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Locality Name:
Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2032
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1922

mindat Locality ID: 193171
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193171.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Allarechenskoe Ni-Cu Ore Field
Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 B Ba Be Bi Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi Hg Ni Os Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sn Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteAuricuprideAxiniteBarringeriteBaryteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltite
CopperCorundumCrichtoniteCubaniteEpidoteGarnetHumiteMarcasiteMeloniteMica
MilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNolaniteNonePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStillwateriteTalcTivaniteUllmannite
Wurtzitehauchecornite

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Altaite  (*)Andradite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopalladinite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atheneite  (*)Atokite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismutohauchecornite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Byrudite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cooperite  (*)
Coulsonite  (*)Crichtonite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Davidite-(Ce)  (*)Davidite-(La)  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Keithconnite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Kyzylkumite  (*)Laurite  (*)Lindsleyite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nolanite  (*)Palladoarsenide  (*)Paolovite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Retgersite  (*)Senaite  (*)
Sopcheite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Talc  (*)
Telargpalite  (*)Tivanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22032192211030123419
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe198519852103012,103013489
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311030101534
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4203219221103012708
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As319851985031
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS198519852103012,1030139052
Atheneite  (*)BarringeritePd2(As0.75Hg0.25)19851985015
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn19851985110301229
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2203219221103012260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)19851985110301311547
Bismutohauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9Bi2S811030107
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42032192211030125516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4198519850101
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb203219221103012175
Byrudite  (*)Humite(Be,   )(V3+,Ti)3O61985198511030132
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2198519856103010,103011,103013,103016,103017,10301827198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41985198511030133902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4203219222103011,103012951
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS198519852103012,103013966
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS198519850124
Coulsonite  (*)SpinelFe2+V3+2O419851985110301316
Crichtonite  (*)CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)3819851985110301327
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3198519851103018802
Davidite-(Ce)  (*)CrichtoniteCe(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)381985198511030135
Davidite-(La)  (*)CrichtoniteLa(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)3819851985110301331
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61985198511030184135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2032192211030128173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS2198519850110
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS198519852103012,10301324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu198519852103012,10301330554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te198519851103013804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS198519850119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3198519852103010,1030135433
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te719851985040
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)198519850116
Kyzylkumite  (*)NoneTi2V3+O5(OH)1985198511030133
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2198519850226
Lindsleyite  (*)Crichtonite(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O3819851985110301312
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4203219221103012359
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)203219221103012451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4203219222103011,10301214899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21985198511030135674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8203219221103012161
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2203219220207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2198519851103012155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe198519851103012114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2032192211030121066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2198519852103012,1030135800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)198519851103013945
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2198519850133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220321922110301217380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs203219221103012633
Nolanite  (*)NolaniteV3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)219851985110301319
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As19851985037
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn19851985038
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS203219221103012767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S22103010,10301155
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8198519858103010,103011,103012,103013,103016,103017,103018,1030201512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS19851985044
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22032192211030121898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2198519852103012,10301339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8198519859103010,103011,103013,103016,103017,103018,103019,103020,1030219056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220321922110301261156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O203219222103011,10301255
Senaite  (*)CrichtonitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)3819851985110301328
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te419851985024
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2198519851103012337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS198519852103012,10301321482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4198519851103013337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22032192211030123337
Telargpalite  (*)None(Pd,Ag)3Te19851985018
Tivanite  (*)TivaniteTiV3+O3(OH)1985198511030133
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22032192211030122562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2032192211030121044
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS20321922053


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_697Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion


2 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_021198519851985       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru188445Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaPechengaBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Michelle_697203219221977±55 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu188445Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaPechengaHoatson 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).

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