Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2038
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 243194
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243194.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°36'0"N
Longitude: 125°10'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.6,125.18

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.

Apatite	Baryte	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Fluorite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel

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 F Fe H K Mg O P S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg O P S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Baryte Calcite Clay Corundum Fluorite Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine
Pyrite Quartz Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Anhydrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2038	541	1588
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2038	541	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2038	541	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2038	541	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2038	541	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2038	541	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2038	541	1188
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2038	541	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2038	541	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2038	541	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2038	1844	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2038	541	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2038	541	61156

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001070	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Dykes of syenite porphyry, pseudoleucite syenite, kersantite and shonkinite.
Jen_0001071	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Dykes of syenite porphyry, pseudoleucite syenite, kersantite and shonkinite.
Jen_0001072	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Dykes of syenite porphyry, pseudoleucite syenite, kersantite and shonkinite.
Jen_0001073	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Dykes of syenite porphyry, pseudoleucite syenite, kersantite and shonkinite.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0001070	1941	1941	1941				243194	Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Seligdar	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001071	2038	1844	2038-1844	K-Ar	phlogopite	Phlogopite	243194	Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Seligdar	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001072	2000	2000	2000	Pb-Pb	apatite		243194	Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Seligdar	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001073	930	930	930	Pb-Th	apatite		243194	Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Seligdar	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00542	1000	541	Late Proterozoic				243194	Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Seligdar	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

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