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Locality Name:
Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit Kimberlite Field, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 352
Youngest recorded age at locality: 342

mindat Locality ID: 49105
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49105.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit Kimberlite Field, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Dalnaya Pipe
Udachnaya Open-pit Mine (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya Pipe; Udachnaya Pipe)
Zarnitsa Pipe

Latitude: 66°25'42"N
Longitude: 112°29'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 66.428333333333,112.49611111111
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlstoniteAmphiboleAphthitaliteAragoniteBaryteBradleyiteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyrite
ClayCopperCorundumCubaniteDiamondDjerfisheriteFairchilditeGarnetGypsumHumite
HydrotalciteIronMicaNickelineNoneNorthupiteNot in a structural groupOlivineParalstonitePentlandite
PerovskitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutileScacchiteSerpentineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
TochiliniteTridymiteWollastoniteWurtziteWöhlerite

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alstonite  (*)Amakinite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Barroisite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bradleyite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Burkeite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chloromagnesite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chromium  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Cohenite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Diamond  (*)
Diopside  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Eitelite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Eskolaite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Freudenbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gaylussite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Humite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Iron  (*)
Kogarkoite  (*)Kuliginite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Northupite  (*)Nyerereite  (*)
Olekminskite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Paralstonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pirssonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rasvumite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schairerite  (*)
Shortite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Tochilinite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Trona  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wüstite  (*)Zemkorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O63523421103537286
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311035362353
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2352342110353724
Amakinite  (*)BruciteFe(OH)235234211035373
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)335234211035371534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)35234211035371588
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2352342110353777
Barroisite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2352342110353749
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3523422103537,10353811547
Bradleyite  (*)BradleyiteNa3Mg(PO4)(CO3)352342110353714
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)23523421103537462
Burkeite  (*)NoneNa4(SO4)(CO3)352342110353747
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3523422103537,10353827770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)3523422103537,1035381252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2352342110353727198
Chloromagnesite  (*)ScacchiteMgCl235234211035374
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O43523423103536,103537,1035383902
Chromium  (*)IronCr352342110353726
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F23523421103537236
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe32103536,10353877
Copper  (*)CopperCu35234211035373846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O335234211035371797
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33523421103537802
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4352342110353767
Diamond  (*)DiamondC3523423103536,103537,103538697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63523422103536,1035374135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl3523422103536,10353760
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23523422103537,1035389895
Eitelite  (*)NoneNa2Mg(CO3)2352342110353720
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O63523421103537944
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O3352342110353730
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3523423103536,103537,1035381188
Freudenbergite  (*)NoneNa(Ti4+3Fe3+)O811035368
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS352342110353724243
Gaylussite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O352342110353757
Graphite  (*)NoneC3523423103536,103537,1035382812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)335234211035371544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35234211035376890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl35234211035371398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3352342110353714640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O43523421103537407
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2352342110353780
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33523423103536,103537,1035385433
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O352342110353714
Iron  (*)IronFe35234211035371089
Kogarkoite  (*)NoneNa3(SO4)F352342110353714
Kuliginite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3Mg(OH)6Cl235234211035371
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO435234211035371507
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41103538359
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O43523421103537229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4352342110353714899
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)3523421103537153
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)3523421103537884
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl352342110353731
Nyerereite  (*)FairchilditeNa2Ca(CO3)2352342110353718
Olekminskite  (*)ParalstoniteSr2(CO3)235234211035378
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O63523421103537229
Paralstonite  (*)ParalstoniteBaCa(CO3)235234211035377
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S83523423103536,103537,1035381512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO3523421103537114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33523422103536,103537495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)235234211035372273
Pirssonite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·2H2O352342110353719
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23523422103536,10353739462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)33523423103536,103537,103538341
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO33523421103537244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835234211035379056
Rasvumite  (*)CubaniteKFe2S3352342110353719
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO235234211035375614
Schairerite  (*)NoneNa21(SO4)7ClF635234211035374
Shortite  (*)NoneNa2Ca2(CO3)3352342110353737
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)35234211035376417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl3523421103537444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS352342110353721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O435234211035371934
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1103538589
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl3523421103537275
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2352342110353727
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]352342110353756
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS35234211035371044
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O3523421103537129
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO335234211035371247
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO352342110353774
Zemkorite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)235234211035375


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_381Diamondiferous Udachnaya kimberlite is emplaced into Ordovician limestone and dolomite. Composed of two intersecting pipes.


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
Michelle_381352342347±5U-PbAge of kimberlite emplacement      5801Udachnaya Open-pit Mine (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya Pipe; Udachnaya Pipe), Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit Kimberlite Field, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaUdachnaya pipeMaas et al. (2005)10.1130/G21257.1G33_549Age of kimberlite emplacement. Accounting for previous geochronological work the author has determined that 347±5 is the best age.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060878Udachnaya Open-pit Mine (Udachnaya-Vostochnaya Pipe; Udachnaya Pipe), Daldyn, Daldyn-Alakit Kimberlite Field, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060878

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