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Locality Name:
Almaly Mine, Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 318
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 208334
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208334.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Almaly Mine, Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°40'59"N
Longitude: 73°42'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.683055555556,73.7
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFluorite
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelTopaz

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bilibinskite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)231829905509
Bilibinskite  (*)NonePbAu3Cu2Te2318299012
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS431829905516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S31829905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2318299027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O31829903531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS31829904165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O31829902970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)31829908173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF231829909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS318299024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)31829907437
Gold  (*)CopperAu318299030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3318299014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4318299014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2318299012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS231829905800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2318299017380
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)3182990494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2318299039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S831829909056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS318299021482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F231829901476
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO431829901655


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-00596318299Middle–Late Carboniferous      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Goethite, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Topaz, WulfeniteCu208334Almaly Mine, Shet, Karaganda Region, KazakhstanAlmalySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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