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Locality Name:
Karadag Reserve (Kara-Dag), Crimea, Russia


mindat Locality ID: 18209
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18209.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karadag Reserve (Kara-Dag), Crimea, Russia": 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 B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAnalcimeApophylliteCalciteChloriteClayCopperDachiarditeErionite
GadoliniteGypsumHarmotomeHeulanditeMalachiteMicaMordeniteNatroliteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzStilbiteStilpnomelane

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ankerite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dachiardite-Na  (*)
Datolite  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Erionite-K  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Offretite  (*)
Opal  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Yugawaralite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)20309
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Dachiardite-Na  (*)DachiarditeNa4(Si20Al4)O48·13H2O022
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O0138
Erionite-K  (*)ErioniteK10[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O022
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O0290
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O0246
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O085
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0425
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O0405
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O0146
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O075
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O0268
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O0456
Yugawaralite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O033



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