Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Verkhnee Espe Massif (Verkhnee Espe Deposit), Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts), Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 272
Youngest recorded age at locality: 247

mindat Locality ID: 18519
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18519.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Verkhnee Espe Massif (Verkhnee Espe Deposit), Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts), Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°6'0"N
Longitude: 81°27'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.1,81.45
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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAstrophylliteBastnäsiteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteColumbiteCorundumElpiditeEudialyte
FeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGagariniteMicaMilariteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteThortveititeTitaniteWeberiteZircon

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Bafertisite  (*)Barylite  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Cámaraite  (*)Cappelenite-(Y)  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Creedite  (*)Cryolite  (*)
Elpidite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferri-fluoro-leakeite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)
Gearksutite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jinshajiangite  (*)
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)Keiviite-(Y)  (*)Kupletskite  (*)Leucophanite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Milarite  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)Natrotitanite  (*)Opal  (*)Polylithionite  (*)
Prosopite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Tarbagataite  (*)Thalénite-(Y)  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Weberite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O627224701022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)27224708803
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F2722470161
Bafertisite  (*)NoneBa2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2272247016
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O7272247033
Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)BastnäsiteY(CO3)F272247010
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)2722470255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22722470606
Cámaraite  (*)NoneBa3NaFe2+8Ti4(Si2O7)4O4(OH)4F327224701
Cappelenite-(Y)  (*)NoneBaY6B6Si3O24F227224705
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2272247027198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O62722470518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O62722470289
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O272247048
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6272247050
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O272247050
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)22722470182
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O62722470414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO42722470196
Ferri-fluoro-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22F227224704
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6272247083
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF227224709617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)22722470163
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)GagariniteNaCaYF627224708
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS272247024243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O272247068
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S2722470237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3272247014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O327224705433
Jinshajiangite  (*)NoneBaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F27224705
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O272247028
Keiviite-(Y)  (*)ThortveititeY2Si2O7272247013
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F272247033
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F272247055
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)27224704924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O2722470156
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11272247034
Natrotitanite  (*)Titanite(Na0.5Y0.5)TiO(SiO4)27224701
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O27224702994
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2272247089
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)4272247039
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO32722470244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2272247061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)22722470375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO227224705614
Tarbagataite  (*)Astrophyllite(K   )CaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)527224701
Thalénite-(Y)  (*)NoneY3Si3O10F272247026
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O272247023
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)27224701006
Weberite  (*)WeberiteNa2MgAlF7272247013
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2722470939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)27224705251


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
Alexandra-0202272247272-247 Age of granite      18519Verkhnee Espe Massif (Verkhnee Espe Deposit), Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts), Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanVerkhnee EspeDyachkov et al. (2015) BTSNUKG68_55 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130041Verkhnee Espe Massif (Verkhnee Espe Deposit), Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts), Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstanhttps://rruff.info/R130041

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