Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Degdekan Au Deposit, Kolyma River Basin, Magadan Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 161
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145.5

mindat Locality ID: 194676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Degdekan Au Deposit, Kolyma River Basin, Magadan Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 61°58'0"N
Longitude: 147°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 61.966666666667,147

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Feldspar	Garnet	Löllingite	Marcasite	Nickeline	None
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Löllingite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Feldspar Garnet Löllingite Marcasite Nickeline None
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	161	145.5	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	161	145.5	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	161	145.5	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	161	145.5	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	161	145.5	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	161	145.5	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	161	145.5	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	161	145.5	30554
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	161	145.5	762
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	161	145.5	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	161	145.5	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	161	145.5	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	161	145.5	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	161	145.5	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	161	145.5	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	161	145.5	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	161	145.5	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	161	145.5	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	161	145.5	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	161	145.5	5317

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
	Hg-00070	161	145.5		?-?						Yes		Kolymite	Hg	20441	Kolyma River Basin, Magadan Oblast, Russia		Volkov et al. (2008)	10.1134/S1075701508040028	GOD50_275

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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