Mineral Evolution Database

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 187999
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187999.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Esfordi 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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	None	Quartz	Spinel	Zircon

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 Ca Fe H Mg O P Si Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg O P Si Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote None Quartz Spinel Zircon

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Hematite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Quartz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	550	550	3419
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	550	550	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	550	550	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	550	550	8173
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	550	550	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	550	550	14899
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	550	550	61156
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	550	550	2562
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	550	550	939

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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