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Locality Name:
Ali-Abad Cu Deposit, Yazd, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 122
Youngest recorded age at locality: 102

mindat Locality ID: 205978
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205978.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ali-Abad Cu Deposit, Yazd, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°39'33"N
Longitude: 53°50'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.659166666667,53.849722222222
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeGypsumMalachite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSpinelTurquoise

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
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)212210203419
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212210205509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412210205516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12210205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2122102027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12210203531
Copper  (*)CopperCu12210203846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12210204165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12210202970
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12210207437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12210206890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3122102014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4122102014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2122102012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2122102017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2122102039462
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1221020484


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
PorphCu-00325122102112±10      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Goethite, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, TurquoiseCu205978Ali-Abad Cu Deposit, Yazd, IranAli-AbadSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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