Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 519
Youngest recorded age at locality: 499

mindat Locality ID: 277208
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277208.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Petropavlovskii Broken-stone Quarry

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

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteClayCorundumDevillineDiaspore
GypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PalygorskitePrehnitePyriteQuartzTamarugite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celadonite  (*)Dickite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Opal  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Poitevinite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Tamarugite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O51949911020251627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)51949911020253250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)519499110202511547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)651949911020251633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)519499110202527770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)25194991102025309
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45194991102025651
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)51949911020257437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O51949911020256890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O5194991102025409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3519499110202514640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O5194991102025251
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O51949911020251271
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)5194991102025581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2519499110202512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS251949911020255674
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O51949911020252994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O5194991102025306
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O5194991102025265
Poitevinite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·H2O519499110202513
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)251949911020251898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2519499110202539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2519499110202561156
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O5194991102025292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)51949911020256417
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O519499110202587



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001161MAGMATIC STYLE: Small intrusions and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Gabbro, theralite, feldspathic ijolite, urtite and foyaite.


1 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_0001161519499509±10Sm-Nd       207937Petropavlovskii Broken-stone Quarry, Petropavlovka Village Area, Simferopol Area, Crimea, RussiaPetropavlovskiiWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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