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Locality Name:
Gümüşhane Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 206221
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206221.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gümüşhane Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Camiboğazı-Arnastal Fe Skarn Deposits
Istala Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit
Köstere Deposit
Mastra Au Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteEpidote
GarnetMalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteVesuvianite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anilite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mckinstryite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
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)211164303419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61116433966
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311164301534
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S410066111643188
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2100662116431,1164325509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41006611164315516
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O100661116432925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S100662116431,1164325707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100662116431,11643227198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS100662116431,1164324165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1006611164311027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611164304135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11164308173
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12100661116431663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS100662116431,11643224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu111643330554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111643014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111643014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2100662116431,11643212537
Mckinstryite  (*)NoneAg5Cu3S410066111643151
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211164302273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100663116430,116431,11643239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811164309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100663116430,116432,11643361156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1006611164315186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS100662116431,11643221482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211164302562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011164301395
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S810066111643170


2 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
vms-0096610066Upper Cretaceous        126577Istala Zn-Pb-Cu Deposit, Gümüşhane Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyKalkanliMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0097110066Upper Cretaceous        192198Köstere Deposit, Gümüşhane Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyKostereMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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