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Locality Name:
Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 316
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 8417
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8417.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Dalnee Ore Body
Kal'makyr Ore Body

Latitude: 40°48'46"N
Longitude: 69°38'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.812777777778,69.645
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 Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si V W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFornaciteGypsumMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTurquoise

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)230927003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)30927008803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)31627002734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)30927412945511588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)230927003092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)230927412945515509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)316270011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS430927412945515516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)309274129455127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)31627004979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S30927412945515707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2309274129455127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O30927412945513531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30927412945514165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O30927412945512970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)3162700378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S31627001027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)30927008173
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)316270085
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS309274129455124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu309274129455130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O31627006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3309274129455114640
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)3092741294551234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4309274129455114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2309274129455112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS230927005674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl31627001107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS230927412945515800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2309274129455117380
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43092741294551369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2309274129455139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S830927009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2309274129455161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)30927004894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS309274129455121482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO31627001101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330927412945515317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O3092700484
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO431630401655


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
Alexandra-0332312304308 ± 4 Age of monzonite 414700   Au, Mo, Cu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Alexandra-0333316314315 ± 1 Age of Granite porphyry 406403   Au, Mo, Cu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
PorphCu-00026309270309–270      Actinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Kristen002230309274309-274 mineralization age     Cu, Au219735Kal'makyr Ore Body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanKal'makyr Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 

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