Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 363.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 231.5

mindat Locality ID: 207210
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207210.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, Russia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mogenburen Ore Zone
Munguntaiga Ore Zone

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: As Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe O S Sb W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteLöllingiteNickelineNonePerovskiteScheelite
SkutteruditeTetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs2422401104109379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2422402104107,1041109052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi363.724011041091966
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2363.7240110410927198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS363.72401104109966
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22422403104107,104109,104110762
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8363.724011041099056
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2363.72401104109317
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)363.724011041094894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)363.724011041096417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3363.72403104107,104109,104110531
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13363.72403104107,104109,1041105317


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0015Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0016Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0017Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0018Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0019Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069


7 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
Alexandra-0015362.4355.6359.0 ± 3.4Ar-ArAge of mineralizationsericite    Sn, W207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Alexandra-0016358346352 ± 6Ar-ArAge of mineralization     Sn, W207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Alexandra-0017258250258-250U-PbAge of rock     Ni, Co, As207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078Second stage of mineralization
Alexandra-0018243.5236.5240 ± 3.5Ar-ArAge of rock     Ag, Sb207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Alexandra-0019234.4231.5234.4–231.5Ar-ArAge of rock     Hg207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Co-00099242240        Co, As, Ni207209Askhatin-Gol Ag-Sb-Co-Ni Deposit, Munguntaiga Ore Zone, Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, Russia Tretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Deep-Dive-other-00037363.7347.7355.7±8.6U-PbCo and rare metal mineralization in Delyun-Yustyd basin     Co207209Askhatin-Gol Ag-Sb-Co-Ni Deposit, Munguntaiga Ore Zone, Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaAshatyin-Gol Ni-Co-arsenide depositPavlova et al. (2008)10.1016/j.rgg.2008.06.010RGG49_545Co and rare metal mineralization in Delyun-Yustyd basin

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