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Locality Name:
Semey, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 285.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 239.2

mindat Locality ID: 215278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Semey, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Suzdal Mine

Latitude: 50°2'41"N
Longitude: 79°45'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.044722222222,79.751388888889
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 Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Ni O S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopper
KaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteUllmannite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Baryte  (*)Berthierite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Dolomite  (*)Gold  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Willyamite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb285.2239.2177259363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS285.2239.21772599052
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb2285.2244.917725973
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)285.2239.217725911547
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4285.2239.2177259343
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)285.2239.217725927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2285.2239.217725927198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS285.2239.21772592600
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2285.2239.21772599895
Gold  (*)CopperAu285.2244.917725930554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4285.2239.21772595591
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2285.2239.21772595674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2285.2239.2177259168
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2285.2239.217725917380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs285.2239.2177259633
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2285.2239.217725939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8285.2239.21772599056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2285.2239.217725961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2285.2239.21772595614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)285.2239.21772594894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)285.2239.21772596417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS285.2239.217725921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4285.2239.21772591934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3285.2239.21772593418
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2285.2239.21772592562
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS285.2239.2177259293
Willyamite  (*)CobaltiteCoSbS285.2239.217725925


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Kristen002445The Suzdal gold deposit is located in the Western Kalba gold ore belt, Eastern Kazakhstan. The mineralization is confined to the NE-trending tectonic zone that crosscuts Early Carboniferous carbonaceous carbonate and terrigenous clastic rocks.
Kristen002446The Suzdal gold deposit is located in the Western Kalba gold ore belt, Eastern Kazakhstan. The mineralization is confined to the NE-trending tectonic zone that crosscuts Early Carboniferous carbonaceous carbonate and terrigenous clastic rocks.


9 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
Deep-Dive-other-00006251.7244.9248.3±3.4        207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoeKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1170 
Deep-Dive-other-00014259.9255.7257.8±2.1        207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoe depositKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1170 
Deep-Dive-other-00015256248252±4        207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoe depositKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1170 
Deep-Dive-other-00016249.4242.6246 ± 3.4        207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoe depositKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1170 
Deep-Dive-other-00021285.2278.6281.9 ± 3.3Ar/Arpyrite–arsenopyrite mineralizationsericite     207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoe depositKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1170pyrite–arsenopyrite mineralization
Deep-Dive-other-00022251.5244.7248.1 ± 3.4 gold-polysulfide mineralizationsericite     207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoe depositKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1171gold-polysulfide mineralization
Deep-Dive-other-00023244.6239.2241.9±2.7 Sb mineralizationsericite     207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal’skoe depositKovalev et al. (2014)10.1016/j.rgg.2014.09.003RGG55_1172Sb mineralization
Kristen002445285.2278.6281.9±3.3 formation of fine pyrite-arsenopyrite impregnation and associated sericite alteration,     Au207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal DepositKovalev et al. (2009)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.11.007OGR35_186 
Kristen002446251.7244.9248.3±3.4 silicification of brecciated mineralized rock and development of free gold     Au207390Suzdal Mine, Semey, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanSuzdal DepositKovalev et al. (2009)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.11.007OGR35_186 

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