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Locality Name:
Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 89.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 233442
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233442.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Anarak District
Khur Agate Field

Latitude: 33°32'18"N
Longitude: 54°37'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.538333333333,54.622777777778

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	Adelite	Allophane	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Devilline
Diaspore	Digenite	Domeykite	Enargite	Fairfieldite	Fluorite	Fornacite	Gypsum	Iranite	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Linarite	Lindackerite	Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Minium	Mixite	Molybdenite	Murdochite
Natroautunite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Roselite	Rutile	Scheelite	Seelite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite
Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite Baryte
Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Devilline
Diaspore Digenite Domeykite Enargite Fairfieldite Fluorite Fornacite Gypsum Iranite Kaolinite
Löllingite Linarite Lindackerite Malachite Mica Millerite Minium Mixite Molybdenite Murdochite
Natroautunite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Roselite Rutile Scheelite Seelite Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tyrolite
Vivianite Wurtzite

112 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Algodonite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Boleite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cotunnite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Diaboleite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*
Domeykite ()*	Enargite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fairfieldite ()*	Fornacite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemihedrite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Herbertsmithite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Iranite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Koutekite ()*	Kutinaite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Lemanskiite ()*	Linarite ()*	Lindackerite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Minium ()*	Mixite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Murdochite ()*	Natrouranospinite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*
Phoenicochroite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Polydymite ()*	Pseudoboleite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rammelsbergite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Roselite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Seelite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Talmessite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranospinite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zaratite ()*
Zeunerite ()*	Zincrosasite ()*

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			1	67346	2793
Algodonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu_1-xAs_x (x ≈ 0.15)			1	67349	41
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	89.8	66	3	67335,67340,67346	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	67351	1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	67338,67349	445
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	67340	246
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			4	67334,67337,67340,67351	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	67342	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	89.8	66	4	67335,67340,67347,67349	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			3	67337,67342,67351	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	89.8	66	5	67335,67345,67347,67349,67350	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	67337,67349	11547
Boleite ()*	None	KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	89.8	66	1	67335	65
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	67337,67342,67349	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	89.8	66	5	67334,67335,67337,67340,67351	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			2	67337,67340	359
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	67351	309
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	67351	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	89.8	66	6	67334,67335,67337,67340,67346,67347	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	89.8	66	5	67337,67342,67345,67347,67349	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			4	67337,67340,67342,67349	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	89.8	66	6	67335,67337,67342,67347,67349,67351	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	67342	43
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈			1	67349	82
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	67349	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	67349	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	67342,67349	3846
Cotunnite ()*	None	PbCl₂	89.8	66	1	67335	54
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	89.8	66	4	67335,67340,67342,67349	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	67337,67349	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	89.8	66	3	67335,67337,67340	378
Diaboleite ()*	Perovskite	CuPb₂Cl₂(OH)₄	89.8	66	2	67335,67347	57
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	67349	1027
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	89.8	66	1	67347	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	67343,67351	9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As			2	67345,67349	73
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	67342	910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	67345,67349	814
Fairfieldite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(PO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	67349	72
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	89.8	66	2	67335,67347	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	89.8	66	6	67334,67337,67342,67346,67347,67349	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	67351	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	89.8	66	3	67335,67342,67350	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	67342	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	67342,67351	14640
Hemihedrite ()*	Iranite	ZnPb₁₀(CrO₄)₆(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	89.8	66	1	67335	14
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	89.8	66	7	67334,67335,67337,67340,67342,67346,67347	1689
Herbertsmithite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃Zn(OH)₆Cl₂	89.8	66	2	67335,67342	21
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	89.8	66	1	67335	73
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	89.8	66	3	67335,67337,67340	1066
Iranite ()*	Iranite	CuPb₁₀(CrO₄)₆(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂	89.8	66	2	67335,67347	11
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	67342	5591
Koutekite ()*	None	Cu₅As₂			2	67345,67349	18
Kutinaite ()*	None	Ag₆Cu₁₄As₇			1	67345	7
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O			2	67345,67349	149
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	67337	265
Lemanskiite ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·3H₂O			1	67349	7
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			2	67337,67340	987
Lindackerite ()*	Lindackerite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·9H₂O			1	67349	9
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	89.8	66	2	67335,67342	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	89.8	66	6	67335,67337,67340,67347,67349,67350	12537
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈			1	67349	161
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	67349	182
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	67349	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			4	67334,67337,67340,67346	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			2	67337,67342	247
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	67349	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	67342	5800
Murdochite ()*	Murdochite	Cu₁₂Pb₂O₁₅Cl₂	89.8	66	1	67335	34
Natrouranospinite ()*	Natroautunite	Na₂(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·5H₂O			1	67349	13
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			2	67341,67349	633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃			1	67349	176
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			2	67345,67349	52
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	67342	158
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O			1	67349	105
Phoenicochroite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CrO₄)	89.8	66	1	67335	35
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	89.8	66	1	67335	142
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	89.8	66	4	67335,67337,67339,67346	158
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄			1	67349	131
Pseudoboleite ()*	None	Pb₃₁Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	89.8	66	1	67335	33
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	89.8	66	3	67342,67347,67349	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	67351	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	67334	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	67342	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			3	67337,67343,67351	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			1	67349	233
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	89.8	66	2	67335,67342	454
Roselite ()*	Roselite	Ca₂Co(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	67349	23
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂			1	67349	317
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	67342	4894
Seelite ()*	Seelite	Mg(UO₂)₂(AsO₃,AsO₄)₂·7H₂O			2	67342,67349	5
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	67340	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	67351	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	67350	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃			1	67349	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	89.8	66	2	67335,67342	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	89.8	66	4	67337,67342,67347,67349	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	67350	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	67342	332
Talmessite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	67349	46
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	67346	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	89.8	66	1	67335	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	67346	5317
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			1	67349	245
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	67349	2718
Uranospinite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O			1	67349	51
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	89.8	66	2	67335,67340	605
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	89.8	66	2	67335,67337	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	89.8	66	6	67334,67335,67337,67340,67342,67346	1655
Zaratite ()*	Amorphous	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	67349	56
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	67349	185
Zincrosasite ()*	Malachite	(Zn,Cu)₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	67342	28

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
	Cr-00066	89.8	66		Stratigraphic								Fornacite, Hemihedrite, Iranite, Phoenicochroite	Cr	25262	Chah Khouni Mine (Chah Khoni Mine; Tschah Khuni Mine; El Khun Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran		Moghadam and Stern (2011)	10.1111/j.1440-1738.2010.00745.x	IA20_1
	Cr-00067	89.8	66		Stratigraphic								Fornacite, Iranite	Cr	25261	Sebarz Mine (Sebraz Mine; Sebarg Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran		Moghadam and Stern (2011)	10.1111/j.1440-1738.2010.00745.x	IA20_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
X060011	Talmessi Mine (Talmesi Mine; Telmessi Mine; Telmesi Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran	https://rruff.info/X060011

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