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Locality Name:
Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey

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

mindat Locality ID: 21755
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21755.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey": 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 Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
EpidoteFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMordeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)21006603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1006608803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1006609052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10066011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41006605516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10066027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1006605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210066027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41006603902
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1006604165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21006609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1006608173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10066024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1006606890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310066014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31006605433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41006605591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1006601271
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4100660249
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4100660229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410066014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210066012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21006605674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1006601508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O100660405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210066017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210066039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81006609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210066061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21006605614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1006606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1006605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10066021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41006601934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1006604899



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-0097810066Upper Cretaceous        21755Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyMadenkoyMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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