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Locality Name:
Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 43

mindat Locality ID: 158384
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158384.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Abyz
Baiskoye Mine (Baiskoe Mine)
Ken'-Choku Deposit (Ken'-Cheku; Ken'-Shoko)
Kent Massif
Kentobe Mine
Koktasdzhal Mine
Nurkazgan Cu-Au Deposit (Samarskoye)
Ozernoe Cu Deposit
Saryku-Boldy Deposit (Sarykul'-Boldy)

Latitude: 49°33'47"N
Longitude: 75°52'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.563055555556,75.868055555556

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Bastnäsite
Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Carpholite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite
Linarite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Thortveitite	Topaz	Turquoise	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 Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Sc Se Si Te Th Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu H O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Bastnäsite
Beryl Bismutite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Carpholite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite
Linarite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Milarite Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Thortveitite Topaz Turquoise Wurtzite Zircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bazzite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carpholite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluocerite-(La) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Genthelvite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Milarite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Petzite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Prosopite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Selenium ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thorite ()*	Thortveitite ()*	Topaz ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vauquelinite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	320	264	1	77371	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	419	393	1	77365	315
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	77368	706
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	419	393	1	77365	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	77368	2162
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	318	43	2	77366,77373	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	77368	161
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	320	43	3	77366,77371,77373	5509
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F			1	77368	304
Bazzite ()*	Beryl	Be₃(Sc,Fe³⁺,Mg)₂Si₆O₁₈·Na_0.32·nH₂O			1	77368	51
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			1	77368	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	77368	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	410	410	1	77372	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	43	43	1	77373	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	419	393	2	77365,77368	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	410	43	4	77366,77371,77372,77373	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	77367	27770
Carpholite ()*	Carpholite	Mn²⁺Al₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄			1	77368	25
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	77367	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	410	43	4	77366,77371,77372,77373	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	410	43	4	77366,77371,77372,77373	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	320	43	3	77366,77371,77373	3531
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	419	393	1	77365	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	320	264	1	77371	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	410	264	2	77371,77372	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	77368	599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	318	299	1	77366	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	318	299	1	77366	2970
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	43	43	1	77373	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	410	43	3	77371,77372,77373	8173
Fluocerite-(La) ()*	Fluocerite	LaF₃			1	77369	2
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	77368,77369	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419	43	5	77365,77366,77367,77372,77373	24243
Genthelvite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	77368	60
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	43	43	2	77367,77373	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	419	264	5	77365,77366,77367,77371,77372	30554
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	77368	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	320	264	4	77366,77368,77369,77371	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	419	393	1	77365	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	320	264	3	77368,77369,77371	5433
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	77367	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	320	264	2	77366,77371	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	320	43	4	77366,77367,77371,77373	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	77368,77369	4924
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O			1	77368	156
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	77367	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	410	43	4	77366,77371,77372,77373	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			2	77368,77369	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	410	43	4	77366,77371,77372,77373	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	77367	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	77368	2349
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂			1	77368	46
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	419	393	1	77365	409
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			1	77368	326
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄			1	77368	39
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	419	393	1	77365	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	419	393	1	77365	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	410	43	4	77366,77371,77372,77373	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	77367	1725
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	77368	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	318	299	1	77366	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			4	77367,77368,77369,77374	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	77368,77369	375
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			1	77368	143
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	419	393	2	77365,77372	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	410	43	3	77366,77372,77373	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	419	393	1	77365	586
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F			1	77368	232
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	419	264	2	77365,77371	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	419	43	4	77365,77371,77372,77373	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			2	77368,77369	1006
Thortveitite ()*	Thortveitite	Sc₂Si₂O₇			1	77368	54
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	77368	1476
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	410	43	0		484
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)			1	77367	63
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	77367	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	77368	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	77368,77369	5251

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
vms-00588	419	393	Early Devonian			272287	Abyz, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Abyz	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
PorphCu-00328	318	299	Middle-Late Carboniferous	Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cubanite, Cuprite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	205982	Baiskoye Mine (Baiskoe Mine), Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Baiskoe	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00604	320	264	320–264	Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	208346	Koktasdzhal Mine, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Koktasdzhal	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00329	410	410	410	Chalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	205984	Nurkazgan Cu-Au Deposit (Samarskoye), Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Nurkazgan	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00603	43	43	43	Arsenopyrite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	208343	Ozernoe Cu Deposit, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Ozernoe	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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