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Locality Name:
Dzhusinskoe Deposit (Dzhusinskoye), Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 375
Youngest recorded age at locality: 375

mindat Locality ID: 190420
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-190420.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dzhusinskoe Deposit (Dzhusinskoye), Orsk, 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: As Au Ba C Cu Fe O Pb S Se Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Au Ba C Cu Fe O Pb S Se Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCopperCovelliteMarcasiteNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS37537509052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)375375011547
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)37537504979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S37537505707
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3753750281
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS37537504165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS375375024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu375375030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4375375014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS237537505674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2375375039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2375375061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS375375021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1337537501803



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
vms-00762375375Middle Devonian (Late Givetian)       S190420Dzhusinskoe Deposit (Dzhusinskoye), Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaDzhusinskoeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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