Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Petropavlovskii Broken-stone Quarry, Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 519
Youngest recorded age at locality: 499

mindat Locality ID: 207937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Petropavlovskii Broken-stone Quarry, Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteClayCorundumDevillineDiaspore
GypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PalygorskitePrehnitePyriteQuartzTamarugite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Dickite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Opal  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Poitevinite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Tamarugite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O51949901627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)51949903250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)519499011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)651949901633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)519499027770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)25194990309
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45194990651
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)51949907437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O51949906890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O5194990409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3519499014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O5194990251
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O51949901271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)5194990581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2519499012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS251949905674
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O51949902994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O5194990306
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O5194990265
Poitevinite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·H2O519499013
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)251949901898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2519499039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2519499061156
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O5194990292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)51949906417
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O519499087



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001161MAGMATIC STYLE: Small intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Gabbro, theralite, feldspathic ijolite, urtite and foyaite.


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
Jen_0001161519499509±10Sm-Nd       207937Petropavlovskii Broken-stone Quarry, Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, RussiaPetropavlovskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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