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Locality Name:
Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1690

mindat Locality ID: 18201
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18201.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Penyzevychy Quarry

Latitude: 50°52'0"N
Longitude: 29°38'60"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.866666666667,29.65
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 C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O Si Sn Th Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O Si Sn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaddeleyiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetNonePyroxeneQuartzRutile
SpinelTitaniteTopazZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorite  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21750169011238933419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61750169011238931022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6175016900286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1750169008803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31750169011238931534
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2175016900238
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21750169005171
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61750169011238934135
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21750169009617
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2175016900223
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2175016900209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317501690112389314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31750169011238935433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O17501690112389399
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417501690014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1750169004924
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217501690061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2175016901123893375
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1750169011238931006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1750169011238934899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21750169001476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1750169011238935251


1 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-0391175016901720 ± 30U-PbAge of alkaline magmatismzircon   Zircon  18201Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast, UkraineKorosten plutonPonomarenko et al. (2013)10.2478/mipo-2013-0008M44_115 

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