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Locality Name:
Kap-Kutan Cave System (Karljuk Cave System; Cupp-Coutunn Cave), Kugitangtau Ridge, South Tien-Shan Mts, Lebap, Turkmenistan


mindat Locality ID: 16808
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16808.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kap-Kutan Cave System (Karljuk Cave System; Cupp-Coutunn Cave), Kugitangtau Ridge, South Tien-Shan Mts, Lebap, Turkmenistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 C Ca Cl F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumEpsomiteFluoriteGypsumMiniumNone
QuartzRocksaltSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphur

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fraipontite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Minium  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Niter  (*)Quartz  (*)Sauconite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4049
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS0255
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O40247
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)0181
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O056
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045


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