Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Sayan Mts, Tuva, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1459
Youngest recorded age at locality: 453

mindat Locality ID: 2638
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2638.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sayan Mts, Tuva, Russia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Eastern Sayan

Latitude: 54°46'43"N
Longitude: 94°25'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.778611111111,94.423888888889
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 Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K La Li Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Rh S Sb Se Si Sm Sn Ta Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H Li Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeArsenopyriteAuricuprideBastnäsiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteColumbite
CopperCorundumCubaniteFluoriteGypsumMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneParisitePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStillwateriteTridymiteUllmanniteValleriiteWurtziteWöhlerite

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Awaruite  (*)
Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)Bornite  (*)Cabriite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Diopside  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Ferhodsite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hessite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Iridarsenite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Maucherite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monazite-(Sm)  (*)
Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nickeline  (*)Paolovite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)
Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe14594531104080489
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11040791627
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211040793092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2104085,1040869052
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe14594531104080166
Bastnäsite-(La)  (*)BastnäsiteLa(CO3)F110407930
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4145945311040805516
Cabriite  (*)NonePd2CuSn1459453110408012
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110407927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214594533104080,104085,10408627198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4145945311040803902
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe14594531104080281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS14594531104080966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S81459453110408082
Copper  (*)CopperCu145945311040803846
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S314594531104080802
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4110407967
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611040794135
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS214594531104080110
Ferhodsite  (*)Pentlandite(Fe,Rh,Ni,Ir,Cu,Co,Pt)9-xS811040842
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6110407983
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211040799617
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi21459453110408062
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14594532104080,10408524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14594533104080,104085,10408630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11040866890
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te14594531104080804
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)21459453042
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3145945311040805433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS14594531104080154
Iridarsenite  (*)NoneIrAs21459453110408013
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)14594531104080116
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)14594531104080451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414594532104079,10408014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS214594533104080,104085,1040865674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As814594531104080161
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1104086915
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe214594532104080,104081207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe214594531104080155
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.51459453110408044
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe14594531104080114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS145945311040801066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2145945311040805800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1104079945
Monazite-(Sm)  (*)MonaziteSm(PO4)11040794
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)214594531104080133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110408517380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1104079884
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs14594531104080633
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn1459453110408038
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS14594531104080767
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21104079112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S814594532104080,1040841512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31104079495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211040792273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214594533104080,104085,10408639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S814594534104079,104080,104085,1040869056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22104085,10408661156
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi1459453110408044
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs214594531104080337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14594532104080,10408521482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O614594530688
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb21459453110408075
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S161459453110408035
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe1459453110408066
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]14594531104080237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S414594531104080380


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
Alexandra-0067145913611410 ± 49Sm-NdAge of an ultramafic intrusion Ks4/77, Ks4/164, Ks1/272, Ks8/83, Ks8/85    9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526Start of crystallisation
Alexandra-0068543453498 ± 45Sm-NdAge of rock Ks1/241    9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526Final stage of metamorphism
Alexandra-0069953795874 ± 79Sm-NdAge of gabbroide intrusion      9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526 
Alexandra-0070911835873 ± 38Sm-NdAge of gabbroide intrusion      9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526 

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