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Locality Name:
Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 144
Youngest recorded age at locality: 20

mindat Locality ID:
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Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit)

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 Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAmphiboleArsenicBismutiteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteWurtzite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcurmolite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Luzonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S14420138462793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2144138138463419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)144138138468803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)14420138461588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2144138138463092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)214420138465509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi144138138461966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)14413813846716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4144138138465516
Calcurmolite  (*)None(Ca1-xNax)2(UO2)3(MoO4)2(OH)6-x·nH2O24201384710
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S144138138465707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21441381384627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O144138138463531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS144138138464165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O144138138462970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41442013846651
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS214413813846246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41442013846910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)144138138468173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1441381384624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)144138138467437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1441381384630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O14420138466890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3144201384614640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)414420138465591
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS414413813846198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41441381384614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2144201384612537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2144138138465800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2144201384617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21441381384639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8144138138469056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO224201384761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)144138138464894
Silver  (*)CopperAg144138138465186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1441381384621482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO14420138461101
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22420138472718
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS314413813846297


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
PorphCu-00193242020–24       Cu146855Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, ArmeniaKadzharanSinger et al. (2005) USGSOFR2005_1060 
PorphCu-00693144138144–138      Actinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Bismuth, Bismutite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Luzonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, WitticheniteCu146855Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, ArmeniaKadjaranSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-001352420       CalcurmoliteMo14725Sokh-Karasu Area, Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia Melkonyan and Akopyan (2006); Bagdasaryan et al. (1969)   

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R060317Shangulowé Mine, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060317
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R060313Eifel Mountains, Germany/Belgiumhttps://rruff.info/R060313
R070686Fichtel Mountains, Germany/Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070686
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070109Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070109
FKM-149Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-149
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R070132Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070132
R070116Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070116
R060477Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060477
R070135Bikkulovskoe Deposit, Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070135
R050216Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050216

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