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Locality Name:
Udokan, Kodar–Udokan District, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2000

mindat Locality ID: 195593
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195593.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Udokan, Kodar–Udokan District, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Klyukvennoe Deposit
Kontaktovoe Deposit
Luktur Deposit
Pravo-Ingamakitsk Cu Deposit
Rudnoe Deposit
Sakin Deposit
Skvoznoe Chinei Massif Deposit
Udokan Cu Deposit (Udokanskoe)
Udokan Uranium Ore District
Unkur Deposit
Unkursk Cu Deposit

Latitude: 56°35'0"N
Longitude: 118°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.583333333333,118.5
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: Ag Al As Au C Co Cu Fe H Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideBournoniteBrochantiteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDigenite
MalachiteMarcasiteMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteValleriite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Anilite  (*)Bogdanovite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S421002100110434388
Bogdanovite  (*)Auricupride(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)20002000110433911
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4210020003104339,104343,1043475516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32100210011043431089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62100210011043431633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S210020002104339,1043435707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2210020004104339,104342,104343,10434727198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe200020001104339281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS210021001104343966
Copper  (*)CopperCu2100210011043433846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2100210011043434165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2100210011043432970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2210021001104343179
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS21002100110434324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu21002100110434330554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3210020002104343,10434714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te200020001104339804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32100210011043435433
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4210021001104343249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4210020002104339,10434314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)221002100110434312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22100210011043435674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS200020002104339,1043421066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22100210011043435800
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82000200011043391512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4210021001104343131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2210020003104339,104343,10434739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8210021002104342,1043439056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2200020002104339,10434261156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4210021001104343249
Silver  (*)CopperAg2100210011043435186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS21002100110434321482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS210021001104343332
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132100210011043431803
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]210021001104343237


3 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
sedcu-0058520002000L. Proterozoic       Cu228328Pravo-Ingamakitsk Cu Deposit, Udokan, Kodar–Udokan District, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaPravo-IngamakitskCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0058421002100L. Proterozoic       Cu2778Udokan Cu Deposit (Udokanskoe), Udokan, Kodar–Udokan District, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaUdokanCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0058820002000L. Proterozoic       Cu228343Unkursk Cu Deposit, Udokan, Kodar–Udokan District, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaUnkurskCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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