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Locality Name:
Gədəbəy District (Gadabey), Azerbaijan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1141
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65.5

mindat Locality ID: 208389
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208389.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gədəbəy District (Gadabey), Azerbaijan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Garadag Cu Deposit
Gedabek Mine (Kedabek Mine)
Goshian Deposit

Latitude: 40°37'19"N
Longitude: 45°45'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.621944444444,45.763888888889

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.

Allophane	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Wurtzite

Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Turquoise ()*	Zunyite ()*

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mo O P Pb S Si Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Turquoise Wurtzite

47 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	24969	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	24969	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1141	1141	1	24968	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1141	65.5	1	24968	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1141	65.5	2	24968,24969	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1141	65.5	1	24968	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1141	1141	1	24968	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	24969	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1141	1141	1	24968	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1141	1141	1	24968	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	24969	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	24969	651
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1141	65.5	1	24968	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1141	1141	1	24968	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1141	1141	1	24968	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1141	65.5	2	24968,24969	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	24969	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1141	1141	1	24968	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1141	65.5	2	24968,24969	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	5591
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	1141	65.5	1	24968	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1141	65.5	2	24967,24968	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1141	65.5	1	24968	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1141	65.5	3	24967,24968,24969	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	24969	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1141	135	3	24967,24968,24969	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	24969	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1141	65.5	2	24968,24969	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1141	65.5	1	24968	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1141	1141	1	24968	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1141	1141	2	24968,24969	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1141	65.5	2	24968,24969	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1141	1141	1	24968	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	24969	510
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	135	135	1	24967	484
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl			1	24969	86

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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 ID
PorphCu-00430	135	135	Late Jurassic Cretaceous				Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Kaolinite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Turquoise	Cu	206324	Garadag Cu Deposit, Gədəbəy District (Gadabey), Azerbaijan	Garadag	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00433	161	65.5	Late Jurassic Cretaceous					Cu	206327	Gedabek Mine (Kedabek Mine), Gədəbəy District (Gadabey), Azerbaijan	Gedabek	Singer et al. (2005)	USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00434	1141	1141					Andalusite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Gold, Gypsum, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	206327	Gedabek Mine (Kedabek Mine), Gədəbəy District (Gadabey), Azerbaijan	Kedabek	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
SGMA10_120_0001	150	129	139.5 ± 10.5	K-Ar	host rock cut by mineralization	whole rock			206327	Gedabek Mine (Kedabek Mine), Gədəbəy District (Gadabey), Azerbaijan	Gedabek Mine	Hemon (2012)	SGMA10_120

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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