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Locality Name:
Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 238
Youngest recorded age at locality: 135

mindat Locality ID: 294349
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-294349.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, Russia": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit)

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: Ag Al B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAtacamiteBlöditeBoraciteCalciteCarnalliteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDanburiteDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
FormateGadoliniteGarnetHarkeriteHilgarditeHydrotalciteLudwigiteMarcasiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSepioliteSerpentine
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteWurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antarcticite  (*)
Augite  (*)Blödite  (*)Boracite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnallite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlormagaluminite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cubanite  (*)Danburite  (*)
Dashkovaite  (*)Datolite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ekaterinite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluoborite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hibbingite  (*)Hilgardite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydrotalcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Kempite  (*)Korshunovskite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meixnerite  (*)Metaborite  (*)Nesquehonite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pinnoite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)
Priceite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sakhaite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Shabynite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulfoborite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
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)223813511021633419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)323813511021631534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)23813511021631588
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)23813511021631036
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O238135110216311
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O623813511021632060
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O2381351102163130
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl238135110216357
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)238135110216327770
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O2381351102163132
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2238135110216327198
Chlormagaluminite  (*)HydrotalciteMg4Al2(OH)12Cl2(H2O)223813511021633
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)823813511021631756
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32381351102163802
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O82381351102163148
Dashkovaite  (*)FormateMg(HCOO)2·2H2O18013511021632
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2381351102163498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)223813511021639895
Ekaterinite  (*)NoneCa2B4O7Cl2·2H2O18013511021631
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)23813511021638173
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F3238135110216352
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F23813511021632740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)23813511021631188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS238135110216324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)23813511021637437
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl23813511021631398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3238135110216314640
Hibbingite  (*)AtacamiteFe2+2(OH)3Cl238135110216313
Hilgardite  (*)HilgarditeCa2B5O9Cl·H2O238135110216313
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1801351102163341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4238135110216387
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O323813511021635433
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O180135110216314
Kempite  (*)AtacamiteMn2+2Cl(OH)323813511021633
Korshunovskite  (*)NoneMg2Cl(OH)3·4H2O18013511021633
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42381351102163359
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)2381351102163134
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4238135110216398
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)23813511021631487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4238135110216314899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS223813511021635674
Meixnerite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2(OH)16(OH)2·4H2O23813511021635
Metaborite  (*)NoneHBO223813511021634
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O238135110216380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O23813511021632994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22381351102163313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S823813511021631512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)223813511021632273
Pinnoite  (*)NoneMgB2O(OH)6238135110216313
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O2381351102163102
Priceite  (*)NoneCa2B5O7(OH)5·H2O238135110216333
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2238135110216339462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O238135110216389
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S823813511021639056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2238135110216361156
Sakhaite  (*)HarkeriteCa48Mg16(BO3)32(CO3)16·2(H2O,HCl)23813511021637
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2381351102163241
Shabynite  (*)NoneMg5(BO3)(OH)5Cl2·4H2O18013511021631
Silver  (*)CopperAg23813511021635186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS238135110216321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O423813511021631934
Sulfoborite  (*)NoneMg3[B(OH)4]2(SO4)(OH,F)2238135110216310
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl2381351102163275
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)238135110216387
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O2381351102163183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O23813511021634899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)223813511021632562
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO42381351102163120


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_0049Original and/or weakly altered dolerite
Michelle_0050Skarn deposit and explosive pipes, Fe-B mineralization in salt-bearing rocks.


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
Michelle_0049238215238-215K-ArMagmatic stage      7243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaKorshunovskoye iron depositStrakhov et al. (1973)10.1080/00206817309475943IGR15_703From reference: age of "Unaltered and weakly altered dolerites"
Michelle_0050180135180-135K-ArPost-magmatic ore forming stage    Dashkovaite, Ekaterinite, Hydromagnesite, Iowaite, Korshunovskite, Shabynite 7243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaKorshunovskoye iron depositStrakhov et al. (1973)10.1080/00206817309475943IGR15_703From reference: age of "Skarnized dolerites and skarns"

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