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Locality Name:
Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 250
Youngest recorded age at locality: 240

mindat Locality ID: 4645
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4645.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Murzinka Mine, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 57°43'1"N
Longitude: 61°0'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.716944444444,61.015277777778

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 B Be F H K Li Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be F H K Li Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayFeldsparMicaNonePhenakiteQuartzTopazTourmaline

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Clinobehoite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Quartz  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)25024008803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1825024004286
Clinobehoite  (*)NoneBe(OH)225024004
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2502400520
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)25024004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2250240017380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)2502400326
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2250240061156
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F225024001476



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
Alexandra-0271250240245 ± 5207Pb/206PbAge of graniteszircon  YesZircon  2820Alabashka Pegmatite Field, Yuzhakovo, Prigorodny District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaMurzinkaMontero et al. (2000)10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00270-XT317_93 


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