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Locality Name:
Keketale Pb-Zn Deposit (Keketala Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktal Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktag Pb-Zn Deposit), Maizi Basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 373
Youngest recorded age at locality: 373

mindat Locality ID: 144272
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144272.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Keketale Pb-Zn Deposit (Keketala Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktal Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktag Pb-Zn Deposit), Maizi Basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°21'10"N
Longitude: 89°11'54"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.352777777778,89.198333333333
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedrite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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)237337303419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)37337308803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)337337302353
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)37337302734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS37337309052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)373373011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS437337305516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)373373027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2373373027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O637337304135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)37337308173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF237337309617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS373373024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O37337306890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4373373014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2373373012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS237337305674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)37337304924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2373373017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)237337302273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2373373039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S837337309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2373373061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS373373021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S337337303418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1337337305317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)237337302562


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
vms-00401373373Upper Devonian (373±15)       S144272Keketale Pb-Zn Deposit (Keketala Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktal Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktag Pb-Zn Deposit), Maizi Basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaKeketaleMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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