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Locality Name:
Novo-Elektricheskaya Vein, Darasun Mine (Darasun Au Deposit), Vershino-Darasunskiy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 171
Youngest recorded age at locality: 155

mindat Locality ID: 309483
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-309483.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Novo-Elektricheskaya Vein, Darasun Mine (Darasun Au Deposit), Vershino-Darasunskiy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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: As Au Bi C Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Au Bi C Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBismutiteChalcopyriteCopperKobelliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
RocksaltSphaleriteTetradymite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Jonassonite  (*)
Kobellite  (*)Pilsenite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS17115509052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi17115501966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1711550716
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2171155027198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51711550344
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS171155024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu171155030554
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te31711550104
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S3171155054
Jonassonite  (*)Not in a structural groupAu(Bi,Pb)5S4171155019
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35171155087
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te3171155057
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S171711550100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2171155039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S817115509056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS171155021482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1711550510
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe1711550100


4 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
Alexandra-0056171155163 ± 8Rb–SrAge of rockwhole rock, plagioclase, feldspar1028/dr86, 183/dr84, 75/07-2, 1/01, 3/01, 69/07, 1 Yes  241902Vershino-Darasunskiy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaDarasun depositChernyshev et al. (2014)10.1134/S1075701514010036GOD56_1The age of ore formation (or, at least, its lower limit)
Alexandra-0057160.8159.8160.3 ± 0.5Rb–SrAge of rockwhole rock, plagioclase, feldspar, biotite1028/dr86, 183/dr84, 75/07-2, 1/01, 3/01, 69/07, 1 Yes  241902Vershino-Darasunskiy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaDarasun depositChernyshev et al. (2014)10.1134/S1075701514010036GOD56_1The age of ore formation (or, at least, its lower limit)
Alexandra-0058160.9160.1160.5 ± 0.4Rb–SrAge of rockwhole rock, plagioclase, feldspar, biotite1028/dr86, 75/07-2, 1/01, 3/01, 69/07, 1050/dr86 Yes  241902Vershino-Darasunskiy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaDarasun depositChernyshev et al. (2014)10.1134/S1075701514010036GOD56_1The age of ore formation (or, at least, its lower limit)
Alexandra-0059160.5157.5159 ± 1.5K-ArAge of rockbiotite, sericite1/01, 3/01, 1050dr/86, 21m/86, 173dr84, 634dr85, 2 Yes  241902Vershino-Darasunskiy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaDarasun depositChernyshev et al. (2014)10.1134/S1075701514010036GOD56_1 

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