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Locality Name:
Uktus Complex, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 328

mindat Locality ID: 21822
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21822.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Uktus Complex, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 56°46'18"N
Longitude: 60°38'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.771666666667,60.641666666667
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: Al As Au Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg Ir Mg Na Ni O Os Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg Ir Mg Na Ni O Os Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAuricuprideBowieiteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopperCorundumFeldsparMilleriteNickeline
NoneOlivinePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelUllmannite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Bowieite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cooperite  (*)
Cuproiridsite  (*)Cuprorhodsite  (*)Diopside  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Geversite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Iridium  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kashinite  (*)Laurite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malanite  (*)Miassite  (*)Millerite  (*)Osmium  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Potarite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Tetra-auricupride  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Tolovkite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)40032801036
Bowieite  (*)BowieiteRh2S3400328033
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2400328027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O440032803902
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS4003280124
Cuproiridsite  (*)SpinelCu(Ir3+Ir4+)S4400328031
Cuprorhodsite  (*)Spinel(Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4400328034
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O640032804135
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS24003280110
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)40032801188
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb2400328038
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S24003280205
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS4003280119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O340032805433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS4003280154
Iridium  (*)CopperIr4003280162
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe4003280128
Kashinite  (*)BowieiteIr2S3400328029
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS24003280226
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O44003280311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4400328014899
Malanite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4400328035
Miassite  (*)NoneRh17S15400328010
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS40032801066
Osmium  (*)NoneOs4003280169
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)24003280313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S840032801512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS400328044
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg400328025
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S840032809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2400328061156
Tetra-auricupride  (*)NoneCuAu400328030
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe400328066
Tolovkite  (*)CobaltiteIrSbS400328013
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe400328048


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
Hg-00075400328364±36Re-Os     PotariteHg21822Uktus Complex, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaUktus complexKrause et al. (2005) EJ49_437 

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