Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Malotersyanskii, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2050
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1740

mindat Locality ID: 18206
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18206.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Malotersyanskii, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°20'0"N
Longitude: 35°39'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.333333333333,35.65

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.

Astrophyllite	Feldspar	None	Pyroxene	Sapphirine	Tridymite	Zircon

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 Ca F Fe H K Na O Si Th Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Na O Si Th Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Astrophyllite Feldspar None Pyroxene Sapphirine Tridymite Zircon

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Thorite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	2050	1740	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	2050	1740	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2050	1740	8803
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	2050	1740	161
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	2050	1740	741
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	2050	1740	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2050	1740	2349
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	2050	1740	1006
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2050	1740	5251

2 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-0387	2050	1800	2050-1800	U-Pb	Age of alkaline magmatism									18206	Malotersyanskii, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine	Mala Tersa massif	Ponomarenko et al. (2013)	10.2478/mipo-2013-0008	M44_115
	ree-00647	1740	1740	1740 Ma (K-Ar, amph, nepheline syenite)	K-Ar			amphibole							18206	Malotersyanskii, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine	Malotersyanskii	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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