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Locality Name:
Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444
Youngest recorded age at locality: 250

mindat Locality ID: 194046
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194046.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 Ba Bi Cu Fe H Hg K O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi Cu Fe H Hg K O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDigeniteMarcasiteMelonite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe4444330489
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)440440011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS444443305516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2444433027198
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe4444330169
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS44443304165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S44443301027
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS440440024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu444433030554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S13444433072
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3444433014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te4444330804
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S34444330191
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS244044005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2444433017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2440440039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2444433061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS444433021482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe44444330337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe4444330190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te34444330276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1344443301803
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS4444330372


4 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
Kristen002454444433Silurian (Llandovery) age of deposit   Yes Cu, Zn146335Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaKomsomolskoyeHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
sedcu-00598250250U. Permian     Yes Cu195169Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaSakmaraCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen002456444433Silurian (Llandovery) age of deposit     Cu, Zn194046Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaYaman KasyHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
vms-00822440440Early Silurian (Llandovery)       S194046Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaYaman-KasyMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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