Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 556
Youngest recorded age at locality: 363.7

mindat Locality ID: 271739
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-271739.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 67°17'59"N
Longitude: 33°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 67.299722222222,33.5

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cubanite	Djerfisherite	Garnet	Mica	Nickeline	None	Olivine
Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Spinel	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*
Djerfisherite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Spinel ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cubanite Djerfisherite Garnet Mica Nickeline None Olivine
Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Spinel Tridymite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	556	363.7	1022
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	556	363.7	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	556	363.7	3092
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	556	363.7	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	556	363.7	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	556	363.7	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	556	363.7	3902
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	556	363.7	82
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	556	363.7	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	556	363.7	4135
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	556	363.7	60
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	556	363.7	1188
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	556	363.7	14899
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	556	363.7	153
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	556	465	884
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	556	363.7	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	556	363.7	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	556	363.7	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	556	363.7	9056
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	556	363.7	1934
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	556	363.7	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	556	363.7	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	556	363.7	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000477	carbonatite complex
Jen_0000882	MAGMATIC STYLE: Rare thin veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, olivine and nepheline pyroxenite, pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, melilitolite, turjaite and dykes of monchiquite.
Jen_0000883	MAGMATIC STYLE: Rare thin veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, olivine and nepheline pyroxenite, pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, melilitolite, turjaite and dykes of monchiquite.
Jen_0000884	MAGMATIC STYLE: Rare thin veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, olivine and nepheline pyroxenite, pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, melilitolite, turjaite and dykes of monchiquite.
Jen_0000885	MAGMATIC STYLE: Rare thin veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, olivine and nepheline pyroxenite, pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, melilitolite, turjaite and dykes of monchiquite.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000477	376.3	363.7	370±6.3	Rb-Sr			271739	Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Salmagorskii	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000882	505	505	505				271739	Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Salmagorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000883	495	465	480±15	K-Ar	nepheline	Nepheline	271739	Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Salmagorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000884	556	524	540±16	K-Ar	nepheline	Nepheline	271739	Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Salmagorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000885	509	479	494±15	Rb-Sr	biotite, clinopyroxene		271739	Salmagorskii, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Salmagorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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