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Locality Name:
Orlovka, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 139

mindat Locality ID: 67742
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-67742.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Orlovka, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°3'25"N
Longitude: 114°50'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.056944444444,114.83388888889

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.

Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Topaz	Zircon

Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Polylithionite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sassolite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Zircon ()*

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 B Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Beryl Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Feldspar Fluorite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Topaz Zircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	145	139	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	145	139	9052
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	145	139	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	145	139	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	145	139	1935
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	145	139	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	145	139	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	145	139	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	139	24243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	145	139	5433
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	139	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	145	139	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	139	17380
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂	145	139	89
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	139	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	139	61156
Sassolite ()*	None	B(OH)₃	145	139	31
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	145	139	4894
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	139	92
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	145	139	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	145	139	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	145	139	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	145	139	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	145	139	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0404	145	139	142 ± 3	Rb–Sr	Age of granite									67742	Orlovka, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Orlovka	Reyf et al. (2000)	10.2113/gscanmin.38.4.915	CM38_915

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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