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Locality Name:
Ankavan Cu Deposit, Pambak Ore District, Kotayk' Province, Armenia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 33
Youngest recorded age at locality: 33

mindat Locality ID: 206297
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206297.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ankavan Cu Deposit, Pambak Ore District, Kotayk' Province, Armenia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°38'0"N
Longitude: 44°31'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.633333333333,44.516666666667

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.

Amphibole	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite

Actinolite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*

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 As C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	33	33	3419
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	33	33	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	33	33	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	33	33	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	33	33	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	33	33	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	33	33	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	33	33	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	33	33	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	33	33	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	33	33	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	33	33	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	33	33	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	33	33	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	33	33	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	33	33	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	33	33	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	33	33	39462
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	33	33	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	33	33	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	33	33	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	33	33	1101

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-00408	33	33	33									Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gypsum, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	206297	Ankavan Cu Deposit, Pambak Ore District, Kotayk' Province, Armenia	Ankavan	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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