Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Koktokay No. 3 Pegmatite (Altay No. 3 Pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 208
Youngest recorded age at locality: 178

mindat Locality ID: 20274
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20274.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Koktokay No. 3 Pegmatite (Altay No. 3 Pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°49'54"N
Longitude: 88°8'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.831666666667,88.140833333333
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 Be Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ta Th Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ta Th Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteBerylClayClinozoisiteColumbiteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTapioliteTopazTourmalineZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cheralite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ertixiite  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rossmanite  (*)Sokolovaite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Swinefordite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Topaz  (*)
Trilithionite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20817808803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F2081780244
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1820817804286
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)2208178050
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O62081780289
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2081780520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20817808173
Ertixiite  (*)NoneNa2Si4O920817801
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4208178029
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F20817802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220817809617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)208178075
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O42081780445
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2208178042
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)2081780155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)20817804924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220820805800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)2081780200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2182178017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O20817801236
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O102081780124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O2081780140
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2208178089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2208178039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2208178061156
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)208178037
Sokolovaite  (*)MicaCsLi2AlSi4O10F220817806
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)320817801214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS208178021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62081780688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2081780978
Swinefordite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.2(Li,Al,Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·nH2O20817805
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O62081780211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6208178088
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F220817801476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2208178028
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)20817805251


2 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-0136182178182-178Ar-ArAge of rockmuscovite  YesMuscovite  732Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaKoktokay depositLi et al. (2015)10.1111/1755-6724.12453AGS89_656 
Alexandra-0137208208208Re-OsAge of rockmolybdenite  YesMolybdenite  732Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaKoktokay depositLi et al. (2015)10.1111/1755-6724.12453AGS89_656 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-164Koktokay No. 3 Pegmatite (Altay No. 3 Pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-164

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