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Locality Name:
Bavanat Deposit (Jian Deposit), Shiraz, Shiraz County, Fars, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 155868
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155868.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bavanat Deposit (Jian Deposit), Shiraz, Shiraz County, Fars, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°29'8"N
Longitude: 53°35'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.485555555556,53.593055555556
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 Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCubaniteDiasporeMarcasiteMicaNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTurquoiseWurtzite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cubanite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299252027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O29925203531
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32992520802
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS299252024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29925207437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3299252014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O329925205433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4299252014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS229925205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2299252017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299252039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829925209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2299252061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO229925205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)29925206417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS299252021482
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2992520484


1 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
sedexmvt-00161299252Late Permian host rock age   Yes  205079Kuh-e-Surmeh Zn-Pb Deposit, Shiraz, Shiraz County, Fars, IranKuh-e-SurmehTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 

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