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Locality Name:
Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213.3

mindat Locality ID: 19033
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19033.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mayak Mine (Majak Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 69°30'12"N
Longitude: 88°25'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.503333333333,88.427777777778

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.

Auricupride	Bukovite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Cubanite	Djerfisherite	Millerite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Potarite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stillwaterite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

Alabandite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Atokite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Djerfisherite ()*	Froodite ()*
Galena ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Gold ()*	Insizwaite ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*
Magnetite ()*	Majakite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mooihoekite ()*
Norilskite ()*	Palarstanide ()*	Paolovite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Plumbopalladinite ()*
Polarite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rustenburgite ()*
Shadlunite ()*	Silver ()*	Sobolevskite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannopalladinite ()*	Taimyrite-I ()*	Talnakhite ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Thalcusite ()*
Urvantsevite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Zvyagintsevite ()*

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 As Au Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Si Sn Te Tl Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Si Sn Te Tl Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Auricupride Bukovite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Cubanite Djerfisherite Millerite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Potarite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel
Stillwaterite Valleriite Wurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	251.3	213.3	312
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	251.3	213.3	489
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	251.3	213.3	1588
Atokite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Sn	251	251	29
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	251.3	250.7	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	251.3	213.3	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	251.3	250.7	27198
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	251.3	250.7	802
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	251.3	250.7	60
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	251	251	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	251.3	213.3	24243
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	251.3	250.7	40
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	251.3	213.3	30554
Insizwaite ()*	Pyrite	PtBi₂	251	251	15
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	251	251	128
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	251.3	213.3	14899
Majakite ()*	None	PdNiAs	251.3	250.7	22
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	251.3	250.7	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	251.3	250.7	1066
Mooihoekite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	251.3	250.7	20
Norilskite ()*	Not in a structural group	(Pd,Ag)₇Pb₄	251	251	2
Palarstanide ()*	Stillwaterite	Pd₅(Sn,As)₂	251	251	13
Paolovite ()*	None	Pd₂Sn	251	251	38
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	251.3	250.7	1512
Plumbopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₃Pb₂	251	251	10
Polarite ()*	None	Pd(Bi,Pb)	251	251	10
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	251.3	213.3	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	251.3	213.3	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	251.3	213.3	61156
Rustenburgite ()*	Perovskite Auricupride	Pt₃Sn	251	251	34
Shadlunite ()*	Pentlandite	(Fe,Cu)₈(Pb,Cd)S₈	251.3	250.7	3
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	251.3	213.3	5186
Sobolevskite ()*	Nickeline	PdBi	251	251	44
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	251	251	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	251.3	213.3	21482
Stannopalladinite ()*	None	(Pd,Cu)₃Sn	251	251	12
Taimyrite-I ()*	None	(Pd,Pt)₉Cu₃Sn₄	251.3	250.7	11
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆	251.3	250.7	35
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe	251	251	66
Thalcusite ()*	Bukovite	(Cu,Fe)₄Tl₂S₄	251.3	250.7	13
Urvantsevite ()*	None	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	251	251	4
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	251.3	250.7	237
Zvyagintsevite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Pb	251	251	32

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_696	Ni-Cu sulfides in intrusions related to flood basalts

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
CG247_401-00001	242.5	241.3	241.9±0.6	Re-Os			Yes		18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Noril'sk I and Talnakh intrusions	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401
EG105_1057_001	251	251	251				Yes	Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Norilsk	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
GCA59_2071-00001	249.9	247.5	248.7±1.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00002	250.4	248	249.2±1.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA58_4179-00041	246.3	245.1	245.7±0.6	Re-Os		90MC5,90MC10,90MC15,90MC16,90MCZC1,R5A,R8,90MCZB1	Yes		195512	Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Medvezky Creek mine	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA58_4179-00042	247	247		Re-Os		90OC1,90OC4,90OC5,90OC9,90OCI0,90OC12,90OC14,90OC2	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA59_2071-00007	250.3	247.5	248.9±1.4	Ar-Ar	biotite	SG-28-1909.1	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00008	215.5	213.3	214.4±1.1	Ar-Ar	plagioclase	SG-28-2013.5	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
Michelle_696	251.3	250.7	251±0.3				Yes	Ni, Cu	2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Talnakh(T)	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
CG247_401-00002	246.9	239.3	243.1±3.8	Re-Os			Yes		266145	Kharaelakh Lode, Oktyabrsky Mine (Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni Deposit; Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh intrusion	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401

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