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Locality Name:
Pohorje Mountains, Slovenia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 20
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15

mindat Locality ID: 106632
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106632.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pohorje Mountains, Slovenia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Be Ca Cr Fe H Li Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Cr Fe H Li Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCorundumEpidoteNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzSapphirineSpinel
Staurolite

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)Corundum  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Spinel  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2201503419
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18201504286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4201503902
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3201501797
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4201501507
Magnesiostaurolite  (*)StauroliteMg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)4201507
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O620150229
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22015061156
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]20150129
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4201501934
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201501025



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-GC65_131-0001201520-15U-Th-Pbage of intrusionmonazite     106632Pohorje Mountains, SloveniaPohorje MountainsUher et al.(2014)10.2478/geoca-2014-0009GC65_131P. 131, These ages are comtemporaneous with the main crystallization and emplacement of the Pohorje pluton and adjacent volcanic rocks


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