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Locality Name:
Kent Massif, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan


mindat Locality ID: 18602
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18602.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kent Massif, Karkaraly, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Zhanuzak

Latitude: 49°12'37"N
Longitude: 76°3'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.210277777778,76.060277777778

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Mn Na O P S Sc Se Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Sc Se Si Ti Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAstrophylliteBastnäsiteBerylBismutiteCancrinite-sodaliteCarpholiteChevkiniteCoronadite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteMilariteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakite
QuartzSodaliteSulphurThortveititeTopazZircon

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bazzite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Fluocerite-(La)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Phenakite  (*)Prosopite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Selenium  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Thortveitite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F0161
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F0304
Bazzite  (*)BerylBe3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O051
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)0716
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4025
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Fluocerite-(La)  (*)FluoceriteLaF31773692
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21773699617
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S060
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317736914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31773695433
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1773694924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O0156
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)177369945
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)2046
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)4039
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217736961156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2177369375
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe0143
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F0232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1773691006
Thortveitite  (*)ThortveititeSc2Si2O7054
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1773695251



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