Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Tennantite-(Fe) at Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 335Ma - 324Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00327	335	324		Altaite, Alunite, Andalusite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Corundum, Cubanite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Luzonite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Valleriite	Cu	205981	Kounrad Copper Mine, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Alexandra-0082	337	333	Zircon		Cu	247482	Sayak Cu Ore Field, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2014)	JAES79_723
Alexandra-0087	318	298	Zircon		Cu	247482	Sayak Cu Ore Field, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2014)	JAES79_723
PorphCu-00327	335	324		Altaite, Alunite, Andalusite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Corundum, Cubanite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Luzonite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Valleriite	Cu	205981	Kounrad Copper Mine, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Alexandra-0083	293.3	279.9				247482	Sayak Cu Ore Field, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2014)	JAES79_723
Alexandra-0084	265	245				247482	Sayak Cu Ore Field, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2014)	JAES79_723
Alexandra-0085	309.5	303.7				247482	Sayak Cu Ore Field, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2014)	JAES79_723
Alexandra-0086	300	294	Zircon			247482	Sayak Cu Ore Field, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2014)	JAES79_723
Giersdorf_00001025	393.3	382.7			U	2659	Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Laverov et al. (1992)	IGR34_549
Mo-00379	302.4	293.4	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2010)	GF1_115
Mo-00380	302.3	293.5	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2010)	GF1_115
Mo-00381	303.1	292.5	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2010)	GF1_115
Mo-00382	302.5	294.3	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Chen et al. (2010)	GF1_115