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Locality Name:
Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 162.57
Youngest recorded age at locality: 20

mindat Locality ID: 228136
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228136.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Centralni East
Centralni West
Kapan (Ghapan; Kafan; Zangezur; Madan)
Shahumyan
Upper Okhca River

Latitude: 39°13'33"N
Longitude: 46°21'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.225833333333,46.365

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Germanite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calcurmolite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Colusite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Germanite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Renierite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wittichenite ()*

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 Cu Fe Ge H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Arsenic Baryte Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Germanite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

53 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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	144	20	1	3846	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	144	138	1	3846	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	144	138	1	3846	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	3841	489
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	144	20	1	3846	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	144	138	1	3846	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	144	20	2	3841,3846	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	3841	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	144	138	1	3846	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	144	138	1	3846	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	156.93	138	4	3838,3841,3843,3846	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	3841	27770
Calcurmolite ()*	None	(Ca_1-xNa_x)₂(UO₂)₃(MoO₄)₂(OH)_6-x·nH₂O	24	20	1	3847	10
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	156.93	138	3	3841,3843,3846	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	162.57	138	5	3838,3839,3841,3843,3846	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	144	138	2	3841,3846	3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	148.9	140.5	1	3838	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	3841	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	148.9	138	3	3838,3841,3846	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	144	138	2	3841,3846	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	144	20	1	3846	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	156.93	155.35	1	3843	1027
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	144	138	1	3846	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	156.93	20	4	3838,3841,3843,3846	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	144	138	1	3846	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	162.57	138	5	3838,3839,3841,3843,3846	24243
Germanite ()*	Germanite Sphalerite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆	148.9	140.5	1	3838	33
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	144	138	1	3846	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	156.93	138	3	3842,3843,3846	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	144	20	1	3846	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	148.9	20	2	3838,3846	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	3841	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	144	20	1	3846	5591
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	148.9	138	2	3838,3846	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	144	138	2	3842,3846	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	144	20	2	3841,3846	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	162.57	160.99	1	3839	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	144	138	1	3846	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	144	20	1	3846	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	3841	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	162.57	138	5	3838,3839,3841,3843,3846	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	144	138	1	3846	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	24	20	2	3841,3847	61156
Renierite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆	148.9	140.5	2	3838,3841	37
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	144	138	1	3846	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	144	138	1	3846	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	162.57	138	5	3838,3839,3841,3843,3846	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	3841	668
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	162.57	140.5	4	3838,3839,3841,3843	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	144	20	2	3841,3846	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	162.57	140.5	3	3838,3839,3843	5317
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	24	20	1	3847	2718
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	144	138	1	3846	297

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	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
OGR58_185-00002	148.9	140.5	144.7±4.2	Re-Os			258531	Centralni East, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia	Centralni East	Mederer et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.10.007	OGR58_185
OGR58_185-00001	162.57	160.99	161.78±0.79	Ar-Ar			258530	Centralni West, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia	Centralni West	Mederer et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.10.007	OGR58_185
OGR58_185-00003	156.93	155.35	156.14±0.79	Ar-Ar			258532	Shahumyan, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia	Shahumyan	Mederer et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.10.007	OGR58_185
PorphCu-00193	24	20	20–24			Cu	146855	Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia	Kadzharan	Singer et al. (2005)		USGSOFR2005_1060
PorphCu-00693	144	138	144–138		Actinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Bismuth, Bismutite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Emplectite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Luzonite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, Wittichenite	Cu	146855	Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia	Kadjaran	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00135	24	20			Calcurmolite	Mo	14725	Sokh-Karasu Area, Kajaran Mine (Kadzharan Mine; Kadzharan Molybdenum Deposit), Kajaran, Upper Okhca River, Kafan District (Kapan), Syunik' Province, Armenia		Melkonyan and Akopyan (2006); Bagdasaryan et al. (1969)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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