Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mehdi Abad Mine, Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 550
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 223163
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-223163.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mehdi Abad Mine, Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°1'59"N
Longitude: 55°16'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.033055555556,55.280555555556

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.

Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel

Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Sauconite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Diaspore None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	145	100	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	145	100	11547
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	145	100	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	145	100	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	145	100	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	100	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	100	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	100	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	145	100	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	145	100	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	145	100	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	145	100	73
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	145	100	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	145	100	1107
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	100	39462
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	145	100	56
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	145	100	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	145	100	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	100	21482

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00245	550	550	550							Yes				223166	Kushk Mine (Koushk Deposit), Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Kushk	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
	sedexmvt-00163	145	100	Early Cretaceous		host rock age									223163	Mehdi Abad Mine, Bafq (Bafgh), Yazd, Iran	Mehdiabad	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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