Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 55.8

mindat Locality ID: 6713
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6713.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bahçecik
Güzelyayla Cu Deposit
Kanköy (Arslandede)
Kotarak Dere
Kutlular Mine
Midi Maden Pb-Zn Mine
Trabzon (Trapezunt; Trebisond)

Latitude: 40°35'27"N
Longitude: 39°42'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.590833333333,39.711944444444

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.

Analcime	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Tridymite
Wurtzite

Analcime ()*	Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Larnite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Leucite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Diaspore Digenite Epidote Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Tridymite
Wurtzite

39 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	116469	1627
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	100	66	1	116465	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	80	80	1	116467	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	100	66	2	116463,116465	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	100	55.8	3	116464,116465,116467	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	80	80	4	116463,116466,116467,116469	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	100	66	2	116465,116467	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	100	55.8	3	116464,116465,116467	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	65.5	55.8	1	116464	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	80	55.8	2	116464,116467	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	65.5	55.8	1	116464	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	65.5	55.8	1	116464	2970
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	116463	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	116463	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	65.5	55.8	1	116464	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	65.5	55.8	1	116464	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	100	66	2	116465,116467	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	116463	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	116463	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	80	80	1	116467	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	116463	14640
Larnite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂(SiO₄)			1	116469	48
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	80	80	2	116467,116469	1271
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)			1	116469	233
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	65.5	55.8	1	116464	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	80	55.8	2	116464,116467	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	65.5	55.8	1	116464	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	100	55.8	5	116463,116464,116465,116466,116467	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	116469	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	116469	884
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	100	55.8	5	116463,116464,116465,116466,116467	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	116463	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	100	66	3	116463,116465,116466	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	65.5	55.8	1	116464	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	100	66	1	116465	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	100	55.8	3	116464,116465,116467	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	80	80	1	116467	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	65.5	55.8	1	116464	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	100	66	2	116465,116467	5317

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
PorphCu-00395	65.5	55.8	Paleocene	Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Digenite, Epidote, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	206212	Güzelyayla Cu Deposit, Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey	Güzelyayla	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
vms-00967	100	66	Upper Cretaceous			21754	Kanköy (Arslandede), Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey	Kankoy	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00972	80	80	Upper Cretaceous		S	195454	Kotarak Dere, Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey	Kotarak Dere	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00975	80	80	Upper Cretaceous		S	195350	Kutlular Mine, Trabzon Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey	Kutlular	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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