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Locality Name:
Tatarstan, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 250
Youngest recorded age at locality: 250

mindat Locality ID: 16139
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16139.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tatarstan, Russia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Bugulma
Kainsaz Meteorite (Kaïnsas Meteorite [NHM Catalogue])
Kandrykul Cu Deposit

Latitude: 55°7'39"N
Longitude: 53°0'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.1275,53.005277777778
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 C Ca Ce Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CorundumDiamondFeldsparHexahydriteIronMagnetoplumbiteMelanteriteNoneOlivinePerovskite
PyroxeneSpinelTridymite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Chromite  (*)Corundum  (*)Diamond  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Ferrohexahydrite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hibonite  (*)Iron  (*)Melanterite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Pigeonite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11040251036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611040252060
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411040253902
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311040251797
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1104025697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611040254135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61104025944
Ferrohexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteFe2+(SO4)·6H2O250250021
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11040251188
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61104025741
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O19110402580
Iron  (*)IronFe11040251089
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2502500915
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1104025884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31104025495
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61104025303
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411040251934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1104025703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11040251044


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
sedcu-00587250250U. Permian       Cu228330Kandrykul Cu Deposit, Tatarstan, RussiaKandrykulCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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