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Locality Name:
Ducat Ore Field, Omsukchan, Ducat District, Kolyma River Basin, Magadan Oblast, Russia

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

mindat Locality ID: 20442
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20442.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ducat Ore Field, Omsukchan, Ducat District, Kolyma River Basin, Magadan Oblast, Russia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ducat Mine (Dukat Mine)
Lunnyi Mine (Lunnoye)

Latitude: 62°48'53"N
Longitude: 155°27'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.814722222222,155.45972222222
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 B Ba Be C Ca Cd Ce Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Fe H Mg Mn Na O P Si Sn Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
KaoliniteLöllingiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTitanite
TourmalineWurtziteZircon

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Crandallite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lead  (*)Magnetite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nisbite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pearceite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sekaninaite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Tin  (*)
Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Vernadite  (*)Willyamite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zinc  (*)Zincite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S161145.52102669,1026702793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)161145.511026698803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3161145.502353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2161145.511026692162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS161145.52102669,1026709052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6161145.511026692060
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2161145.5110266973
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O161145.51102669178
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11161145.51102670843
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb161145.51102669175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)161145.5110266927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2161145.505171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2161145.5110266994
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2161145.52102669,10267027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8161145.51102669577
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)161145.511026691025
Copper  (*)CopperCu161145.511026693846
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6161145.51102669310
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6161145.51102669944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)161145.511026698173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2161145.511026699617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12161145.52102669,102670663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS161145.52102669,10267024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2161145.50178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)161145.507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu161145.52102669,10267030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC161145.511026692812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS161145.51102669717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3161145.511026691544
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S161145.51102669237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3161145.5110266914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3161145.511026695433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6161145.511026692228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O6161145.5110266973
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4161145.511026695591
Lead  (*)CopperPb161145.51102669192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4161145.5110266914899
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O161145.501508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2161145.5110266917380
Nisbite  (*)LöllingiteNiSb2161145.5110266920
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O161145.502994
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]161145.51102669249
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]161145.51102670716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3161145.51102670733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3161145.52102669,1026701425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2161145.52102669,10267039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8161145.511026699056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2161145.52102669,10267061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)161145.511026691711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)161145.52102669,102670969
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)161145.502705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O161145.511026691153
Sekaninaite  (*)BerylFe2+2Al4Si5O18161145.5035
Silver  (*)CopperAg161145.511026695186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3161145.511026691214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS161145.52102669,10267021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3161145.511026693418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13161145.511026705317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)161145.511026691006
Tin  (*)NoneSn161145.5110266963
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O161145.511026694899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O161145.51102669433
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O161145.5065
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS161145.5110266925
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)161145.50939
Zinc  (*)NoneZn161145.5110266952
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO161145.5110266998
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)161145.511026695251


1 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
Hg-00070161145.5 ?-?    YesKolymiteHg20441Kolyma River Basin, Magadan Oblast, Russia Volkov et al. (2008)10.1134/S1075701508040028GOD50_275 

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