Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kushk Mine (Koushk Deposit), Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 550
Youngest recorded age at locality: 521

mindat Locality ID: 223166
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-223166.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 31°45'9"N
Longitude: 55°45'49"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.7525,55.763611111111

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.

Aragonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Gypsum	Mica	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Variscite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Feldspar Gypsum Mica None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	550	521	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	550	521	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	550	521	3092
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	550	521	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	550	521	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	550	521	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	550	521	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	550	521	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	550	521	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	550	521	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	550	521	14640
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	550	521	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	550	521	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	550	521	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	550	521	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	550	521	21482
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	550	521	301

2 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
	sedexmvt-00162	541	521	Eocambrian		host rock age									223166	Kushk Mine (Koushk Deposit), Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Kushk	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
	sedznpb-00245	550	550	550											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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