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Locality Name:
Murgul, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 193483
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193483.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Murgul, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Akarsen Deposit
Murgul Cu-Zn-Pb Deposit

Latitude: 41°14'51"N
Longitude: 41°34'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.2475,41.581666666667

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 Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Se Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteGypsumKaoliniteMelanteriteMeneghinite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetradymiteTetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Matildite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3100662116406,116407315
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1006611164059052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41006611164055516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100662116404,11640727198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe100662116406,116407281
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1006611164074165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21006611164079895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10066111640724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu8080111640430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1006611164076890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310066111640714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te100662116406,116407804
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41006611164075591
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS2100661116407252
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O80800915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2100662116406,11640717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100662116404,11640739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100662116406,11640761156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10066111640721482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131006611164071803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S100662116406,116407510



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
vms-009568080Upper Cretaceous       S193484Akarsen Deposit, Murgul, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyAkarsenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-0095910066Upper Cretaceous        9492Cakmakkaya Mine, Murgul Cu-Zn-Pb Deposit, Murgul, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyAnayatak-CakmakkayaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0095810066Upper Cretaceous     Yes  28095Ergani Mine, Ergani (Arghana; Osmaniye; Erganiosmaniye), Diyarbakir Province, South-Eastern Anatolia Region, TurkeyAna Yatak-ErganiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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