Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213.3

mindat Locality ID: 193315
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193315.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine
Zapolyarnyi Mine (Zapolyarni Mine)

Latitude: 69°17'46"N
Longitude: 88°10'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.296111111111,88.176666666667

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.

Auricupride	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Quartz	Spinel	Valleriite	Wurtzite

Anhydrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Braggite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Millerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Silver ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vysotskite ()*	Zvyagintsevite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Auricupride Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Corundum Cubanite Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Quartz Spinel Valleriite Wurtzite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	251.3	213.3	1	102580	1588
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	251.3	250.7	1	102580	5516
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄	246.3	245.1	1	102579	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	251.3	213.3	1	102580	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	251.3	245.1	2	102579,102580	27198
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	246.3	245.1	1	102579	802
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	251.3	250.7	1	102580	40
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	246.3	245.1	1	102579	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	251.3	213.3	2	102579,102580	14899
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	251.3	250.7	1	102580	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	251.3	250.7	1	102580	1066
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	246.3	245.1	1	102579	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	251.3	213.3	1	102580	1898
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	246.3	245.1	1	102579	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	251.3	213.3	1	102580	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	246.3	245.1	0		5186
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	251.3	250.7	1	102580	237
Vysotskite ()*	None	PdS	246.3	245.1	1	102579	53
Zvyagintsevite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Pb	251	251	1	102580	32

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_695	Ni-Cu sulfides in intrusions related to flood basalts

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
CG247_401-00001	242.5	241.3	241.9±0.6	Re-Os				Yes		18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Noril'sk I and Talnakh intrusions	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401
EG105_1057_001	251	251	251					Yes	Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Norilsk	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
GCA59_2071-00001	249.9	247.5	248.7±1.2	Ar-Ar		biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00002	250.4	248	249.2±1.2	Ar-Ar		biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
Michelle_695	251.3	250.7	251±0.3		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province			Yes	Ni, Cu	250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Noril'sk(N)	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
GCA58_4179-00041	246.3	245.1	245.7±0.6	Re-Os			90MC5,90MC10,90MC15,90MC16,90MCZC1,R5A,R8,90MCZB1			195512	Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Medvezky Creek mine	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA58_4179-00042	247	247		Re-Os			90OC1,90OC4,90OC5,90OC9,90OCI0,90OC12,90OC14,90OC2	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA59_2071-00007	250.3	247.5	248.9±1.4	Ar-Ar		biotite	SG-28-1909.1	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00008	215.5	213.3	214.4±1.1	Ar-Ar		plagioclase	SG-28-2013.5	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
CG247_401-00002	246.9	239.3	243.1±3.8	Re-Os				Yes		266145	Kharaelakh Lode, Oktyabrsky Mine (Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni Deposit; Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh intrusion	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401

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