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Locality Name:
Danburitovaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 128.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 122.8

mindat Locality ID: 4658
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4658.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Danburitovaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, 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: Al B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cs F H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca Cs F H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteArsenicBerylBismutiteColumbiteDanburiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileStibniteStilbiteTopazTourmalineVivianiteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bismutocolumbite  (*)Bobierrite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Danburite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hambergite  (*)
Ixiolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Topaz  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)128.8122.808803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18128.8122.804286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi128.8122.801966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3128.8122.801935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)128.8122.80716
Bismutocolumbite  (*)NoneBiNbO4128.8122.802
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O128.8122.8017
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2128.8122.805171
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6128.8122.80289
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8128.8122.80148
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)128.8122.80520
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6128.8122.80414
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F128.8122.802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2128.8122.809617
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)128.8122.8081
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2128.8122.80148
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)128.8122.804924
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10128.8122.80124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O128.8122.80140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2128.8122.8061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2128.8122.805614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3128.8122.801214
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O128.8122.80268
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2128.8122.801476
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)128.8122.80939


5 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-0117125.8123.6124.7 ± 1.1Ar-ArAge of intrusionk-feldspar  Yes  43374Oktyabrskaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaOktyabrskaya pegmatite veinZagorsky and Peretyazhko (2010)10.1134/S1028334X10020054DES430_172Thus, the interval 123.8–127.6 Ma is interpreted as the likely age of the granite–pegmatite system as a whole.
Alexandra-0118128.8126.4127.6 ± 1.2Ar-ArAge of intrusionmuscovite  YesMuscovite  43374Oktyabrskaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaOktyabrskaya pegmatite veinZagorsky and Peretyazhko (2010)10.1134/S1028334X10020054DES430_172Thus, the interval 123.8–127.6 Ma is interpreted as the likely age of the granite–pegmatite system as a whole.
Alexandra-0119127.2125126.1 ± 1.1Ar-ArAge of intrusionlepidolite  Yes  43374Oktyabrskaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaOktyabrskaya pegmatite veinZagorsky and Peretyazhko (2010)10.1134/S1028334X10020054DES430_172Thus, the interval 123.8–127.6 Ma is interpreted as the likely age of the granite–pegmatite system as a whole.
Alexandra-0120127.4125126.2 ± 1.2Ar-ArAge of intrusionmuscovite  YesMuscovite  248624Oreshnaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaOreshnaya Pegmatite VeinZagorsky and Peretyazhko (2010)10.1134/S1028334X10020054DES430_172Thus, the interval 123.8–127.6 Ma is interpreted as the likely age of the granite–pegmatite system as a whole.
Alexandra-0121125.2122.8124.0 ± 1.2Ar-ArAge of intrusionbiotite  Yes  248624Oreshnaya Pegmatite Vein, Malkhan Pegmatite Field (Malchan; "Malechansk"), Krasnyi Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaOreshnaya Pegmatite VeinZagorsky and Peretyazhko (2010)10.1134/S1028334X10020054DES430_172Thus, the interval 123.8–127.6 Ma is interpreted as the likely age of the granite–pegmatite system as a whole.

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