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Locality Name:
Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 416
Youngest recorded age at locality: 340

mindat Locality ID: 14726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14726.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°7'0"N
Longitude: 73°7'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.116666666667,73.133055555556
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: As Ba C Ca Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAutuniteBaryteBetpakdaliteCalciteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumMolybdenite
NonePhosphuranylitePyriteScheelite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Betpakdalite-NaCa  (*)Calcite  (*)Calcurmolite  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Iriginite  (*)Jordisite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Mourite  (*)Natroboltwoodite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sedovite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Umohoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O41635901272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)416359011547
Betpakdalite-NaCa  (*)Betpakdalite[Na2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O34(OH)3]41635902
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)416359027770
Calcurmolite  (*)None(Ca1-xNax)2(UO2)3(MoO4)2(OH)6-x·nH2O416359010
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O4163590345
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)41635907437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O41635906890
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O416359015
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS24163590102
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS241635905800
Mourite  (*)None(UO2)(Mo6+)5O16·5H2O41635902
Natroboltwoodite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)(SiO3OH)·H2O41635902
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64163590254
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O41635902994
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O4163590182
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)4163590494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2416359039462
Sedovite  (*)NoneU4+(MoO4)241635905
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O4163590628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O416359016
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO241635902718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO441635901655


2 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
sedcu-00502340340L. Carboniferous     Yes Cu16634Jambyl Region, KazakhstanDzhambulCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Mo-00136416359 ?-? Host rock     Calcurmolite, Ferrimolybdite, Iriginite, Jordisite, Molybdenite, Mourite, Powellite, Sedovite, Betpakdalite-NaCa, Umohoite, WulfeniteMo14726Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan Abakumov et al. (1993) PTCV24_163 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061135Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstanhttps://rruff.info/R061135
R070038Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstanhttps://rruff.info/R070038

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