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Locality Name:
Saryshagan Cu Deposit, Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 310
Youngest recorded age at locality: 310

mindat Locality ID: 208396
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208396.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Saryshagan Cu Deposit, Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°15'23"N
Longitude: 73°11'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.256388888889,73.198055555556
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 C Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphalerite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)231031005509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS431031005516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S31031005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2310310027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O31031003531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS31031004165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS310310024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3310310014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2310310012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS231031005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2310310017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2310310039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S831031009056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS310310021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO31031001101


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-00612310310Middle-Late Carboniferous      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Hematite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu208396Saryshagan Cu Deposit, Shet, Karaganda Region, KazakhstanSaryshaganSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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