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Locality Name:
Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan


mindat Locality ID: 133115
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133115.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kostanay District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kurzhunkul' Deposit (Karzamkul)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mn O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
GadoliniteGarnetGypsumNonePrehnitePyriteQuartzRutileSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
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)21774523419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31774521534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17745227770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O177452310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217745227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8177452577
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl177452203
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81774521756
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)177452498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1774528173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1774526890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317745214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417745214899
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)177452770
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21774521898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217745239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217745261156



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