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Locality Name:
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: 217083
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217083.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "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": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Koktokay No. 3 Pegmatite (Altay No. 3 Pegmatite)

Latitude: 47°49'54"N
Longitude: 88°8'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.831666666667,88.140555555556
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: 

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)2081781445488803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F208178144548244
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182081781445484286
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)220817814454850
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6208178144548289
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)208178144548520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2081781445488173
Ertixiite  (*)NoneNa2Si4O92081781445481
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO420817814454829
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2081781445482740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22081781445489617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)20817814454875
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4208178144548445
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)220817814454842
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)208178144548155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2081781445484924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22082081445485800
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)208178144548200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218217814454817380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2081781445481236
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10208178144548124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O208178144548140
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F220817814454889
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220817814454839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220817814454861156
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)20817814454837
Sokolovaite  (*)MicaCsLi2AlSi4O10F22081781445486
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32081781445481214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20817814454821482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6208178144548688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)208178144548978
Swinefordite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteCa0.2(Li,Al,Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH,F)2·nH2O2081781445485
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6208178144548211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O620817814454888
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22081781445481476
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F220817814454828
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2081781445485251


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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