Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 459
Youngest recorded age at locality: 221

mindat Locality ID: 310275
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-310275.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Chernaya Rechka Reserve-guard Station
Dolgiye Mosty Reserve-guard Station
Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky)
Lake Ishkul
Pit No. 13 (Hornblende Pit)
Pit No. 14 (Grafitovaya Pit; Graphite Pit)
Pit No. 17
Pit No. 227
Pit No. 287 (Scapolite Pegmatite)
Pit No. 298
Pit No. 299
Pit No. 3
Pit No. 378
Pit No. 405
Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit)
Pit No. 59
Pit No. 69 (G.I. Gasberg's Topaz-Cryolite Pit)
Pit No. 7
Unnamed Gravel Quarry

Latitude: 55°6'35"N
Longitude: 60°11'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.109722222222,60.193333333333

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.

Aeschynite	Allanite	Alunite	Amphibole	Astrophyllite	Aubertite	Beryl	Calcite	Chevkinite	Clay
Columbite	Copiapite	Corundum	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Melanterite	Mica	Monazite	None	Perovskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rutile	Scheelite	Spinel	Struvite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tridymite	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 B Be C Ca Ce Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn N Na Nb O P S Si Th Ti U Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allanite Alunite Amphibole Astrophyllite Aubertite Beryl Calcite Chevkinite Clay
Columbite Copiapite Corundum Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite
Melanterite Mica Monazite None Perovskite Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz
Rutile Scheelite Spinel Struvite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Tridymite Zircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*
Almandine ()*	Annite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chiolite ()*	Fergusonite-(Ce)-β ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*
Copiapite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cryolite ()*	Cryolithionite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Edenite ()*	Elpasolite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Ferri-winchite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Fluoro-richterite ()*	Gearksutite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Ishikawaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nanpingite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pachnolite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Prosopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*
Schorl ()*	Spessartine ()*	Struvite ()*	Svyazhinite ()*	Thomsenolite ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	101696	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			2	101704,101705	1022
Aeschynite-(Ce) ()*	Aeschynite	(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆			2	101693,101706	43
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	101699,101706,101710	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	101706	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	101706	2353
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	101705,101706	356
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	101705	161
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			2	101706,101708	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	459	221	2	101694,101700	27770
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂			3	101698,101704,101705	89
Chiolite ()*	None	Na₅Al₃F₁₄			1	101708	5
Fergusonite-(Ce)-β ()*	None	CeNbO₄			1	101696	3
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			2	101701,101706	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	101706	289
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	101691	382
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			2	101701,101702	1797
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆			1	101708	50
Cryolithionite ()*	Garnet	Na₃Al₂(LiF₄)₃			1	101708	5
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	101700	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	101696	160
Elpasolite ()*	Perovskite	K₂NaAlF₆			2	101706,101708	16
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	101691	484
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄			1	101706	196
Ferri-winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	459	221	1	101694	16
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	101691,101706,101708	9617
Fluoro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂F₂			1	101710	24
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O			1	101708	68
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	101691	6890
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)			1	101708	56
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			3	101703,101705,101706	5433
Ishikawaite ()*	Columbite	(U,Fe,Y)NbO₄			2	101699,101701	24
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	101691	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			3	101693,101701,101706	14899
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	101691	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			8	101699,101701,101704,101705,101706,101707,101708,101710	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			3	101696,101701,101706	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	101693,101706,101708	17380
Nanpingite ()*	Mica	CsAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	101706	8
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			2	101693,101709	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	101696,101706	2349
Pachnolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O			1	101708	18
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			3	101706,101707,101708	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			3	101696,101701,101710	2273
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	101691	265
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄			1	101708	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	459	221	2	101691,101694	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	459	221	7	101694,101696,101699,101700,101704,101706,101708	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			3	101696,101706,101707	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈			2	101701,101706	353
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	101706	2705
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	101700,101706	1214
Struvite ()*	Struvite	(NH₄)Mg(PO₄)·6H₂O			1	101706	30
Svyazhinite ()*	Aubertite	MgAl(SO₄)₂F·14H₂O			1	101691	1
Thomsenolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O			1	101708	23
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	101706	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	101696,101704	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			3	101706,101707,101708	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			5	101693,101696,101705,101706,101709	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000824	MAGMATIC STYLE: Narrow veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite, fenite.
Jen_0000825	MAGMATIC STYLE: Narrow veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite, fenite.
Jen_0000826	MAGMATIC STYLE: Narrow veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite, fenite.
Jen_0000827	MAGMATIC STYLE: Narrow veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite, fenite.
Jen_0000828	MAGMATIC STYLE: Narrow veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite, fenite.
Jen_0000829	MAGMATIC STYLE: Narrow veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, peralkaline syenite, fenite.

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000824	312	312	312				72746	Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ilmenogorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000825	459	433	446±13	Rb-Sr	whole rock		72746	Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ilmenogorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000826	249	239	244±5	Rb-Sr	whole rock		72746	Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ilmenogorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000827	269	221	245±24	Rb-Sr	whole rock		72746	Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ilmenogorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000828	432	412	422±10	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	72746	Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ilmenogorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000829	275	247	261±14	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	72746	Ilmenogorsky Alkaline Complex (Ilmensky; Il'mensky), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Ilmenogorskii	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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