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Locality Name:
Orenburg Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 19579
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19579.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Orenburg Oblast, Russia": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Adamovsky District
Aidyrlya River
Boriskino Meteorite
Chakalov
Dombarovsky District
Gay
Iletskaya Zashchita
Kairovka
Kumak Ore Field
Letnee Quarry
Mednogorsk District
Orsk
Podolskoye Deposit
Sakhara District (Sakharinskii)
Svetlyi

Latitude: 51°56'57"N
Longitude: 57°39'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.949166666667,57.655833333333
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 Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg I K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBarringeriteBaryteBrucite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiamondDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGypsum
HalotrichiteHexahydriteIronKaoliniteKieseriteLöllingiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMica
MilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskitePentlanditePyritePyrophyllitePyroxene
QuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltRutileSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyite
StibniteSulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTridymiteUytenbogaardtiteWurtzite

145 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Altaite  (*)
Aluminium  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aplowite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Avdoninite  (*)Barringerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Belogubite  (*)Betekhtinite  (*)Bianchite  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bonattite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Bunsenite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromferide  (*)Chromite  (*)Chromium  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Destinezite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferchromide  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Glauberite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gunningite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halloysite-7Å  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kalinite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kenyaite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Krutovite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)
Lead  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magadiite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Moorhouseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Muthmannite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Nimite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Opal  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Polyhalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Saponite  (*)
Schreibersite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tin  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Uytenbogaardtite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vernadite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Wairauite  (*)Wupatkiite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zaratite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S40838811031132793
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611031431022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11031368803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O4192991103103470
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe4443883103099,103113,103123489
Aluminium  (*)CopperAl230220110311727
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211031323092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11031061036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44443703103114,103142,103143708
Aplowite  (*)StarkeyiteCo(SO4)·4H2O42542511031196
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11031323250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4443704103100,103114,103125,1031269052
Avdoninite  (*)NoneK2Cu5Cl8(OH)4·2H2O44443311031225
Barringerite  (*)Barringerite(Fe,Ni)2P110310422
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4403756103099,103100,103113,103123,103126,10313211547
Belogubite  (*)ChalcanthiteCuZn(SO4)2·10H2O40838811031131
Betekhtinite  (*)None(Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15408388110311345
Bianchite  (*)HexahydriteZn(SO4)·6H2O425383110311940
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O425425110311950
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi39338311031251966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339338311031251935
Bonattite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·3H2O408388110311321
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44443883103100,103113,1031235516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)24443702103114,103132462
Bunsenite  (*)RocksaltNiO41929911031038
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe24083881103113361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4443705103104,103109,103114,103132,10314327770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)37537511031264979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O4443833103113,103119,103122925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4443754103113,103119,103122,1031265707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24443837103099,103100,103113,103114,103122,103123,10312527198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl40838811031131382
Chromferide  (*)IronFe1.5Cr0.223022011031183
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44443702103104,1031143902
Chromium  (*)IronCr230220110311826
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44443704103114,103132,103142,103143951
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3753751103126281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811031431756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS4443701103114966
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe4443882103113,103123169
Copper  (*)CopperCu42542511031083846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4443756103100,103113,103119,103122,103123,1031264165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O162103132,103143599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S34444331103114802
Destinezite  (*)NoneFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O444433110312219
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1103104697
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S4443882103113,1031231027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22103104,1031329895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS44444331103122910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)40837011031128173
Ferchromide  (*)IronCr1.5Fe0.223022011031182
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O4444331103122107
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11031041188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4443756103099,103100,103113,103122,103123,10312624243
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)21103116137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4083883103113,103142,1031437437
Gold  (*)CopperAu44422010103100,103103,103113,103114,103117,103118,103123,103125,103126,10314330554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S13444433110312372
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O4253831103119188
Gunningite  (*)KieseriteZn(SO4)·H2O425383110311948
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4443884103113,103122,103132,1031426890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl2103115,1031161398
Halloysite-7Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42103109,10314352
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34444333103123,103142,10314314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te4443833103113,103123,103125804
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O110314362
Iron  (*)IronFe4192203103103,103117,1031181089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S34444331103123191
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64443882103113,1031222228
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O408388110311354
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43103109,103132,1031435591
Kenyaite  (*)NoneNa2Si22O41(OH)8·6H2O11031018
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe84083881103113111
Krutovite  (*)PyriteNiAs2444370110311411
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)21103132234
Lead  (*)CopperPb2302201103117192
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)21103132210
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44443702103114,103143359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs24443701103114762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)4443702103104,103114451
Magadiite  (*)NoneNa2Si14O28(OH)2·8H2O110310111
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O41103143229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)3103104,103132,1031431487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44442208103099,103100,103104,103114,103117,103126,103142,10314314899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1103132770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24443707103100,103113,103114,103122,103123,103126,1031395674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4443882103113,103122915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11031094924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS11031391066
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38408388110311319
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3103132,103142,1031431508
Moorhouseite  (*)HexahydriteCo(SO4)·6H2O425425110311914
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24442209103099,103100,103103,103109,103113,103118,103122,103123,10314317380
Muthmannite  (*)NoneAuAgTe240838811031137
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs4443701103114633
Nimite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Ni,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8110314215
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O2103132,103143471
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x1103132121
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5103101,103132,103134,103142,1031432994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1103132306
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4443701103114767
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24083881103113247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S84443702103104,1031141512
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2408388110311323
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe24083881103113409
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O1103116102
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS244437012103099,103100,103113,103114,103122,103123,103125,103126,103132,103135,103136,10313939462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)2110314356
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211031323106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)24083881103113771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84443704103100,103104,103114,1031259056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO244422018103099,103100,103101,103103,103109,103112,103113,103114,103117,103118,103122,103123,103126,103132,103134,103135,103136,10314361156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs24443701103114233
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1103132177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11031321711
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101103132312
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O4444331103122293
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4444370110311464
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs24443701103114317
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1103143301
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1103104374
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1103143241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11031326417
Silver  (*)CopperAg40838811031135186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4443758103099,103100,103113,103114,103122,103123,103125,10312621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411031421934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS4443882103113,1031222045
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe44443882103113,103123337
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O4444331103122139
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24443702103114,1031433337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe4444331103123190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te34443882103113,103123276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134443757103099,103100,103113,103122,103123,103125,1031261803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340838811031135317
Tin  (*)NoneSn230220110311763
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2103132,103143433
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21103143458
Uytenbogaardtite  (*)UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2408388110311346
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1103142652
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O110313265
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S44443701103114380
Wairauite  (*)IronCoFe419299110310316
Wupatkiite  (*)HalotrichiteCoAl2(SO4)4·22H2O42542511031195
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS4444331103123372
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O110313356


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002451Aidyrlya part of VMS deposit located in the East Uralian back arc


17 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
Kristen002451419299Devonian to Carboniferous island arc volcanism (Devonian) and collision (Devonian to Carboniferous)      2793Aidyrlya Gold Deposit, Aidyrlya River, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaVMS Deposit of UralsMaslennikov et al. (2012)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.03.008OGR47_5 
vms-00792425425Silurian       S195166Osennee Deposit, Dombarovsky District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaOsenneeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Kristen002463408393Early Devonian (Emsian-patulus zone) age of deposit     Cu, Zn193979Gay, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaGaiHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
vms-00763408388Early- Middle Devonian (Emsian-Eifelian)        175692Gayskoe Zn-Cu Deposit (Gayskoye; Gaiskoye), Gay, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaGaiskoeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Kristen002462444433Silurian (Llandovery) age of deposit     Cu, Zn193980Ishkinino Co-Cu Deposit, Gay, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaIshkininoHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
L70_39-00002400370400 to 380-370        193980Ishkinino Co-Cu Deposit, Gay, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaIshkininoTesalina et al. (2003)10.1016/S0024-4937(03)00090-2L70_39 
Cr-00061230220 K-Ar     Chromferide, Chromium, FerchromideCr16770Efim Area, Kumak Ore Field, Orenburg Oblast, Russia Sazonov et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.4.685EG96_685 
Kristen002461393383Mid-Devonian age of deposit     Cu, Zn56299Letnee Quarry, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaLetnyeHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
vms-00779425425Silurian       S56299Letnee Quarry, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaLetneeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Kristen002454444433Silurian (Llandovery) age of deposit     Cu, Zn146335Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaKomsomolskoyeHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
sedcu-00598250250U. Permian       Cu195169Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaSakmaraCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen002455444433Silurian (Llandovery) age of deposit     Cu, Zn19578Blyava Cu Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaBlyavaHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
Kristen002456444433Silurian (Llandovery) age of deposit     Cu, Zn194046Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaYaman KasyHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
vms-00822440440Early Silurian (Llandovery)       S194046Yaman-Kasy Cu-Zn Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaYaman-KasyMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Kristen002459393383Mid-Devonian (Eifelian/Givetian) Milyanshinskaya Suite age of deposit     Cu, Zn19403850-letiya Oktyabrya Cu-Zn Deposit, Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia50 Years OctoberHerrington et al. (2005)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.07.014OGR27_203 
vms-00587393383Middle Devonian        19403850-letiya Oktyabrya Cu-Zn Deposit, Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, Russia50 Let OktyabryaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00762375375Middle Devonian (Late Givetian)       S190420Dzhusinskoe Deposit (Dzhusinskoye), Orsk, Orenburg Oblast, RussiaDzhusinskoeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061024Blyava Cu Deposit, Sakmara Zone, Mednogorsk District, Orenburg Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R061024

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