Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kharaelakh Lode, Oktyabrsky Mine (Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni Deposit; Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 251.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 213.3

mindat Locality ID: 266145
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-266145.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kharaelakh Lode, Oktyabrsky Mine (Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni Deposit; Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Amphibole	Auricupride	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cubanite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Potarite	Pyrite	Spinel	Ullmannite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Atokite ()*	Cabriite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Froodite ()*	Kotulskite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Majakite ()*
Maslovite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Mooihoekite ()*
Niggliite ()*	Palladoarsenide ()*	Paolovite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Plumbopalladinite ()*	Polarite ()*	Putoranite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Rustenburgite ()*
Sobolevskite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Stannopalladinite ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*	Talnakhite ()*
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Troilite ()*	Urvantsevite ()*	Vincentite ()*	Zvyagintsevite ()*

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 Bi Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Auricupride Chalcopyrite Clay Cubanite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Pentlandite
Perovskite Potarite Pyrite Spinel Ullmannite Wurtzite

35 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	246.9	239.3	3419
Atokite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Sn	246.9	239.3	29
Cabriite ()*	None	Pd₂CuSn	246.9	239.3	12
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	246.9	239.3	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	246.9	239.3	3902
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	246.9	239.3	802
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	246.9	239.3	62
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	246.9	239.3	116
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	246.9	239.3	14899
Majakite ()*	None	PdNiAs	246.9	239.3	22
Maslovite ()*	Pyrite	PtBiTe	246.9	239.3	23
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	246.9	239.3	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	246.9	239.3	114
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	246.9	239.3	133
Mooihoekite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆	246.9	239.3	20
Niggliite ()*	Nickeline	PtSn	246.9	239.3	22
Palladoarsenide ()*	None	Pd₂As	246.9	239.3	37
Paolovite ()*	None	Pd₂Sn	246.9	239.3	38
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	246.9	239.3	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	246.9	239.3	2273
Plumbopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₃Pb₂	246.9	239.3	10
Polarite ()*	None	Pd(Bi,Pb)	246.9	239.3	10
Putoranite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂	246.9	239.3	7
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	246.9	239.3	9056
Rustenburgite ()*	Perovskite Auricupride	Pt₃Sn	246.9	239.3	34
Sobolevskite ()*	Nickeline	PdBi	246.9	239.3	44
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	246.9	239.3	337
Stannopalladinite ()*	None	(Pd,Cu)₃Sn	246.9	239.3	12
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂	246.9	239.3	75
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆	246.9	239.3	35
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe	246.9	239.3	66
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	246.9	239.3	1044
Urvantsevite ()*	None	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	246.9	239.3	4
Vincentite ()*	None	Pd₃As	246.9	239.3	17
Zvyagintsevite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Pb	246.9	239.3	32

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_696	Ni-Cu sulfides in intrusions related to flood basalts

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
CG247_401-00001	242.5	241.3	241.9±0.6	Re-Os			Yes		18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Noril'sk I and Talnakh intrusions	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401
EG105_1057_001	251	251	251				Yes	Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	18549	Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Norilsk	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
GCA59_2071-00001	249.9	247.5	248.7±1.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00002	250.4	248	249.2±1.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	743	Yes		250844	Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	NORIL'SK ORE JUNCTION	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA58_4179-00041	246.3	245.1	245.7±0.6	Re-Os		90MC5,90MC10,90MC15,90MC16,90MCZC1,R5A,R8,90MCZB1	Yes		195512	Medvezhyi Ruchei Mine, Noril'sk-1 Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Medvezky Creek mine	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA58_4179-00042	247	247		Re-Os		90OC1,90OC4,90OC5,90OC9,90OCI0,90OC12,90OC14,90OC2	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh	Walker et al. (1994)	10.1016/0016-7037(94)90272-0	GCA58_4179
GCA59_2071-00007	250.3	247.5	248.9±1.4	Ar-Ar	biotite	SG-28-1909.1	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
GCA59_2071-00008	215.5	213.3	214.4±1.1	Ar-Ar	plagioclase	SG-28-2013.5	Yes		2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Lower Talnakh intrusion	Dalrymple et al. (1995)	10.1016/0016-7037(95)00127-1	GCA59_2071
Michelle_696	251.3	250.7	251±0.3				Yes	Ni, Cu	2751	Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Talnakh(T)	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
CG247_401-00002	246.9	239.3	243.1±3.8	Re-Os					266145	Kharaelakh Lode, Oktyabrsky Mine (Oktyabr'skoe Cu-Ni Deposit; Oktyabr'skoye; Oktyabr'sky), Talnakh Cu-Ni Deposit, Noril'sk, Putoran Plateau, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Kharaelakh intrusion	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401

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