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Locality Name:
Koktasdzhal Mine, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 320
Youngest recorded age at locality: 264

mindat Locality ID: 208346
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208346.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Koktasdzhal Mine, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°9'42"N
Longitude: 76°9'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.161666666667,76.161666666667
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Sb Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSpinelTetrahedrite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
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)232026403419
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)232026405509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS432026405516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32026405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2320264027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O32026403531
Copper  (*)CopperCu32026403846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS32026404165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32026408173
Gold  (*)CopperAu320264030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3320264014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O332026405433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4320264014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2320264012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS232026405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2320264017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2320264039462
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1332026401803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1332026405317


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
PorphCu-00604320264320–264      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu208346Koktasdzhal Mine, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, KazakhstanKoktasdzhalSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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