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Locality Name:
Mama River Basin, Buryatia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 317

mindat Locality ID: 247157
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247157.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mama River Basin, Buryatia, Russia": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Maigunda River
Mama Mica Mines

Latitude: 56°13'59"N
Longitude: 110°45'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.233055555556,110.76611111111
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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sr Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAncyliteApatiteAstrophylliteBaddeleyiteBastnäsiteBerylBoraciteBrookiteBurbankite
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChevkiniteClayCorundumCrichtoniteElpiditeEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMicaMonaziteNatroliteNeptuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyrite
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTourmalineTridymite
WöhleriteZircon

81 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Bafertisite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Boracite  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Brookite  (*)Burpalite  (*)Calciocatapleiite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cryolite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Elpidite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Eudidymite  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Hambergite  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Hejtmanite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kupletskite  (*)
Lamprophyllite  (*)Landauite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Leucophanite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)
Lorenzenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganoneptunite  (*)Melanocerite-(Ce)  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(La)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)Murataite-(Y)  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Neptunite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)
Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rémondite-(Ce)  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Rosenbuschite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Seidozerite  (*)
Senaite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Tainiolite  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorianite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tritomite-(Ce)  (*)Vlasovite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O639032511016181022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O63903251101618286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3903173101618,101619,1016218803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)332731711016192353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO239032511016182162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O390325110161892
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)23903251101618295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F3903251101618161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O639032511016182060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO23903251101618238
Bafertisite  (*)NoneBa2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2390325110161816
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F3903251101618304
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23903251101618606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183273172101619,1016214286
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl390325110161857
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)3903251101618115
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO23903251101618700
Burpalite  (*)WöhleriteNa4Ca2Zr2(Si2O7)2F439032511016185
Calciocatapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteCaZrSi3O9·2H2O39032511016188
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3903172101618,10162127770
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O3903251101618113
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2390325110161894
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2390325110161889
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1839032511016181008
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6390325110161850
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O639032511016184135
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O390325110161850
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)23903251101618182
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O390325110161842
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2390325110161838
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe2+3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2390325110161815
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F32731711016192740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF239032511016189617
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O390325110161868
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)390325110161881
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23903251101618209
Hejtmanite  (*)NoneBa2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2390325110161810
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)390325110161856
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O339032511016185433
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F390325110161833
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2390325110161863
Landauite  (*)Crichtonite(Na,Pb)(Mn2+,Y)(Zn,Fe)2(Ti,Fe3+,Nb)18(O,OH,F)O3839032511016185
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4390325110161858
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F390325110161855
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6390325110161857
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)390325110161882
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4390325110161814899
Manganoneptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiMn2+2Ti2Si8O24390325110161826
Melanocerite-(Ce)  (*)ApatiteCe5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O)39032511016187
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3903172101618,1016194924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3903251101618945
Monazite-(La)  (*)MonaziteLa(PO4)390325110161838
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O39032511016181508
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2390325110161845
Murataite-(Y)  (*)None(Y,Na)6Zn(Zn,Fe3+)4(Ti,Nb,Na)12O29(O,F,OH)10F439032511016182
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23273172101619,10162117380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O39032511016181236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3903251101618884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24390325110161849
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)2390325110161846
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2390325110161889
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2390325110161839462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO33903251101618244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23903173101618,101619,10162161156
Rémondite-(Ce)  (*)BurbankiteNa3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)539032511016187
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)23903251101618375
Rosenbuschite  (*)NoneCa6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F4390325110161842
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO239032511016185614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)32731711016192705
Seidozerite  (*)NoneNa2Zr2Na2MnTi(Si2O7)2O2F239032511016189
Senaite  (*)CrichtonitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38390325110161828
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3903251101618444
Tainiolite  (*)MicaKLiMg2Si4O10F2390325110161840
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O390325110161823
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO23903251101618236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)39032511016181006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O39032511016184899
Tritomite-(Ce)  (*)ApatiteCe5(SiO4,BO4)3(OH,O)390325110161819
Vlasovite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi4O1139032511016189
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4390325110161883
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39033011016185251


4 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
Bradley_2012_079390386388±2U/Pb zircon   Zircon  4646Burpala Alkaline Massif, Maigunda River, Mama River Basin, Buryatia, RussiaMama-Chuya Peg. 1stMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Bradley_2012_080332330331±1U/Pb zircon   Zircon  4646Burpala Alkaline Massif, Maigunda River, Mama River Basin, Buryatia, RussiaMama-Chuya Peg. 2ndMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
ree-00529327325325-327 Ma (various)various       4646Burpala Alkaline Massif, Maigunda River, Mama River Basin, Buryatia, RussiaBurpalinskii (Burpala)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Bradley_2012_130327317322±5U/Pb       247156Mama Mica Mines, Mama River Basin, Buryatia, Russia[Mama-Oron Complex]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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