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Locality Name:
Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), 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: 146855
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146855.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sokh-Karasu Area

Latitude: 39°8'38"N
Longitude: 46°8'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.143888888889,46.137777777778
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si W Zn 

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  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1442002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)214413803419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)14413808803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1442001588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)214413803092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21442005509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi14413801966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1441380716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS414413805516
Calcurmolite  (*)None(Ca1-xNax)2(UO2)3(MoO4)2(OH)6-x·nH2O24201384710
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S14413805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2144138027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O14413803531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS14413804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O14413802970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4144200651
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS21441380246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4144200910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14413808173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS144138024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)14413807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu144138030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1442006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314420014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41442005591
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41441380198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4144138014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214420012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS214413805800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214420017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2144138039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S814413809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO224201384761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)14413804894
Silver  (*)CopperAg14413805186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS144138021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1442001101
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22420138472718
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31441380297


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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