Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Pit No. 400, Argayashsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 265
Youngest recorded age at locality: 265

mindat Locality ID: 20538
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20538.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pit No. 400, Argayashsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°17'58"N
Longitude: 60°14'56"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.299444444444,60.248888888889

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: Al Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O S Si Th Ti W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O S Si Th Ti W Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleCancrinite-sodaliteClayColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGadoliniteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSapphirineScheelite
SodaliteSpinelTitaniteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Corundum  (*)
Danalite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Helvine  (*)Huttonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Makarochkinite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)226526503419
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2652650706
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22652650606
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O62652650518
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O326526501797
Danalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S265265058
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO42652650196
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2265265057
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6265265084
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226526509617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)22652650163
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22652650209
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S2652650237
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)265265037
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O326526505433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4265265014899
Makarochkinite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Fe2+8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si8Be2Al2O36]26526502
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS226526505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2265265017380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)2652650326
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2265265039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2265265061156
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O82652650353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)26526504894
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)26526501006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O26526504899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)26526505251



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
Be-00041265265265  high    MakarochkiniteBe20538Pit No. 400, Argayashsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia Grew et al. (2005)10.2138/am.2005.1759AM90_1402 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...