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Locality Name:
Kropotkinsky Ore Cluster, Lena Gold District, Bodaibo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 450

mindat Locality ID: 194922
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194922.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kropotkinsky Ore Cluster, Lena Gold District, Bodaibo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Atyrkan Deposit
Dogaldyn Deposit
Golets Vysochaishy Deposit
Kavkaz Deposit
Khodokan Deposit
Kopylovskoe Deposit
Krasnoe Deposit
Nevsky Deposit (Nevskoe)
Ojerel’e Deposit
Sukhoi Log Deposit
Svetlovskoe Deposit
Verkhne-Ugakhan Deposit
Verninsky Deposit
Ykan Deposit

Latitude: 58°36'0"N
Longitude: 115°13'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.6,115.23

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Alunite	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cylindrite	Enargite
Feldspar	Iron	Kobellite	Löllingite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline
None	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Potarite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H I In K Mg Mo Na Nd Ni O P Pb Pt Rh S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baddeleyite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cylindrite Enargite
Feldspar Iron Kobellite Löllingite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline
None Pentlandite Perovskite Potarite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite
Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Wurtzite Zircon

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Berzelianite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Calaverite ()*
Cervelleite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromium ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cooperite ()*	Copper ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cylindrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Heazlewoodite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Indium ()*	Iodargyrite ()*
Iron ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Klockmannite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Lead ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(Nd) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Paragonite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rhodium ()*	Rutile ()*
Safflorite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stützite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tin ()*	Titanium ()*	Tulameenite ()*	Tungsten ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Umangite ()*	Violarite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	500	450	1	102081	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	500	450	2	102074,102081	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	500	450	1	102081	489
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	500	450	2	102074,102081	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	500	450	1	102081	363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	500	450	2	102081,102084	9052
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	500	450	1	102081	238
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	500	450	1	102081	66
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	500	450	1	102081	1966
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	500	450	1	102081	361
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	500	450	1	102081	42
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	500	450	2	102081,102084	27198
Chromium ()*	Iron	Cr	500	450	1	102081	26
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	500	450	1	102081	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	500	450	1	102081	966
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	500	450	1	102081	124
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	500	450	1	102081	3846
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	500	450	1	102081	802
Cylindrite ()*	Cylindrite	FePb₃Sn₄Sb₂S₁₄	500	450	1	102081	17
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	500	450	1	102081	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	500	450	1	102081	180
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	500	450	1	102081	910
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	500	450	1	102081	551
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	500	450	1	102081	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	500	450	1	102081	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	500	450	2	102081,102084	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	500	450	1	102081	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	500	450	3	102074,102081,102084	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	500	450	1	102081	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	500	450	1	102081	717
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	500	450	1	102081	205
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	500	450	1	102081	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	500	450	1	102081	804
Indium ()*	None	In	500	450	1	102081	9
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	500	450	1	102081	180
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	500	450	1	102081	1089
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	500	450	1	102081	128
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	500	450	1	102081	63
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	500	450	1	102081	111
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	500	450	1	102081	192
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	500	450	1	102081	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	500	450	1	102081	14899
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	500	450	1	102081	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	500	450	1	102081	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	500	450	1	102081	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	500	450	1	102081	945
Monazite-(Nd) ()*	Monazite	Nd(PO₄)	500	450	1	102081	26
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	500	450	2	102074,102081	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	500	450	1	102081	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	500	450	1	102081	767
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	500	450	2	102074,102081	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	500	450	1	102081	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	500	450	1	102081	409
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	500	450	1	102081	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	500	450	3	102074,102081,102084	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	500	450	3	102074,102081,102084	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	500	450	3	102074,102081,102084	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	500	450	1	102081	233
Rhodium ()*	Copper	Rh	500	450	1	102081	17
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	500	450	1	102081	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	500	450	1	102081	317
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	500	450	1	102081	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	500	450	2	102074,102081	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	500	450	1	102081	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	500	450	1	102081	531
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	500	450	1	102081	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	500	450	2	102081,102084	21482
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	500	450	1	102081	92
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	500	450	1	102081	190
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe	500	450	1	102081	66
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	500	450	1	102081	5317
Tin ()*	None	Sn	500	450	1	102081	63
Titanium ()*	None	Ti	500	450	1	102081	8
Tulameenite ()*	Potarite	Pt₂CuFe	500	450	1	102081	48
Tungsten ()*	Iron	W	500	450	1	102081	23
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	500	450	1	102081	293
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	500	450	1	102081	71
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	500	450	1	102081	380
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	500	450	2	102074,102081	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	500	450	1	102081	5251

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
	Cr-00028	500	450	480	Pb			monazite, allanite, zircon, thorite, phlogopite					Chromium	Cr	49165	Sukhoi Log Deposit, Kropotkinsky Ore Cluster, Lena Gold District, Bodaibo, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia	Baikal	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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