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Locality Name:
Diyarbakir Province, South-Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 30512
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30512.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diyarbakir Province, South-Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cukurdere
Ergani (Arghana; Osmaniye; Erganiosmaniye)

Latitude: 39°2'59"N
Longitude: 39°2'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.049722222222,39.049722222222

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 Au Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubanite
DigeniteIlvaiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteValleriiteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anatase  (*)Antlerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cattierite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
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)21006611167833419
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21006611167832162
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)4100661116783246
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21006611167835509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)10066111678311547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41006611167835516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10066111678327770
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS210066111678330
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S100662116781,1167835707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100662116781,11678327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41006611167833902
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S810066111678382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1006611167834165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3100661116783802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1006611167832970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1006611167831027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21006611167839895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10066111678324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu100662116781,11678330554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310066111678314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31006611167835433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)100661116783197
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4100661116783249
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4100661116783229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410066111678314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)210066111678312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21006611167835674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21006611167835800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210066111678317380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1006611167832994
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81006611167831512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100662116781,11678339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81006611167839056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210066111678361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21006611167835614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1006611167836417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10066111678321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41006611167831934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21006611167833337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1006611167831101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1006611167834899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21006611167832562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]100661116783237



1 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
vms-0095810066Upper Cretaceous        28095Ergani Mine, Ergani (Arghana; Osmaniye; Erganiosmaniye), Diyarbakir Province, South-Eastern Anatolia Region, TurkeyAna Yatak-ErganiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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