Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Ulug-Tanzek Deposit, Tuva, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 304
Youngest recorded age at locality: 298

mindat Locality ID: 179971
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-179971.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ulug-Tanzek Deposit, Tuva, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°39'0"N
Longitude: 96°19'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.65,96.32

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 F Fe H K Li Na Nb O P Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Na Nb O P Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGagariniteMicaMonaziteNone
PerovskitePyrochloreQuartzRutileZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cryolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)
Gearksutite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)30429808803
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63042980518
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6304298050
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF230429809617
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)GagariniteNaCaYF630429808
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O304298068
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3304298014640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)304298056
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)30429804924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3042980945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2304298017380
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2304298089
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2304298061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO230429805614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)30429806417
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O304298023
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)30429801006
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)30429805251



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
Alexandra-0295304298301 ± 3U-PbAge of granitiodszircon   Zircon  179971Ulug-Tanzek Deposit, Tuva, RussiaUlug-TanzekZagorsky et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.01.008RGG55_237 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...