Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Arbarastakh Complex, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 748
Youngest recorded age at locality: 662

mindat Locality ID: 226359
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-226359.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

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.

Aragonite	Bastnäsite	Burbankite	Fluorite	None	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Ankerite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Burbankite ()*	Calcioburbankite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Huanghoite-(Ce) ()*	Magnetite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Strontianite ()*	Witherite ()*

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: Ba C Ca Ce F Fe La Mg Na O Pb S Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Ce F Fe La Mg Na O Pb S Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Bastnäsite Burbankite Fluorite None Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	748	662	3092
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	748	662	304
Burbankite ()*	Burbankite	(Na,Ca)₃(Sr,Ba,Ce)₃(CO₃)₅	748	662	52
Calcioburbankite ()*	Burbankite	Na₃(Ca,Ce,Sr,La)₃(CO₃)₅	748	662	4
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	748	662	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	748	662	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	748	662	24243
Huanghoite-(Ce) ()*	None	BaCe(CO₃)₂F	748	662	9
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	748	662	14899
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	748	662	21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	748	662	589
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	748	662	251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000965	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate veins and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, melteigite, ijolite and kalsilite ijolite, cancrinite syenite, syenite and fenite; dykes of picrite.
Jen_0000966	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate veins and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, melteigite, ijolite and kalsilite ijolite, cancrinite syenite, syenite and fenite; dykes of picrite.
Jen_0000967	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate veins and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, melteigite, ijolite and kalsilite ijolite, cancrinite syenite, syenite and fenite; dykes of picrite.
Jen_0000968	MAGMATIC STYLE: Arcuate veins and sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, phoscorite, melteigite, ijolite and kalsilite ijolite, cancrinite syenite, syenite and fenite; dykes of picrite.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000965	700	700	700			226359	Arbarastakh Complex, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Arbarastakh	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000966	718	662	690±28	K-Ar	pyroxene	226359	Arbarastakh Complex, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Arbarastakh	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000967	748	692	720±28	K-Ar	apatite, magnetite	226359	Arbarastakh Complex, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Arbarastakh	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000968	718	662	690±28	K-Ar		226359	Arbarastakh Complex, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia	Arbarastakh	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

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