Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Nikitovka Hg Deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 3276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nikitovka Hg Deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sofiya Mine

Latitude: 48°4'0"N
Longitude: 38°46'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.066666666667,38.766666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Arsenopyrite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Copiapite	Copper	Corrensite
Covellite	Cylindrite	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Millerite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Zinkenite

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Co Cu Fe H Hg Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Copiapite Copper Corrensite
Covellite Cylindrite Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Marcasite Melanterite Millerite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Zinkenite

51 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Bílinite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cylindrite ()*	Dickite ()*	Ferrohexahydrite ()*
Fibroferrite ()*	Fülöppite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hexahydrite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Nacrite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Plagionite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Rozenite ()*
Seligmannite ()*	Semseyite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tosudite ()*
Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	200	200	0		9052
Bílinite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	200	200	0		16
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	200	200	0		1935
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	200	200	0		843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	200	200	0		1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	200	200	1	123724	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	200	200	0		27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	200	200	0		162
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	200	200	1	123724	2600
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	200	200	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	200	200	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	200	200	0		4165
Cylindrite ()*	Cylindrite	FePb₃Sn₄Sb₂S₁₄	200	200	0		17
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	200	200	1	123724	651
Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·6H₂O	200	200	1	123724	21
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	200	200	0		107
Fülöppite ()*	None	Pb₃Sb₈S₁₅	200	200	0		55
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	200	200	0		24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	200	200	0		30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	200	200	0		2812
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	200	200	0		251
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	200	200	0		784
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	200	200	0		249
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	200	200	0		5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	200	200	1	123724	915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	200	200	0		397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	200	200	0		255
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	200	200	0		87
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	200	200	0		1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	200	200	0		5800
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	200	200	0		112
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	200	200	0		511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	200	200	0		767
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	200	200	0		100
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	200	200	0		39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	200	200	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	200	200	1	123724	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	200	200	0		712
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	200	200	0		53
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	200	200	0		293
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	200	200	0		64
Semseyite ()*	None	Pb₉Sb₈S₂₁	200	200	0		165
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	200	200	0		84
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	200	200	0		21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	200	200	0		668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	200	200	0		3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	200	200	0		2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	200	200	0		139
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	200	200	0		5317
Tosudite ()*	Corrensite Clay	Na_0.5(Al,Mg)₆(Si,Al)₈O₁₈(OH)₁₂·5H₂O	200	200	0		36
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	200	200	0		228

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0089	200	200	200		Age of mineralization		sericite						Hg	3276	Nikitovka Hg Deposit, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine	Nikitovka Hg Deposit	Belous et al. (1984)	10.1080/00206818409466586	IGR26_573	The upper age boundary for mercury mineralization (pg 65)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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