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Locality Name:
Altai Republic, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 362.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 198

mindat Locality ID: 2618
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2618.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Altai Republic, Russia": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Aktashskoye Sb-Hg Deposit
Alakha
Chagan-Uzun Sb-Hg Deposit
Chemalsky District
Choysky District
Djilkydal Cu-Ag-Hg-Sb Deposit (Dzhilkydal)
Kalgutinskoye Fe Deposit (Kalguty)
Kalgutinskoye W-Mo Deposit (Kalguty)
Kholzunskoe
Kumir Sc-REE Occurrence
Kuray
Lake Kucherla
Otsalar Cu-Ag-Sb-Hg Deposit
Terektinsky Ridge
Topolninsk Ore Field
Ust-Koksinsky District
Yustid Ore Cluster

Latitude: 50°1'25"N
Longitude: 86°45'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.023611111111,86.750833333333
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Sc Si Sn Te Ti W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBismutiteBournoniteBrauniteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
CubaniteDiamondDiasporeEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHydrotalciteKaolinite
KobelliteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupNowackiiteOrpimentPavonitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteThortveititeTitaniteTopazTungstite
WurtziteZinkeniteZircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Aktashite  (*)Albite  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bazzite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprobismutite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Gladite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Joséite-A  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganiakasakaite-(La)  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pavonite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Realgar  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silicon  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stichtite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thortveitite  (*)Tilasite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zinkenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11014662793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211014613419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31101452315
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S12232.5230.5110144522
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11014548803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311014611534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)27101450,101452,101461,101467,101468,101469,1014703092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb2101468,101470363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5101461,101467,101469,101470,1014719052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211014525509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2452404101450,101458,101464,10146611547
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O110145451
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811014524286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O31101452214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi6101452,101461,101468,101469,101470,1014711966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S36101452,101466,101468,101469,101470,1014711935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2101452,101461716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42101452,1014605516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S112101452,101468843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS36101450,101467,101468,101469,101470,1014741089
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)2452401101464483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)245230.513101445,101447,101450,101452,101456,101458,101460,101461,101464,101467,101468,101469,10147027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22101452,1014715171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2101452,1014605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2353.7230.512101445,101447,101450,101452,101456,101458,101461,101469,101470,101471,101472,10147427198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS2232.5230.58101445,101447,101450,101456,101458,101469,101470,101474162
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O424524011014593902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS232.5230.55101445,101447,101450,101456,1014582600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS353.7345.92101461,101472966
Copper  (*)CopperCu11014523846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11014524165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O162452401101464599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31101452802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11014522970
Cuprobismutite  (*)NoneCu8AgBi13S24110145243
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4232.5230.55101445,101447,101450,101456,101458651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2232.5230.54101445,101447,101450,1014569895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS22101452,101466246
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4232.5230.51101445910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2101460,1014618173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF26101452,101467,101468,101469,101470,1014719617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S123101467,101469,101470663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2452408101450,101452,101458,101460,101464,101467,101469,10147024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41101452192
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9110145267
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11014527437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3101452,101460,10146130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11014522812
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS2101468,101470170
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32452402101452,10146414640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1101452469
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2452401101463341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311014525433
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O245240110146314
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S143101452,101467,101468784
Joséite-A  (*)TetradymiteBi4TeS2110145250
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4232.5230.53101445,101447,1014565591
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S15110145238
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21101466762
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS4232.5230.52101445,101452198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110145214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110145212537
Manganiakasakaite-(La)  (*)EpidoteCaLa(Mn3+AlMn2+)(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)24524011014642
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24101467,101468,101469,1014705674
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS232.5230.53101445,101447,101456255
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)24524011014644924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22101452,1014605800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO31101452140
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1101454945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26101450,101452,101458,101469,101470,10147117380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3232.5230.53101445,101447,101456511
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS232.5230.57101445,101447,101450,101456,101466,101469,101470767
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5110145272
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1101452494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2245230.514101445,101447,101450,101452,101456,101458,101460,101461,101464,101467,101468,101469,101470,10147139462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO32452401101464244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8353.7345.97101452,101467,101468,101469,101470,101471,1014729056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2245230.515101445,101447,101450,101452,101454,101456,101458,101460,101461,101464,101467,101468,101469,101470,10147161156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O2452401101464177
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS232.5230.53101445,101447,101456712
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102452401101464312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211014525614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)353.7345.93101452,101471,1014724894
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S211101467165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7101450,101452,101458,101467,101468,101469,1014706417
Silicon  (*)DiamondSi110146121
Silver  (*)CopperAg11014505186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)324524011014641214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS245230.511101445,101447,101450,101452,101456,101458,101460,101464,101467,101469,10147021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62051981101446688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41101452668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3232.5230.56101445,101447,101456,101468,101469,1014703418
Stichtite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2452402101459,10146343
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31101461276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311014521803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2101452,101461510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S138101450,101452,101458,101467,101468,101469,101470,1014745317
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7110145454
Tilasite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(AsO4)F245240110146434
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211014521476
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O1101452118
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1101454939
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S423101468,101469,101470228
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11014545251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0015Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0016Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0017Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0018Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069
Alexandra-0019Yustid ore cluster has 3 localites (Mindat) - 207202, 289069


12 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
Cr-00059245240240K, He lepidolite, serizitolite   Chromite, StichtiteCr2618Altai Republic, RussiaAltaiGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 
Cr-00060245240240K, He lepidolite, serizitolite   StichtiteCr2618Altai Republic, Russia Gastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 
Hg-00025232.5230.5231.5±1Ar-Ar     AktashiteHg2619Aktashskoye Sb-Hg Deposit, Altai Republic, RussiaAktashPavlova and Borisenko (2009) OGR35-164 
Alexandra-0282205198205–198U–Pb, Rb–SrAge of granites      251085Alakha, Altai Republic, RussiaAlakhaZagorsky et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.01.008RGG55_237 
Alexandra-0283202.5199.5201 ± 1.5Rb–Sr, Ar–ArAge of granite-porphyry      251085Alakha, Altai Republic, RussiaAlakhaZagorsky et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.01.008RGG55_237 
Bradley_2012_160203199201±2—       251085Alakha, Altai Republic, RussiaAlakhaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Alexandra-0020353.7345.9349.8 ± 3.9Ar-ArAge of mineralizationhighsericite   Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Pyrrhotite, ScheeliteCu, Co, W294244Karakul’skoe Deposit, Yustid Ore Cluster, Altai Republic, RussiaKarakul’skoe depositTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078First stage of mineralization
Alexandra-0015362.4355.6359.0 ± 3.4Ar-ArAge of mineralizationsericite  Yes Sn, W207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Alexandra-0016358346352 ± 6Ar-ArAge of mineralization   Yes Sn, W207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Alexandra-0017258250258-250U-PbAge of rock   Yes Ni, Co, As207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078Second stage of mineralization
Alexandra-0018243.5236.5240 ± 3.5Ar-ArAge of rock   Yes Ag, Sb207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 
Alexandra-0019234.4231.5234.4–231.5Ar-ArAge of rock   Yes Hg207210Yustid Ore Cluster, Tuva, RussiaYustydTretiakova et al. (2010)10.1016/j.rgg.2010.08.012RGG51_1078 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-225Kaznakhtinskii Massif, Ust-Koksinsky District, Altai Republic, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-225
R120110Kaznakhtinskii Massif, Ust-Koksinsky District, Altai Republic, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R120110

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