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Locality Name:
Tomtor Massif, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 348

mindat Locality ID: 67560
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-67560.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tomtor Massif, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 71°3'12"N
Longitude: 116°34'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 71.053333333333,116.57083333333
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 Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAnalcimeApatiteBaryteBrauniteCalciteClayColumbiteDiamondDiaspore
GarnetGypsumHarmotomeKaoliniteMicaMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelZircon

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diamond  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Groutite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Leucite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Tin  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O654039001022
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)354039002353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO254039002162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)254039003092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)540390011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)5403900483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)540390027770
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O65403900518
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65403900310
Diamond  (*)DiamondC5403900697
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)254039009895
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6540390073
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F54039002740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)54039001188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS540390024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)54039007437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65403900121
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65403900173
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)540390072
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O54039006890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O5403900290
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O45403900350
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH5403900367
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)454039005591
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)5403900233
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)54039001487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4540390014899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)5403900770
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)5403900945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O54039001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2540390017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O54039001236
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)254039002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2540390039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO254039003106
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O540390066
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)54039001711
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F3540390015
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO254039005614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)54039006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS540390021482
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)65403900105
Tin  (*)NoneSn540390063
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)5403900939


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001200MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions, pipes and necks. There are possibly carbonatitic extrusive rocks (N. Vladykin, pers. comm., 2007). Nepheline pyroxenite, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and peralkaline syenite, various metasomatic rocks, phoscorite and eruptive breccia.


2 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
Jen_0001200541348Early-Middle PalaeozoicGeological evidence. low      67560Tomtor Massif, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaTomtorWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00527540390Early to Middle Paleozoic        67560Tomtor Massif, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaTomtorOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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