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Locality Name:
Agh-Darreh Mine (Agdarreh Mine), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.8

mindat Locality ID: 25139
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25139.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Agh-Darreh Mine (Agdarreh Mine), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°40'0"N
Longitude: 47°1'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.666666666667,47.016666666667
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteClayCopperGeocronite
GypsumKaoliniteMelanteriteMicaNoneOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SartoriteSphaleriteStibniteTurquoiseZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayerite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Getchellite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Polhemusite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Semseyite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Twinnite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe16.510.80489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)616.510.80966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS16.510.809052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16.510.8011547
Bayerite  (*)NoneAl(OH)316.510.8015
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi16.510.801966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1116.510.80843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16.510.8027770
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS16.510.802600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216.510.809895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16.510.802740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16.510.8024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2316.510.80133
Getchellite  (*)NoneSbAsS316.510.8019
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)316.510.80504
Gold  (*)CopperAu16.510.8030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O16.510.806890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)616.510.802228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)416.510.805591
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O16.510.8042
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O16.510.80915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl16.510.801107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216.510.8017380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S316.510.80511
Polhemusite  (*)Sphalerite(Zn,Hg)S16.510.804
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216.510.8039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216.510.8061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO216.510.805614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O16.510.801153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S2116.510.80165
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16.510.8021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S316.510.803418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O16.510.80263
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)16.510.80589
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O16.510.80484
Twinnite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS416.510.8016
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16.510.805251


1 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
Hg-0008116.510.8 K-Ar     Cinnabar, PolhemusiteHg25139Agh-Darreh Mine (Agdarreh Mine), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, Iran Daliran (2008)10.1007/s00126-007-0167-xMD43_383 

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