Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kursk Magnet Anomaly, Kursk Oblast, Russia

mindat Locality ID: 291659
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-291659.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kursk Magnet Anomaly, Kursk Oblast, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mikhailovskoe Fe Deposit

Latitude: 52°18'49"N
Longitude: 35°25'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.313611111111,35.421111111111

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.

Amorphous	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	None
Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel

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 Fe H K Mg O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Calcite Chlorite Clay Corundum Diaspore Kaolinite Marcasite Mica None
Pyrite Quartz Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	102630	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	102630	309
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	102630	577
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	102630	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	102630	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	102630	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	102630	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	102630	5674
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	102630	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	102630	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	102630	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	102630	6417

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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