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Locality Name:
Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait (Olkhon Gate), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 450

mindat Locality ID: 2720
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2720.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait (Olkhon Gate), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 52°56'2"N
Longitude: 106°47'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.933888888889,106.78444444444

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: Al B C Cr H Mg Mn Na O Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Cr H Mg Mn Na O Si Ti V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerdesinskiiteBerylCorundumNoneNot in a structural groupRutileSchreyeriteSpinelTourmaline

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Berdesinskiite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Graphite  (*)Karelianite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Manganochromite  (*)Olkhonskite  (*)Oxy-dravite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schreyerite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Vuorelainenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Berdesinskiite  (*)BerdesinskiiteV3+2TiO550045007
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1850045001008
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O3500450030
Graphite  (*)NoneC50045002812
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O3500450017
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO450045001507
Manganochromite  (*)SpinelMn2+Cr2O450045006
Olkhonskite  (*)SchreyeriteCr2Ti3O950045001
Oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O500450024
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO250045005614
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O9500450010
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO550045001516
Vuorelainenite  (*)SpinelMn2+V3+2O450045009



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
Cr-00029500450480Pb monazite, allanite, zircon, thorite, phlogopite   Eskolaite, OlkhonskiteCr2720Ol'khonskiye Vorota Strait (Olkhon Gate), Lake Baikal Area, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaBaikalGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 


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