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Locality Name:
Aktogay Mine, Aqtoghay, Ayagoz, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 354
Youngest recorded age at locality: 312

mindat Locality ID: 208333
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208333.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aktogay Mine, Aqtoghay, Ayagoz, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°57'5"N
Longitude: 79°51'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.951388888889,79.864444444444

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 As Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAtacamiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparLöllingiteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PrehnitePyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteWurtzite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)35431208803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)35431201588
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)33543120544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)235431205509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435431205516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S35431205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2354312027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O35431203531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS35431204165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33543120802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S35431201027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)35431208173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS354312024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)35431207437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3354312014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O335431205433
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)3543120451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4354312014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2354312012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS235431205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2354312017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S835431201512
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)235431201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2354312039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835431209056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO235431205614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs23543120317
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS354312021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O35431204899
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33543120297



1 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
PorphCu-00595354312354–312      Albite, Anhydrite, Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cubanite, Digenite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Ilmenite, Mackinawite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pentlandite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Safflorite, Sphalerite, Titanite, WitticheniteCu208333Aktogay Mine, Aqtoghay, Ayagoz, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanAktogaiSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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