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Locality Name:
Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 13.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.9

mindat Locality ID: 21589
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21589.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°56'42"N
Longitude: 55°51'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.945,55.861944444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Botryogen	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite
Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum
Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Millosevichite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group
Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Römerite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Tamarugite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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 As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Botryogen Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite
Copper Coquimbite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum
Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Malachite Melanterite Mica Millosevichite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group
Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Römerite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Tamarugite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Antlerite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bernalite ()*	Bonattite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Butlerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Delafossite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eriochalcite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kalinite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kieserite ()*	Kornelite ()*	Leonite ()*
Lishizhenite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Malachite ()*	Millosevichite ()*	Mitscherlichite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Poitevinite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Römerite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tamarugite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zincmelanterite ()*
Zincobotryogen ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	13.6	10.9	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	13.6	10.9	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	13.6	10.9	272
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	13.6	10.9	1588
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	13.6	10.9	246
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	13.6	10.9	5509
Bernalite ()*	Perovskite	Fe(OH)₃	13.6	10.9	8
Bonattite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·3H₂O	13.6	10.9	21
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	13.6	10.9	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	13.6	10.9	1633
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	13.6	10.9	26
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	13.6	10.9	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	13.6	10.9	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	13.6	10.9	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	13.6	10.9	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	13.6	10.9	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	13.6	10.9	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	13.6	10.9	136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	13.6	10.9	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	13.6	10.9	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	13.6	10.9	144
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	13.6	10.9	1027
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	13.6	10.9	164
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	13.6	10.9	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	13.6	10.9	8173
Eriochalcite ()*	None	CuCl₂·2H₂O	13.6	10.9	13
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	13.6	10.9	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	13.6	10.9	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	13.6	10.9	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	13.6	10.9	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	13.6	10.9	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	13.6	10.9	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	13.6	10.9	251
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	13.6	10.9	65
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	13.6	10.9	2228
Kalinite ()*	None	KAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O	13.6	10.9	54
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	13.6	10.9	5591
Kieserite ()*	Kieserite	Mg(SO₄)·H₂O	13.6	10.9	80
Kornelite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·7H₂O (?)	13.6	10.9	21
Leonite ()*	None	K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	13.6	10.9	24
Lishizhenite ()*	Römerite	ZnFe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	13.6	10.9	3
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	13.6	10.9	54
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	13.6	10.9	12537
Millosevichite ()*	Millosevichite	Al₂(SO₄)₃	13.6	10.9	20
Mitscherlichite ()*	None	K₂CuCl₄·2H₂O	13.6	10.9	4
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	13.6	10.9	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	13.6	10.9	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	13.6	10.9	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	13.6	10.9	254
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	13.6	10.9	2349
Poitevinite ()*	None	Cu(SO₄)·H₂O	13.6	10.9	13
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	13.6	10.9	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	13.6	10.9	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	13.6	10.9	115
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	13.6	10.9	21482
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	13.6	10.9	87
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	13.6	10.9	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	13.6	10.9	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	13.6	10.9	5317
Zincmelanterite ()*	Melanterite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	13.6	10.9	8
Zincobotryogen ()*	Botryogen	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	13.6	10.9	7

1 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
	PorphCu-00061	13.6	10.9	13.6±0.1 – 10.9±0.1									Anhydrite, Antlerite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Digenite, Enargite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	21589	Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, Iran	Sar Cheshmeh	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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