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Locality Name:
Berezovsk Deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 370
Youngest recorded age at locality: 210

mindat Locality ID: 2728
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2728.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Berezovsk Deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Klyuchevskii Mine
Preobrazhenskii Mine
Pyshminsk Deposit
Severnaya Mine
Svinechnaya Mt
Uspenskaya Mt

Latitude: 56°53'59"N
Longitude: 60°46'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.899722222222,60.783055555556
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Tl V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Tl V W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBismutite
BournoniteBrackebuschiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFornaciteKobelliteLöllingiteLinariteLiroconiteMalachite
MeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupNowackiitePyrite
PyrochlorePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRouthieriteRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
SulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmalineTyrolite

97 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Aktashite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Bushmakinite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cassedanneite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Crocoite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Duftite  (*)Embreyite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Guanajuatite  (*)Hammarite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kostovite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Liroconite  (*)Livingstonite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnesio-foitite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Oxy-dravite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Petzite  (*)Phoenicochroite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Routhierite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sudoite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvanite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)Violarite  (*)Weissite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S37021002793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS33702101103802315
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S12370210022
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe3702100489
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)37021011038062734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)237021003092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS37021009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)237021005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)370210011547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)63702100132
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63702101103809413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O73702101103805450
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O33702101103808214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S337021001935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)3702101103808716
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS337021001089
Bushmakinite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH)37021011038053
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe23702100361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)370210027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)63702101103803359
Cassedanneite  (*)NonePb5(VO4)2(CrO4)2·H2O37021003
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3702104103805,103806,103808,1038094979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S37021005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2370210027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O437021003902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS37021002600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3702100281
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe3702100169
Copper  (*)CopperCu37021003846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S53702100344
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)3702104103803,103806,103808,10380981
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)237021009895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3702101103807648
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)3702101103809220
Embreyite  (*)NonePb5(CrO4)2(PO4)2·H2O37021011038065
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS23702100246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)37021008173
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)370210110380885
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3702104103803,103805,103806,10380924243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S43702100192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3702103103804,103806,1038087437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3702102103802,10380930554
Guanajuatite  (*)StibniteBi2Se3370210037
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9370210043
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3370210110380714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te3702100804
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)637021002228
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe4370210021
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)23702100265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23702100987
Liroconite  (*)LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O370210110380318
Livingstonite  (*)NoneHgSb4S6(S)2370210024
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23702100762
Magnesio-foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3702102103804,10380722
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)37021011038071487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2370210012537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS23702100252
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS37021001066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl3702102103806,1038091107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)3702101103805362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23702102103807,10380817380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs3702100633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)3702100492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O37021002994
Oxy-dravite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O370210110380724
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS3702100767
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe23702100409
Phoenicochroite  (*)NonePb2O(CrO4)370210110380335
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl370210071
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63702100477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23702102103808,10380939462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3702104103805,103806,103808,1038091725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)23702101103804771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S837021009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23702108103802,103803,103804,103805,103806,103807,103808,10380961156
Routhierite  (*)RouthieriteTlCuHg2As2S637021008
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO237021005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)37021004894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O37021001153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)63702100134
Silver  (*)CopperAg37021005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS370210021482
Sudoite  (*)Chlorite ClayMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)8370210110380451
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS37021002045
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe43702100337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)237021011038073337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te33702100276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1337021001803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S3702100510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1337021011038055317
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O3702100245
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl3702100605
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)3702104103805,103806,103808,10380963
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S43702100380
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe370210031
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33702100297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO437021001655


4 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
Cr-00052370210 K-Ar     Bushmakinite, Cassedanneite, Chromite, Crocoite, Embreyite, Fornacite, Phoenicochroite, VauqueliniteCr2728Berezovsk Deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia Sazonov et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.4.685EG96_685 
Cr-00054370210 K-Ar     PhoenicochroiteCr18984Preobrazhenskii Mine, Berezovsk Deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia Sazonov et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.4.685EG96_685 
Cr-00051370210 K-Ar     Bushmakinite, VauqueliniteCr13577Severnaya Mine, Berezovsk Deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia Sazonov et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.4.685EG96_685 
Cr-00053370210 K-Ar     Crocoite, EmbreyiteCr226865Svinechnaya Mt, Berezovsk Deposit, Beryozovsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia Sazonov et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.4.685EG96_685 

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