Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Raigan Mine (Regun-e Bam Mine), Kerman, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 12
Youngest recorded age at locality: 12

mindat Locality ID: 205750
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205750.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Raigan Mine (Regun-e Bam Mine), Kerman, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°54'0"N
Longitude: 57°14'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.9,57.233333333333

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Mica	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rutile	Spinel

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 Ca Cu Fe H K Na O S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Na O S Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Mica Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Rutile Spinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Rutile ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	12	12	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	12	12	1588
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12	12	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12	12	8173
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	12	12	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	12	12	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	12	12	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	12	12	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	12	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	12	12	9056
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	12	12	5614

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00264	12	12	12									Albite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile	Cu	205750	Raigan Mine (Regun-e Bam Mine), Kerman, Iran	Raigan	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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