Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhayrem (Zhairem), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 372
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 189019
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189019.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhayrem (Zhairem), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ushkatyn Deposits (Ushkatan)
Zhayrem Mine (Zhairem Mine)

Latitude: 48°19'59"N
Longitude: 70°30'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.333055555556,70.5

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.

Allophane	Aragonite	Axinite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Coronadite	Corundum
Epidote	Monazite	None	Olivine	Pyrosmalite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Roselite	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Wagnerite

Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*	Brandtite ()*	Braunite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Friedelite ()*
Galena ()*	Gasparite-(La) ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jacobsite ()*
Kentrolite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Pennantite ()*
Piemontite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrosmalite-(Fe) ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Sarkinite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tephroite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Todorokite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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 B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Aragonite Axinite Baryte Braunite Calcite Chlorite Clay Coronadite Corundum
Epidote Monazite None Olivine Pyrosmalite Rhodonite Rocksalt Roselite Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Wagnerite

32 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	372	359	2	77361,77362	88
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	372	359	1	77361	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	372	359	1	77361	173
Brandtite ()*	Roselite	Ca₂Mn²⁺(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O	372	359	2	77361,77362	18
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	372	359	1	77362	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	372	359	2	77361,77362	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	372	359	2	77361,77362	4979
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	372	359	1	77361	227
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	372	359	1	77361	663
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	372	359	1	77361	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	372	359	1	77361	24243
Gasparite-(La) ()*	Monazite	La(AsO₄)	372	359	1	77362	5
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	372	359	2	77361,77362	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	372	359	1	77361	14640
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	372	359	2	77361,77362	172
Kentrolite ()*	None	Pb₂Mn³⁺₂O₂(Si₂O₇)	372	359	2	77361,77362	22
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	372	359	1	77361	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	372	359	1	77361	770
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	372	359	2	77361,77362	186
Pennantite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	372	359	2	77361,77362	25
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	372	359	1	77361	260
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	372	359	1	77362	3106
Pyrosmalite-(Fe) ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Fe²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	372	359	1	77361	38
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	372	359	1	77362	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	372	359	1	77362	969
Sarkinite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	372	359	1	77361	30
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	372	359	1	77361	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	372	359	1	77361	1803
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	372	359	1	77361	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	372	359	1	77361	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	372	359	2	77361,77362	433
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	372	359	2	77361,77362	1655

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00298	372	359	Late Devonian (Famennian)											68194	Ushkatyn No. 3 Deposit, Ushkatyn Deposits (Ushkatan), Zhayrem (Zhairem), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Ushkatyn III	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
	sedznpb-00299	372	359	Late Devonian (late Famennian)											211980	Zhayrem Mine (Zhairem Mine), Zhayrem (Zhairem), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan	Zhairem	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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