Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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:
Zhidoiskii Massif (Zhidoi), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 569

mindat Locality ID: 189065
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189065.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhidoiskii Massif (Zhidoi), Irkutsk Oblast, 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

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.

Analcime	Apatite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	Garnet	Natrolite
Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite
Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Analcime ()*	Ankerite ()*	Augite ()*
Banalsite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Diopside ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Stronalsite ()*	Titanite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Apatite Calcite Cancrinite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote Garnet Natrolite
Nickeline None Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Spinel Titanite Tridymite
Zircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	700	569	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	700	569	286
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	700	569	1627
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	700	569	3092
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	700	569	2060
Banalsite ()*	None	Na₂BaAl₄Si₄O₁₆	700	569	22
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	700	569	115
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	700	569	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	700	569	232
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	700	569	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	700	569	1025
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	700	569	4135
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	700	569	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	700	569	14899
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	700	569	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	700	569	884
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	700	569	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	700	569	495
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	700	569	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	700	569	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	700	569	9056
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	700	569	54
Stronalsite ()*	None	Na₂SrAl₄Si₄O₁₆	700	569	10
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	700	569	4899
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	700	569	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000957	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins up to 5 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Perovskite and ilmenite pyroxenites, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and cancrinite syenites.
Jen_0000958	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins up to 5 m thick. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Perovskite and ilmenite pyroxenites, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and cancrinite syenites.

2 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
	Jen_0000957	700	660	680±20	K-Ar			phlogopite				Phlogopite			189065	Zhidoiskii Massif (Zhidoi), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia	Zhidoy	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
	Jen_0000958	569	569	569	Rb-Sr			phlogopite				Phlogopite			189065	Zhidoiskii Massif (Zhidoi), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia	Zhidoy	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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