Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yazd, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 550
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29

mindat Locality ID: 2016
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2016.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yazd, Iran": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Ahmad Abad Mine
Ali-Abad Cu Deposit
Ardakan County
Bafq (Bafgh)
Chahgaz Iron Mine
Darreh-Zerreshk Cu Deposit
Deyhuk
Nayband (Neyband)
Ozbak Kuh Mine
Saghand (Sagand; Saqand)
Taft District

Latitude: 32°27'21"N
Longitude: 55°32'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.455833333333,55.540833333333

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.

Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Amarantite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite
Crichtonite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fornacite	Gypsum	Khademite	Kieserite
Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Metavoltine	Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tamarugite	Titanite	Turquoise	Voltaite	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: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti U V Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ni

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alum Alunite Amarantite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Covellite
Crichtonite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Fornacite Gypsum Khademite Kieserite
Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Metavoltine Mica Minium Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Perovskite Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tamarugite Titanite Turquoise Voltaite Zircon

97 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Alunogen ()*
Amarantite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Butlerite ()*	Cadwaladerite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Davidite-(La) ()*	Diaboleite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fornacite ()*
Galena ()*	Geerite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Khademite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lesukite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metavoltine ()*
Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Parabutlerite ()*	Phoenicochroite ()*	Plattnerite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Römerite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sauconite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spionkopite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talc ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Thorianite ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Variscite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Yarrowite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	550	102	3	67584,67597,67600	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	67619	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	550	521	3	67597,67602,67617	8803
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	67616	92
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			1	67616	272
Amarantite ()*	Amarantite	Fe³⁺₂O(SO₄)₂·7H₂O			1	67616	22
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	67614	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	550	521	2	67602,67614	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄			1	67587	88
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	550	100	2	67602,67603	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	67619	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	550	550	1	67594	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	550	550	1	67597	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	67619	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	122	102	2	67584,67587	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	550	100	4	67587,67594,67603,67619	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	122	29	2	67584,67608	5516
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O			1	67616	26
Cadwaladerite ()*	None	Al₂(H₂O)(OH)₄·n(Cl,OH^-,H₂O)			1	67616	2
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	550	521	9	67583,67587,67594,67597,67600,67602,67607,67614,67619	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	67619	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	550	100	6	67583,67602,67603,67604,67614,67619	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	100	3	67584,67587,67603	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	145	100	1	67603	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	550	29	8	67584,67587,67594,67597,67602,67603,67608,67619	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	122	102	1	67584	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	550	550	1	67594	1756
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	67616	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	122	102	1	67584	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	67616	136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	122	29	3	67584,67587,67608	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	122	102	2	67584,67587	2970
Davidite-(La) ()*	Crichtonite	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	550	550	1	67597	31
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄	93.9	66	1	67613	57
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	550	550	1	67597	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	550	100	5	67594,67600,67602,67603,67614	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	550	550	1	67600	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	550	550	2	67592,67597	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	67587	9617
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	93.9	66	1	67613	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	550	100	13	67583,67593,67594,67595,67596,67598,67602,67603,67604,67605,67606,67614,67619	24243
Geerite ()*	None	Cu₈S₅			1	67587	38
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	100	3	67584,67587,67603	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	67587	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	550	521	1	67602	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	550	102	4	67584,67602,67614,67619	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	550	100	7	67584,67588,67600,67602,67603,67607,67617	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	550	100	5	67583,67591,67603,67614,67619	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	145	100	1	67603	73
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	93.9	66	1	67613	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	145	100	3	67583,67603,67619	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	67616	2228
Khademite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)F·5H₂O			1	67616	15
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	67587	581
Lesukite ()*	None	Al₂(OH)₅Cl·2H₂O			1	67616	10
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	67619	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	550	29	7	67584,67592,67597,67599,67600,67608,67617	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	122	102	2	67584,67587	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	67614	5674
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	67616	78
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	550	550	1	67597	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	145	66	3	67603,67613,67619	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	67583	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	67617	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	550	102	3	67584,67594,67602	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	550	29	0		633
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	550	550	1	67597	2349
Parabutlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O			1	67616	23
Phoenicochroite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CrO₄)	93.9	66	1	67613	35
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂			2	67583,67619	158
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	550	29	11	67583,67584,67587,67594,67597,67602,67603,67608,67614,67616,67617	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	67583,67619	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	550	521	5	67594,67600,67602,67614,67617	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O			1	67616	115
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	67619	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	550	550	1	67597	5614
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	145	100	1	67603	56
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	550	100	3	67594,67602,67603	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	145	100	2	67603,67619	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	550	100	12	67583,67593,67594,67595,67596,67598,67602,67603,67605,67606,67614,67619	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈			1	67587	73
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			1	67616	139
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	67617	3337
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	67616	87
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	550	550	2	67599,67617	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	550	550	1	67597	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	550	550	1	67597	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	550	550	1	67600	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	122	102	1	67584	484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	67617	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	67583	605
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	550	521	1	67602	301
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	67616	111
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	67619	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	93.9	66	3	67583,67613,67614	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	550	550	1	67600	939
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈			1	67587	70

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	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 ID
PorphCu-00325	122	102	112±10		Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Goethite, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Turquoise	Cu	205978	Ali-Abad Cu Deposit, Yazd, Iran	Ali-Abad	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedexmvt-00162	541	521	Eocambrian	host rock age			223166	Kushk Mine (Koushk Deposit), Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Kushk	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00245	550	550	550				223166	Kushk Mine (Koushk Deposit), Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Kushk	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00163	145	100	Early Cretaceous	host rock age			223163	Mehdi Abad Mine, Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Mehdiabad	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
PorphCu-00326	29	29	29		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Pyrite	Cu	205979	Darreh-Zerreshk Cu Deposit, Yazd, Iran	Darreh-Zerreshk	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
Cr-00064	93.9	66			Fornacite, Phoenicochroite	Cr	2015	Seh-Changi Mine, Nayband (Neyband), Yazd, Iran		Charlene	Charlene

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110161	Saghand (Sagand; Saqand), Yazd, Iran	https://rruff.info/R110161

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