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Locality Name:
Zareh Shuran Mine (Zarshuran Mine; Zarshouran Mine; Zarehehuran), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, Iran

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13.8

mindat Locality ID: 25142
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25142.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zareh Shuran Mine (Zarshuran Mine; Zarshouran Mine; Zarehehuran), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, Iran": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°43'4"N
Longitude: 47°8'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.717777777778,47.133888888889
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 As Au Ba C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Tl U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Tl U Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
FluoriteGalkhaiteGeocroniteGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupNowackiiteOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteSphaleriteStibnite
TetrahedriteZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Aktashite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Baumhauerite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Daliranite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galkhaite  (*)
Geocronite  (*)Getchellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hutchinsonite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kermesite  (*)Lautite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Lorándite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Metacinnabar  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Semseyite  (*)Simonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Twinnite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S1226.913.8022
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)26.913.801588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26.913.8011547
Baumhauerite  (*)SartoritePb12As16S3626.913.8015
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1126.913.80843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26.913.8027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226.913.8027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS26.913.802600
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe26.913.80169
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS26.913.804165
Daliranite  (*)NonePbHgAs2S526.913.801
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226.913.809895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226.913.809617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26.913.8024243
Galkhaite  (*)Galkhaite Tetrahedrite(Hg5Cu)CsAs4S1226.913.8013
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S2326.913.80133
Getchellite  (*)NoneSbAsS326.913.8019
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26.913.807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26.913.8030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O26.913.806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326.913.8014640
Hutchinsonite  (*)NoneTlPbAs5S926.913.808
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH26.913.80367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)626.913.802228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)426.913.805591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS226.913.80230
Lautite  (*)NoneCuAsS26.913.8032
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs226.913.80762
Lorándite  (*)NoneTlAsS226.913.8015
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS226.913.805674
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS26.913.80255
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226.913.8017380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S326.913.80511
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S1726.913.80100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226.913.8039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826.913.809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226.913.8061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS26.913.80712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO226.913.805614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O26.913.801153
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S2126.913.80165
Simonite  (*)NoneTlHgAs3S626.913.802
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26.913.8021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S326.913.803418
Twinnite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS426.913.8016
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO226.913.802718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)26.913.80939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)26.913.805251


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
Hg-0008226.913.8 K-Ar, Ar-Ar     AktashiteHg25142Zareh Shuran Mine (Zarshuran Mine; Zarshouran Mine; Zarehehuran), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, Iran Mehrabi et al. (1999); Daliran (2008)   

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