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Locality Name:
Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

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

mindat Locality ID: 18520
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18520.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tarbagatai Range, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Akzhaylyautas Mts (Akzhailyautas Mts; Akjaylautas Mts; Akzhalautas Mts)
Ayaguz River (Ajaguz)

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 Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAstrophylliteBastnäsiteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumElpiditeEpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGagarinite
MicaMilariteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSodaliteThortveititeTitaniteWeberiteZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Bafertisite  (*)
Barylite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Cámaraite  (*)Cappelenite-(Y)  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Creedite  (*)Cryolite  (*)Elpidite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferri-fluoro-leakeite  (*)
Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)
Galena  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jinshajiangite  (*)Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)Keiviite-(Y)  (*)Kupletskite  (*)Leucophanite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)
Natrotitanite  (*)Opal  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Prosopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Tarbagataite  (*)Thalénite-(Y)  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Weberite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)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+Si2O62722471772661022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2722471772668803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)272247177265706
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F272247177266161
Bafertisite  (*)NoneBa2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F227224717726616
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O727224717726633
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F272247177265304
Bastnäsite-(Y)  (*)BastnäsiteY(CO3)F27224717726610
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)272247177266255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2272247177266606
Cámaraite  (*)NoneBa3NaFe2+8Ti4(Si2O7)4O4(OH)4F32722471772661
Cappelenite-(Y)  (*)NoneBaY6B6Si3O24F22722471772665
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22722471772655171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227224717726627198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6272247177266518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6272247177266289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182722471772651008
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O27224717726648
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF627224717726650
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O27224717726650
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2722471772658173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2272247177266182
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6272247277265,77266414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4272247177266196
Ferri-fluoro-leakeite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg2Fe3+2Li)Si8O22F22722471772664
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O627224717726683
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2722471772652740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22722471772669617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2272247177266163
Gagarinite-(Y)  (*)GagariniteNaCaYF62722471772668
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27224717726624243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O27224717726668
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S272247177266237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327224717726614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32722471772665433
Jinshajiangite  (*)NoneBaNaFe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2722471772665
Kamphaugite-(Y)  (*)NoneCaY(CO3)2(OH)·H2O27224717726628
Keiviite-(Y)  (*)ThortveititeY2Si2O727224717726613
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F27224717726633
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F27224717726655
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2722471772664924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O272247177266156
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)272247177265945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227224717726517380
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)1127224717726634
Natrotitanite  (*)Titanite(Na0.5Y0.5)TiO(SiO4)2722471772661
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2722471772662994
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F227224717726689
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)427224717726639
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227224717726539462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3272247177266244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2272247277265,7726661156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2272247177266375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22722471772665614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2722471772654894
Tarbagataite  (*)Astrophyllite(K   )CaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)52722471772661
Thalénite-(Y)  (*)NoneY3Si3O10F27224717726626
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O27224717726623
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2722471772661006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2722471772654899
Weberite  (*)WeberiteNa2MgAlF727224717726613
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41772671655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)272247177266939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)272247277265,772665251


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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