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Locality Name:
Kurgan Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 140
Youngest recorded age at locality: 35

mindat Locality ID: 194649
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194649.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kurgan Oblast, Russia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Al'menevo District
Dalmatovskoe U Deposit
Pesyanoe Meteorite
Sinara River

Latitude: 55°42'17"N
Longitude: 64°29'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.704722222222,64.497222222222

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 As Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P S Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteArsenopyriteBranneriteCeriteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDjerfisheriteFluorite
GypsumIronKaoliniteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneOlivinePentlanditePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Djerfisherite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Jordisite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Ningyoite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)
Osbornite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1102624312
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1403511026239052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62102622,1026242060
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6140351102623248
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214035110262327198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1102622203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411026223902
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O140351102623566
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41102624157
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611026244135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl110262460
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62102622,102624944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11026241188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11026246890
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3140352102622,1026235433
Iron  (*)IronFe2102622,1026241089
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS2140351102623102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41403511026235591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4140351102623249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414035110262314899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21403511026235674
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)71102622230
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21403511026235800
Ningyoite  (*)Rhabdophane(U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2·1-2H2O14035110262333
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS110262458
Osbornite  (*)RocksaltTiN110262420
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82102622,1026241512
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61102624303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214035110262339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81403511026239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2140352102623,10262761156
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1102624374
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14035110262321482
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)2102622,102624703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2102622,1026241044
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21403511026232718



4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0023140140140 Age of mineralization     U194650Dalmatovskoe U Deposit, Kurgan Oblast, RussiaDalmatovskoe depositDymkov et al. (2014)10.1134/S0016702914030033GI52_372 
Alexandra-0024130130130 Age of mineralization     U194650Dalmatovskoe U Deposit, Kurgan Oblast, RussiaDalmatovskoe depositDymkov et al. (2014)10.1134/S0016702914030033GI52_372 
Alexandra-0025120110120-110 Age of mineralization     U194650Dalmatovskoe U Deposit, Kurgan Oblast, RussiaDalmatovskoe depositDymkov et al. (2014)10.1134/S0016702914030033GI52_372 
Alexandra-0026353535 Age of hydrothermal origin     U194650Dalmatovskoe U Deposit, Kurgan Oblast, RussiaDalmatovskoe depositDymkov et al. (2014)10.1134/S0016702914030033GI52_372 


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