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Locality Name:
Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2190
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1797.3

mindat Locality ID: 18202
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18202.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine": 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: Al C Ca Ce Fe H K Mg Na Nb O Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Fe H K Mg Na Nb O Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaddeleyiteCalciteClayCorundumFeldsparMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxene
ScheeliteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)Forsterite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O621901797.301022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)21901797.308803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO221901797.302162
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2200019000238
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)21901797.3027770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O621901797.304135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)221901797.309895
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O21901797.3016
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)21901797.301188
Graphite  (*)NoneC21901797.302812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O321901797.305433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O421901797.3014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)221901797.3017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)21901797.30884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21820182002273
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)221901797.3027
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O21901797.304899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2190182005251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001060MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular bodies and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, peridotite, melteigite, ijolite, tveitåsite, nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite and fenite.
Jen_0001061MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular bodies and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, peridotite, melteigite, ijolite, tveitåsite, nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite and fenite.


5 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
Alexandra-03811810.71797.31804 ± 6.7U-PbAge of alkaline magmatism      18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigіvka MassifPonomarenko et al. (2013)10.2478/mipo-2013-0008M44_115 
Alexandra-0382200019002000-1900 Age of alkaline magmatism    Baddeleyite 18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigіvka MassifPonomarenko et al. (2013)10.2478/mipo-2013-0008M44_115 
Jen_0001060182018201820K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigovskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000106121901820 U-Pb zircon   Zircon  18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigovskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00644219018201820 - 2190 Ma        18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigovskii (Novopoltavskii)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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