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Locality Name:
Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2240
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1797.3

mindat Locality ID: 24794
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24794.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif)
Eliseevka
Middle Berda River

Latitude: 46°58'18"N
Longitude: 36°48'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.971666666667,36.807222222222
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 Be C Ca Ce Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleBaddeleyiteBerylCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGarnetMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxeneQuartzRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Anatase  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Simferite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O621901797.311238751022
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61123878141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)22401797.33123875,123878,1238818803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1123878706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311238782353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO221901797.311238752162
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2200019001123875238
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18224022402123878,1238814286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)22401797.32123875,12388127770
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4224022401123881951
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61123878518
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O621901797.311238754135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)221901797.311238759895
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O21901797.3112387516
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)21901797.311238751188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41123878445
Graphite  (*)NoneC21901797.311238752812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O321901797.311238755433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O421901797.3112387514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11238784924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1123878945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)222401797.33123875,123878,12388117380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)21901797.31123875884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2224018202123875,1238812273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2224022402123878,12388161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211238785614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81123878353
Simferite  (*)NoneLiMg(PO4)2240224011238813
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6224022401123881688
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)221901797.3112387527
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O21901797.311238754899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22240224011238812562
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1123878939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)224018203123875,123878,1238815251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001060MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular bodies and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, peridotite, melteigite, ijolite, tveitåsite, nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite and fenite.
Jen_0001061MAGMATIC STYLE: Lenticular bodies and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, peridotite, melteigite, ijolite, tveitåsite, nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite and fenite.


6 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
Alexandra-03811810.71797.31804 ± 6.7U-PbAge of alkaline magmatism      18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigіvka MassifPonomarenko et al. (2013)10.2478/mipo-2013-0008M44_115 
Alexandra-0382200019002000-1900 Age of alkaline magmatism    Baddeleyite 18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigіvka MassifPonomarenko et al. (2013)10.2478/mipo-2013-0008M44_115 
Jen_0001060182018201820K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigovskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000106121901820 U-Pb zircon   Zircon  18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigovskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00644219018201820 - 2190 Ma        18202Chernigovskiy Massif (Chernigovka Massif; Novopoltavskiy Massif), Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineChernigovskii (Novopoltavskii)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Alexandra-0105224022402240 Age of rocks      19401Krutaya Balka Pegmatite, Rodionovskoe Pegmatite Field, Middle Berda River, Priazovie, Zaporizhia Oblast, UkraineKrutaya Balka pegmatiteShatalov (2017) MRU1_26 

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