Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Turkmenistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 72.1

mindat Locality ID: 18197
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18197.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Turkmenistan": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Ahal
Ashgabat
Balkan
Daşoguz
Hadji-Kân
Lebap
Mary
Shohetau

Latitude: 39°38'18"N
Longitude: 59°22'38"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.638333333333,59.377222222222

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.

Allophane	Alumohydrocalcite	Alunite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Blödite	Calcite	Carnallite	Cerite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Cristobalite	Danburite	Diaspore	Epsomite	Fluorite	Gypsum
Hexahydrite	Iron	Malachite	Melanterite	Minium	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Oxalate
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rinneite	Rocksalt	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur

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: Ag Al B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alumohydrocalcite Alunite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Blödite Calcite Carnallite Cerite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Cristobalite Danburite Diaspore Epsomite Fluorite Gypsum
Hexahydrite Iron Malachite Melanterite Minium Nolanite None Not in a structural group Olivine Oxalate
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rinneite Rocksalt Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Blödite ()*
Boleite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnallite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cumengeite ()*	Danburite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Fraipontite ()*	Galena ()*	Glauberite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*
Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Laurionite ()*	Lead ()*	Lüneburgite ()*
Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Minium ()*
Mirabilite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Moolooite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Natron ()*
Niter ()*	Para-alumohydrocalcite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Polyhalite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rinneite ()*	Sauconite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sideronatrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*	Taenite ()*
Thénardite ()*	Troilite ()*	Ulexite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	116808	470
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	116805	46
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	116802,116805	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	116796	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			2	116806,116807	1588
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	116811	3250
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	116796	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	116787	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	116796,116805,116814	11547
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			2	116798,116799	130
Boleite ()*	None	KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈			1	116795	65
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	116805,116808,116811	27770
Carnallite ()*	Carnallite	KMgCl₃·6H₂O			2	116806,116807	132
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	100.5	72.1	5	116790,116798,116805,116808,116811	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	116811	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	100.5	72.1	1	116790	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	116787	3902
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	116787	453
Cumengeite ()*	None	Pb₂₁Cu₂₀Cl₄₂(OH)₄₀·6H₂O			1	116796	43
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈			2	116805,116808	148
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	116787	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	116811	9895
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			2	116798,116811	484
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			2	116794,116796	86
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	116805,116811	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			2	116787,116801	1188
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	116811	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	116796,116811	24243
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂			1	116798	137
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	116796	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	100.5	72.1	8	116790,116796,116798,116799,116802,116805,116808,116811	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			5	116798,116799,116806,116807,116811	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	100.5	72.1	2	116790,116811	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O			1	116798	251
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	116811	341
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	116787	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	116796	2228
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			1	116796	49
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			1	116796	192
Lüneburgite ()*	None	Mg₃[B₂(OH)₆(PO₄)₂]·6H₂O			2	116798,116799	14
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	100.5	72.1	1	116790	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	116797	915
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	116787	230
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	116811	255
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	116811	247
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O			2	116798,116799	223
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	116811	1508
Moolooite ()*	Oxalate	Cu(C₂O₄)·nH₂O			1	116796	11
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	116796	254
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O			1	116798	51
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)			1	116811	181
Para-alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	116808	6
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	116796	158
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	116787	303
Polyhalite ()*	None	K₂Ca₂Mg(SO₄)₄·2H₂O			1	116798	102
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	116805	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	116811	61156
Rinneite ()*	Rinneite	K₃NaFe²⁺Cl₆			1	116805	20
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	116811	56
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	116811	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O			1	116797	73
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	116796,116805,116808	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			3	116805,116808,116811	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			2	116806,116807	275
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	116787	703
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	116799	299
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	116787	1044
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			1	116805	160

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
IPSE39_728_001	Tuarkyr basin

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
	IPSE39_728_001	100.5	72.1	Cenomanian–Campanian											16810	Beineu-Kyr (Beyneu Kyr), Tuarkyr Mts, Geok Tepe (Gökdepe; Gokdepe), Ahal, Turkmenistan	Tuarkyr	Guzhikov et al. (2003)		IPSE39_728	celestine age determined based on the age of the sediments of the Tuarkyr basin

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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