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Locality Name:
Mestia-Racha District, Racha-Lochkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti Region, Georgia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 4

mindat Locality ID: 193991
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193991.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mestia-Racha District, Racha-Lochkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti Region, Georgia": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 26
Child Localities:
Chiora Hg Deposit
Chkhornali Cu-Co Deposit
Devrusha Sb Deposit
Guli Au Deposit
Guli Cu-Pb-Co Deposit
Guli Sb Deposit
Kairobi Mo-Sb Deposit
Khvargula Cu Deposit
Kodis-Dziri Hg-As Deposit
Kodnarula Cu-Co Deposit
Kodnarula Hg Deposit
Kvaishura Pb-Zn-Hg Deposit
Kvardzakheti Au-Sb Deposit
Lukhumi As Deposit (Luchumi As Deposit)
Molisi Hg Deposit
Motsantsara W Deposit
Mziuri Cu-Co Deposit
Notsara W Deposit
Sagebi W-Sb-Au Deposit
Sanartskhia Sb-Au Deposit
Talakhiani Hg Deposit
Talakhiani W Deposit
Tsana As-Au Deposit (Tsani As-Au Deposit)
Tsokhisru Hg Deposit
Zeskho Cu-Co Deposit
Zopkhito Au-Sb Deposit

Latitude: 42°52'20"N
Longitude: 43°18'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.872222222222,43.300277777778

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.

Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Berthierite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite
Columbite	Copper	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Nowackiite	Orpiment	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite

Aktashite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cookeite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Dickite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meneghinite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Wakabayashilite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Berthierite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Cobaltite
Columbite Copper Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Nowackiite Orpiment Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite

33 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Aktashite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂	5	4	1	57233	22
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	5	4	1	57242	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	5	4	8	57223,57232,57233,57237,57238,57239,57242,57245	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	4	1	57245	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄	5	4	1	57245	343
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	5	4	1	57245	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	4	2	57233,57245	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	4	7	57223,57224,57232,57239,57242,57244,57245	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5	4	5	57228,57235,57237,57240,57245	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	5	4	2	57224,57244	966
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	5	4	1	57233	181
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	5	4	1	57242	1008
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5	4	1	57240	651
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	5	4	4	57235,57237,57238,57245	551
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	4	4	57224,57237,57242,57245	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	4	4	57223,57233,57237,57245	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5	4	4	57225,57226,57228,57233	5591
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	5	4	1	57245	762
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5	4	2	57233,57245	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	5	4	1	57245	158
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	4	2	57226,57242	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	4	8	57232,57235,57237,57238,57239,57242,57244,57245	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	5	4	2	57228,57233	511
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	4	13	57223,57224,57225,57226,57232,57233,57235,57238,57239,57240,57242,57244,57245	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	4	3	57242,57244,57245	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	4	15	57223,57224,57225,57226,57228,57232,57233,57235,57237,57238,57239,57240,57242,57244,57245	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	5	4	2	57228,57233	712
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	5	4	2	57233,57245	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5	4	1	57245	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	4	4	57233,57237,57242,57245	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	5	4	1	57245	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	5	4	9	57225,57226,57228,57232,57233,57237,57238,57239,57245	3418
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄	5	4	1	57233	16

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
	DeepDive-Co-0053	5	4	5-4	K-Ar	age of the quartz veins in the Mestia-Racha district									193991	Mestia-Racha District, Racha-Lochkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti Region, Georgia	Mestia-Racha district	Kekelia et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.04.003	OGR34_369	age of the quartz veins in the Mestia-Racha district

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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