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Locality Name:
Nizhnesayanskii Carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 742
Youngest recorded age at locality: 655

mindat Locality ID: 274220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-274220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nizhnesayanskii Carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 53°31'0"N
Longitude: 100°31'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.516666666667,100.51666666667
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: Al Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBurbankiteCalciteCancriniteClayFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdenite
NoneOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTridymite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorlomite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O67426550286
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)374265501534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)274265503092
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5742655052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)742655027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O7426550232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O674265504135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)274265509895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF274265509617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)74265501188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS742655024243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4742655014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)74265504924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS274265505800
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)7426550884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO37426550495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)274069002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2742655039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2742655061156
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12742655054
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS742655021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)7426550589


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000969MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex stock. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline and cancrinite syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000970MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex stock. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline and cancrinite syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000971MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex stock. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline and cancrinite syenite and fenite.
Jen_0000972MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex stock. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, urtite, nepheline and cancrinite syenite and fenite.


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
Jen_0000969703703703        274220Nizhnesayanskii Carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaNizhnesayanskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000970742698720±22K-Ar amphibole     274220Nizhnesayanskii Carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaNizhnesayanskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000971740690715±25K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  274220Nizhnesayanskii Carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaNizhnesayanskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000972695655675±20K-Ar tetraferriphlogopite   Tetraferriphlogopite  274220Nizhnesayanskii Carbonatite, Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaNizhnesayanskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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