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Locality Name:
Kal'makyr Ore Body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 316
Youngest recorded age at locality: 274

mindat Locality ID: 219735
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219735.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kal'makyr Ore Body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°48'47"N
Longitude: 69°38'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.813055555556,69.645
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 Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteMalachiteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)30927401588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)230927405509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS430927405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)309274027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S30927405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2309274027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O30927403531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30927404165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O30927402970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS309274024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu309274030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3309274014640
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)3092740234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4309274014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2309274012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS230927405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2309274017380
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43092740369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2309274039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2309274061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS309274021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330927405317


3 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-0332312304308 ± 4 Age of monzonite 414700 Yes Au, Mo, Cu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Alexandra-0333316314315 ± 1 Age of Granite porphyry 406403 Yes Au, Mo, Cu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Kristen002230309274309-274 mineralization age     Cu, Au219735Kal'makyr Ore Body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanKal'makyr Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 

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