Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Chahmir Deposit, Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 550
Youngest recorded age at locality: 550

mindat Locality ID: 266626
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-266626.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chahmir Deposit, Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	550	550	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	550	550	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	550	550	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	550	550	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	550	550	1756
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	550	550	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	550	550	24243
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	550	550	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	550	550	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	550	550	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	550	550	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	550	550	21482

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
	sedznpb-00245	550	550	550							Yes				223166	Kushk Mine (Koushk Deposit), Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Kushk	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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