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Locality Name:
Altyn Topkan Mine, Altyn-Topkan Ore Field, Kuraminskii Range, Sughd, Tajikistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 352
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 23723
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23723.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Altyn Topkan Mine, Altyn-Topkan Ore Field, Kuraminskii Range, Sughd, Tajikistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°37'59"N
Longitude: 69°36'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.633055555556,69.604722222222
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mn N O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mn N O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGarnetIlvaiteKobellite
LinariteMonaziteNonePolybasitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetradymite
WollastoniteWurtzite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Crocoite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)
Johannsenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nitrocalcite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schapbachite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)335225201534
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O635225202060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)352252011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)352252027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2352252027198
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)352252081
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235225209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35225208173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235225209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS352252024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S43522520192
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS3522520717
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS352252062
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3352252014640
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)3522520197
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O6352252073
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23522520987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4352252014899
Nitrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(NO3)2·4H2O352252046
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]3522520716
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2352252061156
Schapbachite  (*)RocksaltAg0.4Pb0.2Bi0.4S352252014
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS352252021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te33522520276
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS35225201044
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33522520297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO335225201247


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
sedznpb-00425352252Late Paleozoic        23723Altyn Topkan Mine, Altyn-Topkan Ore Field, Kuraminskii Range, Sughd, TajikistanAltyn-TopkanSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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