Centralni East, Kapan, Syunik Province, Armeniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Centralni East | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Kapan | Municipality |
| Syunik Province | Province |
| Armenia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 14' 0'' North , 46° 23' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cu Β± Au; Stockwork; veins at depth
At least 31Β Mt produced since 1843@ 1.16% Cu (both Centralni deposits together)
Underground and open pit, abandoned
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| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Colusite Formula: Cu13VAs3S16 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Diaspore Formula: AlO(OH) Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Germanite Formula: Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Renierite Formula: (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Silver Formula: Ag Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207.
Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207. |
| β 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Chiaradia, M., Spikings, R., Spangenberg, J. E., & Selby, D. (2019). Ore formation during Jurassic subduction of the Tethys along the Eurasian margin: Constraints from the Kapan district, Lesser Caucasus, southern Armenia. Economic Geology, 114(7), 1251-1284. |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: Mederer, J., Moritz, R., Zohrabyan, S., Vardanyan, A., Melkonyan, R., & Ulianov, A. (2014). Base and precious metal mineralization in Middle Jurassic rocks of the Lesser Caucasus: A review of geology and metallogeny and new data from the Kapan, Alaverdi and Mehmana districts. Ore Geology Reviews, 58, 185-207. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Colusite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Germanite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| β | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Renierite | 2.CB.35a | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Diaspore | 4.FD.10 | AlO(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| H | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| O | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Diaspore | AlO(OH) |
| Al | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| S | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| S | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | β Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Fe | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| Cu | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Cu | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Ge | Germanium | |
| Ge | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Ge | β Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Colusite | Cu13VAs3S16 |
| As | β Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | β Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | β Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | β Renierite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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