Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2461
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2405

mindat Locality ID: 266686
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-266686.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit

Latitude: 62°5'35"N
Longitude: 36°25'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.093055555556,36.428055555556
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 As Au Bi Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Se Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAuricuprideChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteMeloniteMillerite
NickelineNonePectolitePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelTalcUllmanniteWurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Atokite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Froodite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geversite  (*)Gold  (*)Haycockite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hollingworthite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Laurite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malanite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Mooihoekite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Niggliite  (*)
Paolovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)
Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sopcheite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Talnakhite  (*)Tetra-auricupride  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22461240503419
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2246124050718
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn24612405110337729
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42461240511033775516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S4246124051103377101
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2461240511033775707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS224612405110337727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42461240511033773902
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe246124050281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS246124051103377966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S824612405110337782
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS246124051103377124
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2461240511033774165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3246124051103377802
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi224612405062
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS24612405024243
Geversite  (*)PyritePtSb224612405110337738
Gold  (*)CopperAu24612405110337730554
Haycockite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu4Fe5S824612405012
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2246124050205
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS246124051103377119
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS246124051103377154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe246124050128
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)246124051103377116
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2246124051103377226
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)246124051103377451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O424612405014899
Malanite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S424612405110337735
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2246124051103377155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe246124051103377114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2461240511033771066
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)2246124051103377133
Mooihoekite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe9S1624612405020
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs246124051103377633
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn24612405110337722
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn24612405110337738
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS246124051103377767
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)246124050363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82461240511033771512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS24612405110337744
Platinum  (*)CopperPt246124051103377485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224612405110337739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82461240511033779056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO224612405061156
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn24612405110337734
Silver  (*)CopperAg2461240511033775186
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te424612405110337724
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2246124050337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24612405110337721482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22461240503337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1624612405110337735
Tetra-auricupride  (*)NoneCuAu24612405030
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22461240502562
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe24612405110337748
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4246124051103377380
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb24612405110337732


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0040Aganozero block
Alexandra-0041Shalozero–Burakovsky block


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-0038243524252430 ± 5U-PbAge of intrusionzirconС31-344-350  Zircon  250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Alexandra-00392450.12447.92449 ± 1.1U-PbAge of intrusionzircon67/969, 31/185, 31/300.3  Zircon  250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Alexandra-0040244924412445 ± 4Pb-PbAge of intrusionsulfides, plagioclase     250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 
Alexandra-0041246124052433 ± 28Sm-NdAge of intrusion      250845Shalozerskoe (Kuk Ruchei) Deposit, Burakovskii Layered Complex, Lake Onega, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaShalozeroBailly et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09040059DES426_534 

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