Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 335

mindat Locality ID: 279215
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-279215.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Sukhovyaz Mt.
Tyulenev Deposit
Ufaley District (Ufalei District)

Latitude: 56°3'41"N
Longitude: 60°14'9"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.061388888889,60.235833333333

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Auricupride	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Corrensite	Covellite	Diaspore	Epsomite	Garnet	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite
Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palygorskite	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Talc

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 Au C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Auricupride Baryte Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Copper Corrensite Covellite Diaspore Epsomite Garnet Hydrotalcite Kaolinite
Linarite Malachite Mica Millerite Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine Palygorskite Pentlandite
Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sepiolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Talc

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Asbolane ()*
Awaruite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Calcite ()*	Caryopilite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clintonite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Crocoite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Halloysite-10Å ()*
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kulkeite ()*	Linarite ()*
Lizardite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mcguinnessite ()*	Millerite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nakauriite ()*
Népouite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Palladium ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pecoraite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Saponite ()*	Sepiolite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Theophrastite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vauquelinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			2	101854,101856	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	101860	2734
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	360	335	1	101857	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	360	335	3	101854,101856,101857	3250
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	470	393	1	101852	143
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	360	335	2	101857,101861	166
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	101860	5509
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	101860	132
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	101856,101859,101861	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	101854	83
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	101851,101860	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	101860	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	101861	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	360	335	3	101854,101857,101861	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			3	101854,101859,101861	1756
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	101854	86
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	360	335	1	101857	82
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	360	335	2	101857,101861	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	101860	4165
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)			2	101851,101860	81
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	101861	327
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	101856	9895
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O			1	101861	303
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	101861	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	101860,101861	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	101860,101861	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	101861	30554
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	360	335	1	101857	205
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	101860	201
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O			2	101854,101861	62
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄			1	101861	87
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O			1	101861	85
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	101861	5591
Kulkeite ()*	Corrensite Clay	Na_0.3Mg₈Al(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀	360	335	1	101857	7
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	101860	987
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	360	335	3	101856,101857,101861	359
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	360	335	1	101857	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	360	335	1	101857	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	360	335	3	101856,101857,101861	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	101851,101860	12537
Mcguinnessite ()*	Malachite	CuMg(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	101856	34
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	360	335	1	101857	1066
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	101854	84
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	101860	17380
Nakauriite ()*	None	Cu₈(SO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₆·48H₂O	360	335	1	101857	12
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	101854	66
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	101853,101854	471
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd			1	101861	59
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			2	101854,101859	306
Pecoraite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	101854,101859,101861	40
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	101861	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	101861	485
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	101860	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			2	101860,101861	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	101860	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	101851,101860	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	101851,101854,101859,101860,101861	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	101860	454
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	101854	301
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			2	101854,101859	241
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	101860	249
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	101860	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	360	335	4	101854,101857,101859,101861	3337
Theophrastite ()*	Brucite	Ni(OH)₂	360	335	1	101857	6
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	360	335	1	101857	2562
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)			2	101851,101860	63
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	101860	1655

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Alexandra-0076	located 4.5 km north of the village. Cheremshanka

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0027	470	393	O2-D1		Age of rock									125543	Tyulenev Deposit, Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Tyulenev Deposit	Petrov et al. (2011)		SGMRF_O-41_EN
	Alexandra-0076	360	335	360-335		Age of collision		mica							252321	Rodionovskoe Chromite Mine, Ufaley District (Ufalei District), Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ufaley complex	Nechekhin et al. (2012)		L2_3

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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