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Locality Name:
Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1459
Youngest recorded age at locality: 453

mindat Locality ID: 9864
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9864.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°54'11"N
Longitude: 95°27'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.903055555556,95.455555555556
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: Ag Al As Au Bi Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Mo Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Sn Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir Mg Mo Ni O Os Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Sn Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AuricuprideChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCubaniteMarcasiteMeloniteMilleriteMolybdenite
NickelineNonePentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStillwaterite
UllmanniteValleriiteWurtzite

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Bornite  (*)Cabriite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Iridarsenite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Moncheite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Paolovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiopalladinite  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe14594530489
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe14594530166
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4145945305516
Cabriite  (*)NonePd2CuSn1459453012
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21459453027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4145945303902
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe14594530281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS14594530966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S81459453082
Copper  (*)CopperCu145945303846
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S314594530802
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS214594530110
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi21459453062
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1459453024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu1459453030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te14594530804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3145945305433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS14594530154
Iridarsenite  (*)NoneIrAs21459453013
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)14594530116
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)14594530451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41459453014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2145945305674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As814594530161
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe214594530207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe214594530155
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.51459453044
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe14594530114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS145945301066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2145945305800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)214594530133
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs14594530633
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn1459453038
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS14594530767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8145945301512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21459453039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8145945309056
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi1459453044
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs214594530337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1459453021482
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb21459453075
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S161459453035
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe1459453066
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]14594530237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S414594530380


4 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-0067145913611410 ± 49Sm-NdAge of an ultramafic intrusion Ks4/77, Ks4/164, Ks1/272, Ks8/83, Ks8/85    9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526Start of crystallisation
Alexandra-0068543453498 ± 45Sm-NdAge of rock Ks1/241    9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526Final stage of metamorphism
Alexandra-0069953795874 ± 79Sm-NdAge of gabbroide intrusion      9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526 
Alexandra-0070911835873 ± 38Sm-NdAge of gabbroide intrusion      9864Kingash, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaKingashGertner et al. (2009)10.1134/S1028334X09090244DES429_1526 

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