Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Komsomol'skii Mine (Komsomolsk Mine; Komsomol'sky Mine; Komsomolsky Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213.3

mindat Locality ID: 21562
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21562.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Komsomol'skii Mine (Komsomolsk Mine; Komsomol'sky Mine; Komsomolsky Mine), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 69°32'9"N
Longitude: 88°27'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 69.535833333333,88.461944444444

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.

Arsenic	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Copper	Diaspore	Djerfisherite	Fluorite	Hydrotalcite	Löllingite
Lapieite	Melonite	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Thalhammerite	Valleriite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenic Calcite Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Copper Diaspore Djerfisherite Fluorite Hydrotalcite Löllingite
Lapieite Melonite Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Thalhammerite Valleriite

52 IMA Minerals at location:

Anhydrite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Bornite ()*	Braggite ()*	Breithauptite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cooperite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Djerfisherite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ferroskutterudite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Gold ()*	Insizwaite ()*	Iowaite ()*	Kharaelakhite ()*	Kotulskite ()*
Kravtsovite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malyshevite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Millerite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Norilskite ()*	Okenite ()*
Palladoarsenide ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Silver ()*	Sobolevskite ()*
Sopcheite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*
Telargpalite ()*	Thalhammerite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vyalsovite ()*
Vymazalováite ()*	Vysotskite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	251.3	213.3	1588
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	251.3	213.3	379
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	251.3	250.7	5516
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄	251	251	101
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	251.3	250.7	175
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	251.3	213.3	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	251.3	250.7	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	251.3	213.3	281
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	251.3	213.3	966
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	251	251	124
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	251.3	213.3	481
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	251.3	250.7	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	251.3	213.3	9895
Ferroskutterudite ()*	Perovskite Skutterudite	FeAs₃	251.3	213.3	4
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	251.3	213.3	1188
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	251.3	213.3	30554
Insizwaite ()*	Pyrite	PtBi₂	251	251	15
Iowaite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₆Cl₂·4H₂O	251.3	213.3	14
Kharaelakhite ()*	Pentlandite	(Cu,Pt,Pb,Fe,Ni)₉S₈	251.3	250.7	2
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	251	251	116
Kravtsovite ()*	Not in a structural group	PdAg₂S	251	251	2
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	251.3	213.3	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	251.3	213.3	14899
Malyshevite ()*	Lapieite	PdCuBiS₃	251.3	250.7	7
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	251.3	250.7	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	251.3	250.7	1066
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	251	251	133
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	251.3	250.7	633
Norilskite ()*	Not in a structural group	(Pd,Ag)₇Pb₄	251	251	2
Okenite ()*	None	Ca₁₀Si₁₈O₄₆·18H₂O	251.3	213.3	71
Palladoarsenide ()*	None	Pd₂As	251	251	37
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	251.3	250.7	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	251.3	250.7	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	251.3	213.3	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	251.3	213.3	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	251.3	213.3	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	251.3	213.3	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	251.3	250.7	233
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	251.3	213.3	5186
Sobolevskite ()*	Nickeline	PdBi	251	251	44
Sopcheite ()*	None	Ag₄Pd₃Te₄	251	251	24
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	251	251	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	251.3	213.3	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	251.3	213.3	1934
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂	251	251	75
Telargpalite ()*	None	(Pd,Ag)₃Te	251	251	18
Thalhammerite ()*	Thalhammerite	Pd₉Ag₂Bi₂S₄	251	251	1
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	251.3	213.3	2718
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	251.3	250.7	237
Vyalsovite ()*	None	CaFeAlS(OH)₅	251.3	213.3	1
Vymazalováite ()*	None	Pd₃Bi₂S₂	251	251	1
Vysotskite ()*	None	PdS	251.3	250.7	53

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_696	Ni-Cu sulfides in intrusions related to flood basalts

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
CG247_401-00001	242.5	241.3	241.9±0.6	Re-Os			Yes		18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Noril'sk I and Talnakh intrusions	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401
EG105_1057_001	251	251	251				Yes	Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Norilsk	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
GCA59_2071-00001	249.9	247.5	248.7±1.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00002	250.4	248	249.2±1.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA58_4179-00041	246.3	245.1	245.7±0.6	Re-Os		90MC5,90MC10,90MC15,90MC16,90MCZC1,R5A,R8,90MCZB1	Yes		195512	Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Medvezky Creek mine	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA58_4179-00042	247	247		Re-Os		90OC1,90OC4,90OC5,90OC9,90OCI0,90OC12,90OC14,90OC2	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA59_2071-00007	250.3	247.5	248.9±1.4	Ar-Ar	biotite	SG-28-1909.1	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00008	215.5	213.3	214.4±1.1	Ar-Ar	plagioclase	SG-28-2013.5	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
Michelle_696	251.3	250.7	251±0.3				Yes	Ni, Cu	2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Talnakh(T)	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
CG247_401-00002	246.9	239.3	243.1±3.8	Re-Os			Yes		266145	Kharaelakh Lode, Oktyabrsky Mine (Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni Deposit; Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh intrusion	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401

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