	102015,102030	246
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	519	499	2	102025,102029	251
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	102015	144
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	102030	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	102015	230
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	102030	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	519	499	7	102011,102015,102025,102027,102029,102030,102031	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	519	499	2	102015,102025	581
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄			1	102015	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	102015,102030	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	519	499	5	102015,102023,102025,102029,102030	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			2	102023,102030	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	519	499	5	102015,102019,102021,102023,102025	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	102023	915
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	102019	255
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	102015	1066
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	102029	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			2	102011,102030	405
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	102021	254
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	102011,102030	1236
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	519	499	1	102025	2994
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	519	499	5	102015,102025,102029,102030,102031	306
Phillipsite-Ca ()*	Harmotome	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O			2	102015,102030	75
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	519	499	1	102025	265
Poitevinite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·H₂O	519	499	1	102025	13
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			1	102030	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	519	499	3	102015,102025,102030	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	519	499	7	102015,102019,102021,102023,102025,102029,102030	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	102023	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	102015	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	519	499	8	102011,102015,102019,102023,102025,102029,102030,102031	61156
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	519	499	1	102025	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	519	499	5	102015,102021,102023,102025,102031	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	102015,102019	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	102027	1934
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	102015	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	102015	3418
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	102011	268
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	102015	589
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	519	499	1	102025	87
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	102030	299
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	102015	452
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	102023	433
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O			1	102013	129
Vernadite ()*	None	(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)₂·nH₂O			1	102023	65
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	102023	46

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001161	MAGMATIC STYLE: Small intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Gabbro, theralite, feldspathic ijolite, urtite and foyaite.

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Jen_0001161	519	499	509±10	Sm-Nd										207937	Petropavlovskii Broken-stone Quarry, Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia	Petropavlovskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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