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Locality Name:
Staropodolsky Quarry (Podolsky #2 Quarry), Moscow Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 315
Youngest recorded age at locality: 307

mindat Locality ID: 210950
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210950.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Staropodolsky Quarry (Podolsky #2 Quarry), Moscow Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°26'57"N
Longitude: 37°33'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.449166666667,37.56

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 C Ca Co F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Co F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluminiteCalciteFluoriteHydrotalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Aluminite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Calcite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Takovite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O3153070470
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O315307078
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O3153070143
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)315307027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)231530709895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF231530709617
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2315307039462
Takovite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Al2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O315307018



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
Alexandra-0001315307MoscovianStratigraphyAge of formation      210950Staropodolsky Quarry (Podolsky #2 Quarry), Moscow Oblast, RussiaPodol'skiy quarryKarpunin et al. (1998) BOOK_GNSR_1998 


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