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Locality Name:
Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 318
Youngest recorded age at locality: 292

mindat Locality ID: 18635
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18635.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Altynsarin
Amangeldi
Arkalyk
Auliekol
Bischtübe Village Area
Denisov
Drazhilovskoye W-Mo Deposit
Fyodorov
Kairakty
Kamysty
Karabalyk
Karasu
Kostanay City
Kostanay District
Lisakovsk
Mendykara
Nauyrzym
Rudny
Sarykol
Taran
Unidentified Au-Bi Deposit
Uzunkol
Zhangeldi
Zhetikara

Latitude: 52°30'4"N
Longitude: 62°40'46"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.501111111111,62.679444444444

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite
Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet
Gmelinite	Gypsum	Haxonite	Iron	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Perovskite	Polybasite	Prehnite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Valleriite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite	hauchecornite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Allophane Alunite Amphibole Analcime Apatite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite
Baryte Beryl Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet
Gmelinite Gypsum Haxonite Iron Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Oxalate Perovskite Polybasite Prehnite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite Valleriite Wollastonite Wurtzite Xanthoconite hauchecornite

108 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Allargentum ()*
Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenohauchecornite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Birnessite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Celestine ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorapatite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cohenite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cupropearceite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gmelinite-Ca ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haxonite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kutnohorite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Moolooite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nordstrandite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sauconite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schreibersite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stellerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Valleriite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			2	77458,77459	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	77452	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			2	77432,77433	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	318	292	6	77433,77440,77446,77458,77459,77460	8803
Allargentum ()*	Allargentum	Ag_1-xSb_x (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)			1	77458	69
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	77459	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			3	77452,77458,77459	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	77458	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	77438	1036
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃			1	77458	53
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			2	77458,77459	379
Arsenohauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₁₈Bi₃AsS₁₆			1	77431	5
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			1	77458	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	310	292	4	77440,77458,77460,77463	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	318	306	3	77446,77447,77458	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	77442	4286
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O			1	77454	178
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	77458,77463	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	318	292	4	77440,77441,77446,77458	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			4	77447,77452,77458,77459	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	77459	1252
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O			1	77452	310
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	318	292	4	77440,77441,77446,77458	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	318	292	6	77440,77441,77446,77452,77458,77460	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	77452	577
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	77452,77459	203
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	318	306	1	77446	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	77452	1756
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃			1	77438	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	77459	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	318	292	4	77440,77441,77446,77458	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	310	292	2	77440,77441	802
Cupropearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Cu₆As₂S₇][Ag₉CuS₄]			1	77458	7
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)			1	77452	498
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	77444	481
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	318	306	1	77446	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	77447	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)			1	77458	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	318	292	7	77440,77441,77446,77452,77458,77459,77460	8173
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			1	77459	86
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	77433,77442,77458	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	310	292	6	77440,77441,77447,77458,77460,77463	24243
Gmelinite-Ca ()*	Gmelinite	Ca₂(Si₈Al₄)O₂₄·11H₂O			2	77458,77459	20
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	318	292	5	77440,77446,77454,77458,77460	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	310	292	3	77440,77460,77463	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	77438	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	77458	717
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	77458	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	318	306	4	77446,77452,77458,77459	6890
Haxonite ()*	Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆			1	77438	26
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	318	292	5	77440,77446,77452,77458,77460	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	77447	1689
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	77438	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	318	306	1	77446	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	77454,77458	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	77447	234
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	77459	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	310	292	1	77440	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	77458	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	318	292	7	77433,77440,77446,77452,77458,77459,77460	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	318	292	3	77440,77441,77446	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			2	77452,77458	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	310	310	2	77458,77460	5674
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄			2	77458,77459	51
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	318	292	4	77440,77441,77442,77446	5800
Moolooite ()*	Oxalate	Cu(C₂O₄)·nH₂O			1	77458	11
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	318	292	7	77440,77441,77442,77444,77446,77458,77460	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	77458,77459	1236
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	310	310	1	77460	633
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	77459	64
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	77432,77433,77458	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	310	310	1	77460	767
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O			2	77458,77459	105
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			2	77458,77459	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	318	306	7	77441,77446,77452,77454,77458,77459,77460	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			2	77458,77459	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	77458	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	318	292	7	77440,77441,77446,77452,77458,77459,77460	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	318	306	3	77446,77458,77460	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	318	306	7	77442,77446,77452,77454,77458,77459,77463	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	77447	1711
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	77432,77433	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	318	306	1	77446	5614
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	77447	56
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	310	292	2	77440,77442	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	77438	374
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			1	77459	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	77447,77454,77458	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	77458,77459	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	77447	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	310	292	5	77440,77441,77447,77458,77460	21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O			2	77458,77459	189
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	77458	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	77458	3418
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	77458	268
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	77458	332
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	77459	105
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	77438	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	77442	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	77458	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	310	292	2	77440,77458	5317
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O			1	77459	183
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	77438	1044
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃			1	77444	212
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	318	306	1	77446	237
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	310	310	1	77460	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	77458	1655
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃			1	77458	89

3 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
PorphCu-00609	310	292	310–292	Albite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Epidote, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite	Cu	208392	Bataly Cu Deposit, Denisov, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan	Bataly	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00597	318	306	318–306	Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Goethite, Gypsum, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Valleriite	Cu	208335	Benkala Cu Deposit, Kamysty, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan	Benkala	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00599	310	310	Middle-Late Carboniferous	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	208337	Varvarinskoye Mine, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan	Varvarinskoye	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
X060015	Sarbai Deposit, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan	https://rruff.info/X060015
R060483	Sokolovskoe Iron Mine (Sokolovskiy Mine; Sokol'noye Mine), Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan	https://rruff.info/R060483

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