Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2032
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1922

mindat Locality ID: 188445
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188445.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bragino Ore Occurrence
Kammikivi Deposit
Kaula Deposit
Kierdzhipor Deposit
Kotselvaara Deposit
Pilgujärvi Deposit
Souker Deposit
Sputnik-Verkhnee Deposit
Yuzhnoe Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Axinite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper
Corundum	Crichtonite	Cubanite	Epidote	Humite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite
Monazite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tivanite	Ullmannite	Wurtzite

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 B Ba Be Bi Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Bi Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Auricupride Axinite Baryte Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper
Corundum Crichtonite Cubanite Epidote Humite Marcasite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite
Monazite Nickeline Nolanite None Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tivanite Ullmannite Wurtzite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Altaite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atokite ()*
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Byrudite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coulsonite ()*
Crichtonite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Davidite-(Ce) ()*	Davidite-(La) ()*	Diopside ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kyzylkumite ()*	Lindsleyite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nolanite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Retgersite ()*	Senaite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tivanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2032	1922	0		3419
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1985	1985	1	103013	489
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2032	1922	0		708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1985	1985	1	103013	9052
Atokite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Sn	1985	1985	0		29
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	2032	1922	0		260
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1985	1985	1	103013	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2032	1922	0		5516
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	2032	1922	0		175
Byrudite ()*	Humite	(Be, )(V³⁺,Ti)₃O₆	1985	1985	1	103013	2
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1985	1985	4	103013,103016,103017,103018	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1985	1985	1	103013	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2032	1922	0		951
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1985	1985	1	103013	966
Coulsonite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺V³⁺₂O₄	1985	1985	1	103013	16
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1985	1985	1	103013	27
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1985	1985	1	103018	802
Davidite-(Ce) ()*	Crichtonite	Ce(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	1985	1985	1	103013	5
Davidite-(La) ()*	Crichtonite	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	1985	1985	1	103013	31
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1985	1985	1	103018	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2032	1922	0		8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1985	1985	1	103013	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1985	1985	1	103013	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1985	1985	1	103013	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1985	1985	1	103013	5433
Kyzylkumite ()*	None	Ti₂V³⁺O₅(OH)	1985	1985	1	103013	3
Lindsleyite ()*	Crichtonite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	1985	1985	1	103013	12
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2032	1922	0		359
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2032	1922	0		451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2032	1922	0		14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1985	1985	1	103013	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	2032	1922	0		161
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1985	1985	0		155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	1985	1985	0		114
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2032	1922	0		1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1985	1985	1	103013	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1985	1985	1	103013	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2032	1922	0		17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2032	1922	0		633
Nolanite ()*	Nolanite	V³⁺₈Fe³⁺₂O₁₄(OH)₂	1985	1985	1	103013	19
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2032	1922	0		767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1985	1985	5	103013,103016,103017,103018,103020	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2032	1922	0		1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1985	1985	1	103013	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1985	1985	7	103013,103016,103017,103018,103019,103020,103021	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2032	1922	0		61156
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	2032	1922	0		55
Senaite ()*	Crichtonite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	1985	1985	1	103013	28
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1985	1985	0		337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1985	1985	1	103013	21482
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1985	1985	1	103013	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2032	1922	0		3337
Tivanite ()*	Tivanite	TiV³⁺O₃(OH)	1985	1985	1	103013	3
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2032	1922	0		2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	2032	1922	0		1044

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_697	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion

2 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
	EG105_1057_021	1985	1985	1985										Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	188445	Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Pechenga	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
	Michelle_697	2032	1922	1977±55		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province								Ni, Cu	188445	Pechenga Ni-Cu Ore Field, Pechengsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Pechenga	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

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