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Locality Name:
Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 303
Youngest recorded age at locality: 271

mindat Locality ID: 20454
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20454.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Chonashu (Irtashskii)
Inyl'chek Range
Issyk Kul Lake
Kensu Mine
Kuilyu
Kumtor Gold Mine
Oktorkoy Ore District
Sandyk Massif (Chechekty Massif)
Sary-Dzhazskiy Mine
Saryjaz-Akshyirak Region

Latitude: 42°8'10"N
Longitude: 78°8'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.136111111111,78.133888888889

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.

Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Benitoite	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Catapleiite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Danburite	Diaspore	Dollaseite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet
Humite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Palygorskite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite
Volborthite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Benitoite Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite
Catapleiite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Cyanotrichite Danburite Diaspore Dollaseite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet
Humite Malachite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine
Palygorskite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite
Volborthite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Altaite ()*
Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Catapleiite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinohumite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Danburite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Emplectite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hastingsite ()*
Hejtmanite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Humite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Khristovite-(Ce) ()*	Kinoshitalite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganosite ()*	Meionite ()*	Melonite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monohydrocalcite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natanite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Nordenskiöldine ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pabstite ()*	Palygorskite ()*
Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sonolite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Sulvanite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tephroite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Thorianite ()*	Titanite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vismirnovite ()*
Vistepite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	77865	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	77870	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			4	77865,77873,77874,77876	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	77870	77
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	77876	489
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	77874	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			4	77865,77866,77874,77876	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	77874	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	77866,77874,77879	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	77883	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	303	291	2	77865,77872	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	77870,77874,77876	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	77874	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	77874	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	77874	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	303	291	1	77872	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	77876	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			5	77865,77873,77874,77875,77876	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	77865	232
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	77871	88
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	299	291	3	77870,77872,77876	5171
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O			1	77865	113
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	77865	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			8	77865,77866,77867,77874,77876,77879,77880,77882	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	77873	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂			1	77874	236
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	77865	1797
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	77874	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	77865	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	77874	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	77865	2970
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈			1	77874	148
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)			1	77874	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	77874,77883	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	77874,77876	9895
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			1	77874	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	77874	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	77876	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	77865,77874	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	77874	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			8	77866,77870,77874,77876,77879,77880,77881,77882	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	303	291	1	77872	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	77874,77876,77882,77884	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	77874	1544
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	77883	209
Hejtmanite ()*	None	Ba₂Mn²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂			1	77870	10
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			1	77870	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	77865,77874,77876	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			1	77870	469
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂			1	77874	80
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	77866	5433
Khristovite-(Ce) ()*	Dollaseite Epidote	CaCe(MgAlMn²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]F(OH)			1	77870	2
Kinoshitalite ()*	Mica Clay	BaMg₃(Si₂Al₂O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	77870	20
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	77866,77874,77876,77883	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	303	291	3	77865,77872,77875	12537
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO			1	77870	73
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	77874	176
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			1	77876	207
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	77865,77873	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	77874	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	77870	945
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O			1	77873	55
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	77874	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	77873,77874,77876	17380
Natanite ()*	Perovskite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	299	291	1	77872	14
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			2	77865,77883	884
Nordenskiöldine ()*	None	CaSn(BO₃)₂	287	271	1	77886	16
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	77883	2349
Pabstite ()*	Benitoite	BaSnSi₃O₉			1	77870	4
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	77873	306
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	77876	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	77874	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			9	77865,77866,77867,77874,77875,77876,77878,77879,77882	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	77870	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	77870	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	77865,77874	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	303	291	9	77867,77870,77872,77873,77874,77875,77876,77882,77883	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	77870	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	77870	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	77873	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	77866,77876	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	303	291	4	77870,77872,77874,77876	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	77874,77876	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl			1	77865	444
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂			1	77870	50
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	77870	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	77866,77874,77875,77876	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	77874	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	299	291	1	77872	668
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	77876	589
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄			1	77875	48
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			1	77876	337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			2	77874,77875	1803
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)			1	77870	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	77874,77876	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	77883	236
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			3	77865,77874,77883	4899
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	299	291	1	77872	56
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	77874	1395
Vismirnovite ()*	Perovskite	ZnSn(OH)₆	299	291	1	77872	4
Vistepite ()*	None	Mn₄SnB₂O₂(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂			1	77870	1
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O			1	77875	155
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	77874	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	77865,77874,77883	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Sample Num	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0355	303	295	299 ± 4	Age of Granite	416506		3244	Trudovoe (Trudovoye) Sn Deposit (incl. Centralnyi; Lesistyi; Tashkoro), Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan	Tashkoro	Seltmann et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016	JAES42_821
Alexandra-0356	299	291	295 ± 4	Age of Granite	416801	Sn	3244	Trudovoe (Trudovoye) Sn Deposit (incl. Centralnyi; Lesistyi; Tashkoro), Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan	Inylchek (Lesisty)	Seltmann et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016	JAES42_821
Alexandra-0352	287	271	279 ± 8	Age of Leucogranite	206801		155483	Uchkoshkon Deposit, Saryjaz-Akshyirak Region, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan	Uch-Koshkon	Seltmann et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016	JAES42_821

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070712	Rhodonite Occurrence, Muzeinyi Valley, Inyl'chek Range, Issyk-Kul Oblast (Ysyk-Köl Oblast), Kyrgyzstan	https://rruff.info/R070712

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