Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tiksheozero Massif (Tkishozerskii Massif; Tiksheozersky), Republic Of Karelia, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1923
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1645

mindat Locality ID: 301424
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-301424.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tiksheozero Massif (Tkishozerskii Massif; Tiksheozersky), Republic Of Karelia, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 66°17'47"N
Longitude: 31°36'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.296388888889,31.615

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.

Amphibole	Baddeleyite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Mica	Nickeline
None	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyroxene	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Chromite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ferro-katophorite ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Katophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Richterite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Titanite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Cl Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Baddeleyite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Clay Corundum Feldspar Mica Nickeline
None Pentlandite Prehnite Pyroxene Sodalite Spinel Titanite Tridymite Zircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1923	1645	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1923	1645	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1923	1645	3092
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	1923	1645	238
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1923	1645	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1923	1645	232
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1923	1645	3902
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1923	1645	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1923	1645	9895
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1923	1645	38
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1923	1645	741
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1923	1645	5433
Katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1923	1645	46
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1923	1645	14899
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1923	1645	884
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1923	1645	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1923	1645	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1923	1645	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1923	1645	1898
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1923	1645	9056
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1923	1645	148
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1923	1645	444
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1923	1645	4899
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1923	1645	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001157	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins and eruptive breccias. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, theralite, gabbro and nepheline syenite and lamprophyre veins.
Jen_0001158	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins and eruptive breccias. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, theralite, gabbro and nepheline syenite and lamprophyre veins.
Jen_0001159	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins and eruptive breccias. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, theralite, gabbro and nepheline syenite and lamprophyre veins.
Jen_0001160	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins and eruptive breccias. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Olivinite, pyroxenite, nepheline pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, theralite, gabbro and nepheline syenite and lamprophyre veins.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0001157	1757	1693	1725±32	U-Pb	baddeleyite, zircon	301424	Tiksheozero Massif (Tkishozerskii Massif; Tiksheozersky), Republic Of Karelia, Russia	Tiksheozero	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001158	1923	1839	1881±42	U-Pb	baddeleyite, zircon	301424	Tiksheozero Massif (Tkishozerskii Massif; Tiksheozersky), Republic Of Karelia, Russia	Tiksheozero	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001159	1845	1645	1745±100	Sm-Nd	amphibole, calcite, biotite, whole rock	301424	Tiksheozero Massif (Tkishozerskii Massif; Tiksheozersky), Republic Of Karelia, Russia	Tiksheozero	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001160	1916	1734	1825±91	Sm-Nd	amphibole, calcite, biotite, whole rock	301424	Tiksheozero Massif (Tkishozerskii Massif; Tiksheozersky), Republic Of Karelia, Russia	Tiksheozero	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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