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Locality Name:
Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 297
Youngest recorded age at locality: 23.03

mindat Locality ID: 19371
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19371.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Amantaytau Region
Auminzatau Mts
Bel'tau Mts
Bukantau Mts
Daugyztau Au-W Deposit
Dzhetymtau Au Deposit
Kul'dzhuk Deposit
Lyavlyakan-Beshkak Ore Field
Zarafshan

Latitude: 41°30'29"N
Longitude: 64°32'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.508055555556,64.549444444444
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBournonite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteLillianiteMarcasiteMeloniteMeta-autuniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOwyheeitePavonitePentlanditePolybasitePyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetradymiteTetrahedriteTurquoiseUllmannite
VivianiteZircon

102 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)
Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Bassetite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)Doloresite  (*)Eucairite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gustavite  (*)Häggite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Ingodite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Kyzylkumite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Maldonite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Ningyoite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pavonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pilsenite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Selenium  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sulphotsumoite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thorite  (*)Tiemannite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tsnigriite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Vyacheslavite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2972203294475,294491,2944922793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)228622012944923419
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS2972203294475,294491,29449387
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2972206294465,294467,294471,294480,294492,2944938803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe2862201294492489
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO26623.0312944842162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23294465,294467,2944803092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12944783250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2972208294466,294467,294468,294475,294480,294491,294492,2944939052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12944701272
Bassetite  (*)NoneFe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10129447051
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2972202294492,2944931966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32972202294492,2944931935
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111294480843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS329722012944931089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)29723.036294465,294478,294482,294484,294492,29449327770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6129447591
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O12944701184
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2972203294470,294472,2944915707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22972203294491,294492,29449327198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2862203294482,294492,2944932600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe2972201294493281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2862201294492966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O28623.032294484,294492566
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2972203294470,294472,2944914165
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S82972202294475,294491126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42862201294492651
Doloresite  (*)NoneV4+3O4(OH)4129447023
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe129447554
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF228622012944929617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S122972202294475,294491663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2972202294491,29449224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12944787437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2972208294465,294466,294467,294468,294475,294491,294492,29449330554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2862203294467,294480,2944922812
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S62862201294492113
Häggite  (*)NoneV3+V4+O2(OH)3129447017
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te32862201294492104
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2972203294475,294491,294492804
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S3297220129449354
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O328623.032294484,2944925433
Ingodite  (*)TetradymiteBi2TeS297220129449330
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142972201294493784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)66623.0312944842228
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S2972202294492,29449386
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)46623.0312944845591
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se2972202294492,29449332
Kyzylkumite  (*)NoneTi2V3+O5(OH)12944713
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46623.03129448414899
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi297220129449388
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS228622012944925674
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1294470388
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS2862201294482255
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS22972202294475,294493300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)28622012944924924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS29722012944911066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22972202294492,2944935800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O6623.0312944841508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228623.035294465,294467,294480,294484,29449217380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se2972203294475,294491,294493192
Ningyoite  (*)Rhabdophane(U,Ca,Ce)2(PO4)2·1-2H2O2294470,29447233
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O6623.032294478,2944842994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6623.0312944842349
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S282972202294475,29449189
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2862201294492767
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5286220129449272
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S828622012944921512
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te3286220129449257
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2972203294475,294491,294493716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32972202294475,2944911425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229723.0312294465,294467,294470,294471,294472,294475,294480,294482,294484,294491,294492,29449339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212944783106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82972205294465,294475,294491,294492,2944939056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229723.0310294465,294467,294470,294471,294472,294480,294482,294484,294492,29449361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26623.032294471,2944845614
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10129447095
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2972205294475,294480,294491,294492,2944934894
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe6623.031294484143
Silver  (*)CopperAg2972202294475,2944915186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2972207294470,294472,294475,294480,294491,294492,29449321482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS41294475586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32972204294480,294482,294492,2944933418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2972201294491156
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS2972202294475,294491332
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)6623.031294484589
Sulphotsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBi3Te2S297220129449313
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe42972201294491337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te32972202294492,294493276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2862201294492510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132972202294475,2944915317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)28622012944921006
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe286220129448283
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)228622012944922562
Tsnigriite  (*)NoneAg9SbTe3S312944754
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe2972202294492,294493100
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2294470,294479484
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2972202294492,294493293
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO26623.0312944842718
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O6623.032294470,294484301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O6623.031294484636
Vyacheslavite  (*)NoneU4+(PO4)(OH)2294470,2944728
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)28622012944925251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00001030Deposit is a part of a series of Cenozoic infiltration deposits associated with fronts of stratal oxidation. Ore is described as lean and is extracted exclusively by underground leaching.
Giersdorf_00001032Deposit is a part of a series of Cenozoic infiltration deposits associated with fronts of stratal oxidation. Ore is described as lean and is extracted exclusively by underground leaching.


6 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
Hg-00123286220 Rb-Sr, Ar-Ar     Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, TiemanniteHg189467Kul'dzhuk Deposit, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Wilde et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.3.633EG96_633 
Giersdorf_000010326623.03Paleogene       U208294Beshkak U Deposit, Lyavlyakan-Beshkak Ore Field, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, UzbekistanBeshkak-Lyavlyakan DepositLaverov et al. (1992)10.1080/00206819209465621IGR34_549Age described in literature as Paleogene
Giersdorf_0000103089.883.6Coniacian       U208295Bukinai U Deposit, Lyavlyakan-Beshkak Ore Field, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, UzbekistanBukinay DepositLaverov et al. (1992)10.1080/00206819209465621IGR34_549Age described in literature as Coniacian-Santonian
Alexandra-0325238234236 ± 2U–PbAge of porphyry dykezirconSG-10  Zircon  224651Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, UzbekistanMuruntauSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Mo-00476297233 K-Ar, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd     MolybdeniteMo224651Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Kempe et al. (2001)10.1007/s001260100156MD36_379 
Hg-00097286220 Rb-Sr, Ar-Ar     CinnabarHg47384Muruntau Mine, Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Wilde et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.3.633EG96_633 

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