Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Aarja Mine, Sohar, Al Batinah North, Oman

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 9743
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9743.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aarja Mine, Sohar, Al Batinah North, Oman": 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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Marcasite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

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: As Au Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Marcasite Mica None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Marcasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	100	100	5516
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	100	100	309
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	100	100	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	100	100	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	100	100	30554
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	100	100	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	100	100	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	100	100	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	100	100	1803

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
	vms-00702	100	100	Cretaceous										S	9743	Aarja Mine, Sohar, Al Batinah North, Oman	Aarja	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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