Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 335
Youngest recorded age at locality: 292.5

mindat Locality ID: 18659
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18659.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit
Kounrad Copper Mine

Latitude: 47°0'15"N
Longitude: 75°3'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.004166666667,75.061111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Enargite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Valleriite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 As Au Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Te V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu La O P S Si V Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copper Corundum Cubanite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Enargite Feldspar Fluorite Germanite Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Tetrahedrite Topaz Valleriite Wurtzite Zircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Colusite ()*
Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gearksutite ()*
Gold ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Koechlinite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(La) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Powellite ()*	Prosopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sellaite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Valleriite ()*
Wurtzite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	335	324	1	77331	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	335	324	1	77331	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	335	324	1	77331	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	335	324	1	77331	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	335	324	1	77331	5509
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	303.1	292.5	1	77330	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	303.1	292.5	1	77330	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	303.1	292.5	1	77330	214
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	303.1	292.5	1	77330	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	335	324	1	77331	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	303.1	292.5	1	77330	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	335	324	1	77331	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	335	292.5	2	77330,77331	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	335	324	1	77331	3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	335	324	0		110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	335	324	1	77331	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	335	324	1	77331	1797
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	335	324	1	77331	802
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	335	324	1	77331	179
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	335	324	1	77331	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	335	324	1	77331	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	303.1	292.5	1	77330	4135
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	335	324	1	77331	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	335	324	1	77331	163
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	303.1	292.5	1	77330	345
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	303.1	292.5	1	77330	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	303.1	292.5	1	77330	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	335	324	1	77331	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	335	324	1	77331	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	303.1	292.5	1	77330	68
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	335	324	1	77331	30554
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	303.1	292.5	1	77330	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	335	324	1	77331	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	335	324	1	77331	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	335	324	1	77331	5591
Koechlinite ()*	None	Bi₂MoO₆	303.1	292.5	1	77330	39
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	335	324	1	77331	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	335	324	1	77331	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	335	324	1	77331	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	335	324	1	77331	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	303.1	292.5	1	77330	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	335	292.5	2	77330,77331	5800
Monazite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(PO₄)	335	292.5	0		38
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	335	292.5	2	77330,77331	17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	303.1	292.5	1	77330	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	303.1	292.5	1	77330	2273
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	303.1	292.5	1	77330	494
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄	303.1	292.5	1	77330	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	335	292.5	2	77330,77331	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	335	324	1	77331	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	303.1	292.5	1	77330	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	303.1	292.5	1	77330	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	303.1	292.5	1	77330	4894
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂	303.1	292.5	1	77330	46
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	335	324	1	77331	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	335	324	1	77331	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	335	324	1	77331	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	335	324	1	77331	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	303.1	292.5	1	77330	1476
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	335	324	1	77331	237
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	335	324	1	77331	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	335	292.5	0		5251

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Mo-00379	302.4	293.4	297.9±4.5	Re-Os	molybdenite	xh080910-11(1)	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	East Kounrad greisen W-Mo deposit	Chen et al. (2010)	10.1016/j.gsf.2010.08.006	GF1_115
Mo-00380	302.3	293.5	297.9±4.4	Re-Os	molybdenite	xh080910-11(2)	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	East Kounrad greisen W-Mo deposit	Chen et al. (2010)	10.1016/j.gsf.2010.08.006	GF1_115
Mo-00381	303.1	292.5	297.8±5.3	Re-Os	molybdenite	xh080910-11(3)	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	East Kounrad greisen W-Mo deposit	Chen et al. (2010)	10.1016/j.gsf.2010.08.006	GF1_115
Mo-00382	302.5	294.3	298.4±4.1	Re-Os	molybdenite	xh080910-11(3)	Molybdenite	Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	171339	East Kounrad Mo-W Deposit, Kounrad Massif, Balkhash, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	East Kounrad greisen W-Mo deposit	Chen et al. (2010)	10.1016/j.gsf.2010.08.006	GF1_115
PorphCu-00327	335	324	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	Kounrad	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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