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Locality Name:
Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 303
Youngest recorded age at locality: 291

mindat Locality ID: 20453
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20453.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Muzeinyi Valley
Sary-Dzhaz (Sarydzhazskiy)
Trudovoe (Trudovoye) Sn Deposit (incl. Centralnyi; Lesistyi; Tashkoro)

Latitude: 42°0'59"N
Longitude: 79°3'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.016388888889,79.066388888889

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBenitoiteBrochantiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayColumbiteCorundumCyanotrichiteDiaspore
DollaseiteEpidoteGarnetHumiteMalachiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PerovskiteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteStannite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Alleghanyite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hejtmanite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Khristovite-(Ce)  (*)Kinoshitalite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganosite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Natanite  (*)Pabstite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sonolite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Stannite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Varlamoffite  (*)
Vismirnovite  (*)Vistepite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS177870312
Alleghanyite  (*)HumiteMn2+5(SiO4)2(OH)217787077
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23032911778725509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17787011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63032911778721633
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O17787188
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2299291277870,778725171
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17787024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3032911778727437
Hejtmanite  (*)NoneBa2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F217787010
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S177870237
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)177870469
Khristovite-(Ce)  (*)Dollaseite EpidoteCaCe(MgAlMn2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]F(OH)1778702
Kinoshitalite  (*)Mica ClayBaMg3(Si2Al2O10)(OH)217787020
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)230329117787212537
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO17787073
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)177870945
Natanite  (*)PerovskiteFe2+Sn4+(OH)629929117787214
Pabstite  (*)BenitoiteBaSnSi3O91778704
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21778703106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3177870244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2303291277870,7787261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1778701711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)177870969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)303291277870,778724894
Sonolite  (*)HumiteMn2+9(SiO4)4(OH)217787050
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31778701214
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4299291177872668
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)177870240
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)229929117787256
Vismirnovite  (*)PerovskiteZnSn(OH)62992911778724
Vistepite  (*)NoneMn4SnB2O2(Si2O7)2(OH)21778701



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-0355303295299 ± 4 Age of Granite 416506    3244Trudovoe (Trudovoye) Sn Deposit (incl. Centralnyi; Lesistyi; Tashkoro), Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), KyrgyzstanTashkoroSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Alexandra-0356299291295 ± 4 Age of Granite 416801   Sn3244Trudovoe (Trudovoye) Sn Deposit (incl. Centralnyi; Lesistyi; Tashkoro), Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), KyrgyzstanInylchek (Lesisty)Seltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070712Rhodonite Occurrence, Muzeinyi Valley, Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstanhttps://rruff.info/R070712


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