Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.6

mindat Locality ID: 25259
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25259.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Small Geyser Field

Latitude: 52°21'0"N
Longitude: 158°16'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.35,158.26972222222

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aphthitalite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Cristobalite	Epidote	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Marcasite	Matlockite
Millosevichite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Scacchite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Vurroite	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: Al As Au Ba Bi Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Bi Br Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Si V Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aphthitalite Arsenopyrite Baryte Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Cristobalite Epidote Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Marcasite Matlockite
Millosevichite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Scacchite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Vurroite Wurtzite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Aphthitalite ()*	Apjohnite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassanite ()*
Bílinite ()*	Bismoclite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Butlerite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cochromite ()*	Cristobalite ()*
Dietrichite ()*	Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kalininite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kudriavite ()*	Lawrencite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganochromite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Matteuccite ()*	Millosevichite ()*	Molysite ()*	Moorhouseite ()*
Mutnovskite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Nickelhexahydrite ()*	Opal ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sanderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stanleyite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tazieffite ()*	Thénardite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1.4	0.6	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1.4	0.6	272
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1.4	1.2	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1.4	0.6	1588
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1.4	0.6	718
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	1.4	0.6	77
Apjohnite ()*	Halotrichite	Mn²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1.4	0.6	28
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1.4	0.6	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1.4	0.6	11547
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O	1.4	0.6	82
Bílinite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1.4	0.6	16
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	1.4	0.6	71
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1.4	0.6	1935
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	1.4	0.6	26
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃	1.4	1.2	41
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1.4	1.2	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1.4	0.6	2600
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1.4	0.6	1025
Cochromite ()*	Spinel	CoCr₂O₄	1.4	0.6	4
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	1.4	0.6	453
Dietrichite ()*	Halotrichite	ZnAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1.4	1.2	15
Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·6H₂O	1.4	0.6	21
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1.4	1.2	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0.8	0.6	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1.4	0.6	717
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	1.4	1.2	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1.4	0.6	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1.4	0.6	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1.4	0.6	14640
Kalininite ()*	Spinel	ZnCr₂S₄	1.4	1.2	4
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1.4	0.6	5591
Kudriavite ()*	None	(Cd,Pb)Bi₂S₄	1.4	1.2	2
Lawrencite ()*	Scacchite	FeCl₂	1.4	0.6	30
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1.4	0.6	14899
Manganochromite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Cr₂O₄	1.4	0.6	6
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1.4	0.6	5674
Matteuccite ()*	None	NaH(SO₄)·H₂O	1.4	0.6	2
Millosevichite ()*	Millosevichite	Al₂(SO₄)₃	1.4	0.6	20
Molysite ()*	None	FeCl₃	1.4	0.6	12
Moorhouseite ()*	Hexahydrite	Co(SO₄)·6H₂O	1.4	0.6	14
Mutnovskite ()*	None	Pb₂AsS₃(I,Cl,Br)	1.4	1.2	1
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1.4	0.6	128
Nickelhexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	1.4	0.6	37
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1.4	0.6	2994
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1.4	0.6	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1.4	0.6	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1.4	0.6	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1.4	0.6	61156
Sanderite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mg(SO₄)·2H₂O	1.4	0.6	4
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1.4	1.2	21482
Stanleyite ()*	None	V⁴⁺O(SO₄)·6H₂O	1.4	0.6	2
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1.4	0.6	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1.4	0.6	3337
Tazieffite ()*	Vurroite	Pb₂₀Cd₂(As,Bi)₂₂S₅₀Cl₁₀	1.4	1.2	1
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1.4	0.6	299

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
	Alexandra-0035	1.4	1.2	1.3 ± 0.1	Ar-Ar	Age of mineralization		sericite	KM-2					Pb, Zn, Cu, In	25259	Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Mutnovskoe Deposit	Takahashi et al.(2006)	10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.tb00275.x	RG56_141
	Alexandra-0036	0.8	0.6	0.7 ± 0.1	Ar-Ar	Age of mineralization		adularia	KM-58					Au, Ag	25259	Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Mutnovskoe Deposit	Takahashi et al.(2006)	10.1111/j.1751-3928.2006.tb00275.x	RG56_141

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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