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Locality Name:
Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2507
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2486

mindat Locality ID: 23273
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23273.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit
Nittis-Kumuzh'ya Ni-Cu Deposit
Nyud-2 Deposit
Patchemvarek Intrusion
Sopcheozerskoe Deposit (Sopcheozero)
Travyanaya Mt.
Vuruchuaivench Prospect

Latitude: 67°54'0"N
Longitude: 32°49'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.9,32.816666666667
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 Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Mo Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt Re Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi Cu Fe Ir Ni O Pd Pt S Se Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCobaltite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparIsomertieiteMarcasiteMeloniteMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelStillwateriteTetradymiteTitaniteUllmanniteWurtziteZirconhauchecornite

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)
Arsenopalladinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Braggite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Daomanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)
Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Iridium  (*)Isomertieite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Laurite  (*)Lead  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Majakite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maslovite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Menshikovite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nielsenite  (*)
Niggliite  (*)Orcelite  (*)Osmium  (*)Palarstanide  (*)Palladoarsenide  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Putoranite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ruthenium  (*)Rutile  (*)
Silver  (*)Sopcheite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannopalladinite  (*)
Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tarkianite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Törnroosite  (*)Vincentite  (*)Violarite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2507248611029852793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22490249011029943419
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe250724861102985489
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2490249011029901036
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S825002486110298567
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As324902490110299431
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2507248611029859052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)25072486110298511547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2507248611029851966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4249024902102985,1029865516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4249024903102985,102986,102994101
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2249024901102988361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25072486110298627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2507248611029855707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2249024903102985,102986,10299427198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4250724862102985,1029913902
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe250724861102986281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS250724862102985,102994966
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS250724861102985124
Copper  (*)CopperCu2507248611029853846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2507248611029854165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3249024900802
Daomanite  (*)NoneCuPtAsS22507248611029855
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2490249011029908173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS2249024901102991110
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi224902490062
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25072486110298524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu250724862102985,10299430554
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS825002486110298527
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2250024862102985,102991205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325072486014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te250724863102985,102988,102994804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS249024901102986119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32507248611029865433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS249024900154
Iridium  (*)CopperIr249024901102991162
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As2250724863102985,10299448
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)249024903102985,102986,102994116
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2250724862102985,102991226
Lead  (*)CopperPb250724861102985192
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)250024862102985,102986451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4250724863102985,102986,10299014899
Majakite  (*)NonePdNiAs24902490110299422
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22507248611029855674
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe24902490023
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2250024861102985207
Menshikovite  (*)NonePd3Ni2As324902490110299415
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2249024902102986,102994155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe250724862102985,102994114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS250024864102985,102986,102991,1029941066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22507249011029855800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2250724862102985,102994133
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se250724860192
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs250024860633
Nielsenite  (*)NonePdCu32507248611029854
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn25072486110298522
Orcelite  (*)NoneNi5-xAs2 (x = 0.25)25002486110298536
Osmium  (*)NoneOs249024901102991169
Palarstanide  (*)StillwateritePd5(Sn,As)225072486110298513
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As24902490110298637
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS250024862102985,102994767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8250024862102985,1029911512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS24902490044
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4250024860131
Putoranite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu1.1Fe1.2S22490249007
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225072486039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250724862102985,1029949056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2250724862102986,10299461156
Ruthenium  (*)NoneRu24902490110299146
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22490249011029915614
Silver  (*)CopperAg2507248611029855186
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te424902490110298624
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2249024904102985,102986,102990,102994337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25072486110298521482
Stannopalladinite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)3Sn25072486110298512
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb224902490110299475
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As324902490110299424
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4249024901102988337
Tarkianite  (*)None (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S82507249011029856
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3250724860276
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2490249011029904899
Törnroosite  (*)IsomertieitePd11As2Te22490249011029944
Vincentite  (*)NonePd3As24902490110298617
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4250024860380
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS25002486110298553
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2490249011029905251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2490249011029941025
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb25072486110298532


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_694Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion


3 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
EG105_1057_028249024902490       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru23273Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaMonchegorskBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Michelle_694250024862493±7U-PbAge of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni2725Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaMonchegorskHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See 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). Dates on felsic volcanic rocks that include komatiites are consistent with an inferred eruption age for these komatiites of c. 2705 Ma.
Mo-0004825072490 U-Pb     TarkianiteMo2725Monchegorsk Cu-Ni Deposit, Monchegorsk, Monche-Tundra, Murmansk Oblast, Russia Bayanova et al. (2009)10.1144/SP323.8GSLSP323_165 

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