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Locality Name:
Olyokminsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2000

mindat Locality ID: 277313
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277313.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Olyokminsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Olekma Branch Cu Deposit
Tarynnakh Deposit
Ugui Trough

Latitude: 58°12'51"N
Longitude: 119°43'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.214166666667,119.72638888889
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 Ca Fe H K Mg O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzSpinel
Staurolite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
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)211035953419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511035951310
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21103595327
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11035958173
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411035951507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110359514899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110359517380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110359561156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511035951516
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1103595978


2 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
sedcu-0057920002000L. Proterozoic       Cu228323Olekma Branch Cu Deposit, Olyokminsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaOlekma BranchCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0057020002000L. Proterozoic       Cu228318Ugui Trough, Olyokminsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaUgui GrabenCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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