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Locality Name:
Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 372
Youngest recorded age at locality: 347

mindat Locality ID: 22037
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22037.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Akbakai Deposit
Arys
Baydibek
Karatau Range
Kazygurt
Kentau
Maktaaral
Ordabasy
Otyrar
Saryagash
Sayram
Shardara
Sozak
Talas Alatau
Tole Bi
Tulkibas
Turkestan

Latitude: 43°25'6"N
Longitude: 68°56'32"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.418333333333,68.942222222222

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Bournonite	Calcioferrite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Enargite	Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Hewettite	Jalpaite
Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite
Straczekite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Volborthite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Bournonite Calcioferrite Calcite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Cyanotrichite Descloizite Diaspore Enargite Fluorite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Hewettite Jalpaite
Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite
Straczekite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Volborthite Wurtzite Zircon

103 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Allophane ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Alvanite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Ankinovichite ()*	Antimony ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Barnesite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bokite ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Carnotite ()*
Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chernykhite ()*
Coffinite ()*	Copper ()*	Corvusite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*
Crandallite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Delvauxite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fraipontite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hewettite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*
Kazakhstanite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Kurumsakite ()*	Lead ()*	Linnaeite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metahewettite ()*	Minyulite ()*
Mitryaevaite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montgomeryite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Patrónite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Petzite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rusakovite ()*
Satpaevite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Steigerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Vanalite ()*
Volborthite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	372	347	2	77591,77592	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	77573	315
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	77579	470
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	77573	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	77579	966
Alvanite ()*	Chalcoalumite	Zn²⁺Al₄(V⁵⁺O₃)₂(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			3	77579,77586,77587	4
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	77612	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	77612	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	372	347	3	77581,77591,77592	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	372	359	1	77592	3092
Ankinovichite ()*	Chalcoalumite	NiAl₄(V⁵⁺O₃)₂(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	77579	2
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	77573	363
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	372	347	3	77573,77591,77592	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	77612	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	372	359	1	77592	5509
Barnesite ()*	Hewettite	Na₂V⁵⁺₆O₁₆·3H₂O			1	77579	15
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	372	347	4	77579,77581,77591,77592	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	77573	1966
Bokite ()*	Straczekite	(Al,Fe)_1.3(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺,Fe³⁺)₈O₂₀·7.5H₂O			2	77579,77586	10
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	372	347	1	77591	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	372	359	2	77573,77592	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	372	359	2	77573,77592	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	77576	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			3	77577,77579,77586	88
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	77579	1184
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	372	359	1	77592	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	372	347	3	77581,77591,77592	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	372	347	2	77591,77592	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	372	347	3	77581,77591,77592	27198
Chernykhite ()*	Mica Clay	BaV₂(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	77579,77583,77584	6
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O			4	77601,77605,77607,77609	566
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	372	347	1	77591	3846
Corvusite ()*	Straczekite	(Na,Ca,K)_1-x(V⁵⁺,V⁴⁺,Fe²⁺)₈O₂₀·4H₂O			1	77579	79
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	77573	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	372	347	2	77591,77592	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	372	347	1	77577	310
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	372	359	1	77592	802
Delvauxite ()*	Amorphous	CaFe³⁺₄(PO₄)₂(OH)₈·4-5H₂O			1	77579	41
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	77576	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	77612	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	372	347	2	77591,77592	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	372	347	3	77573,77591,77592	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	372	359	1	77592	163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	372	347	4	77581,77591,77592,77612	9617
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	372	347	1	77591	49
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	372	359	1	77592	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	372	347	3	77581,77591,77592	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	77579	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	372	347	3	77579,77591,77592	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	372	347	2	77573,77591	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	372	347	4	77577,77579,77591,77592	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	372	347	2	77591,77592	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	372	347	2	77591,77592	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	77573	804
Hewettite ()*	Hewettite	CaV⁵⁺₆O₁₆·9H₂O			1	77579	58
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	372	347	1	77591	1066
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	372	359	1	77592	116
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			1	77573	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	77579	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	372	359	1	77592	105
Kazakhstanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₅V⁴⁺₃V⁵⁺₁₂O₃₉(OH)₉·9H₂O			2	77579,77586	6
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈			1	77573	111
Kurumsakite ()*	None	Zn₈Al₈V⁵⁺₂Si₅O₃₅·27H₂O (?)			1	77579	3
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	372	359	1	77592	192
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	77573	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	372	347	3	77591,77592,77612	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	372	359	1	77592	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	372	347	4	77581,77591,77592,77609	5674
Metahewettite ()*	Hewettite	CaV⁵⁺₆O₁₆·3H₂O			1	77579	56
Minyulite ()*	None	KAl₂(PO₄)₂F·4H₂O	372	347	1	77577	31
Mitryaevaite ()*	None	Al₅(PO₄)₂[(P,S)O₃(OH,O)]₂F₂(OH)₂·14.5H₂O			2	77577,77587	2
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	77573	5800
Montgomeryite ()*	Calcioferrite	Ca₄MgAl₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·12H₂O			1	77587	44
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	372	359	1	77592	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	77612	884
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	77573	767
Patrónite ()*	None	VS₄			1	77587	8
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	372	359	1	77592	249
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	77573	409
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	372	347	2	77591,77592	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	372	347	5	77573,77581,77591,77592,77609	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	372	347	3	77579,77591,77592	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	372	347	1	77591	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			3	77573,77583,77584	61156
Rusakovite ()*	None	(Fe,Al)₅(VO₄)₂(OH)₉·3H₂O			1	77579	2
Satpaevite ()*	None	Al₁₂(V⁴⁺,V⁵⁺)₈O₃₇·30H₂O (?)			2	77579,77586	3
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	77573	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	372	347	3	77573,77591,77592	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	372	347	2	77591,77592	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	372	347	3	77581,77591,77592	21482
Steigerite ()*	None	Al(VO₄)·3H₂O			2	77579,77586	10
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	77573	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	372	347	2	77591,77592	332
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄	372	359	2	77579,77592	48
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	77573	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	77573	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	77612	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			4	77601,77605,77607,77609	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	77576	605
Vanalite ()*	None	NaAl₈V₁₀O₃₈·30H₂O			1	77579	2
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O			1	77579	155
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	372	359	1	77592	251
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	372	359	1	77592	1655

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedznpb-00287	372	347	Late Devonian –Early Carboniferous (Famennian–Tournaisian)	221306	Bayzhansay Mine, Bayzhansay (Baidzhansay), Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan	Bayzhansay	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00286	372	347	Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous (Famennian– Tournaisian)	25986	Achisay Mine (Achysai Mine; Turlan Mine), Ashchysay (Achisay), Kentau, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan	Achisay	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00292	372	359	Late Devonian (Famennian)	221304	Mirgalimsay Mine, Kentau, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan	Mirgalimsay	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00294	372	359	Late Devonian (Famennian)	221305	Shalkia Mine, Kentau, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan	Shalkiya	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R061117	Kurumsak V Deposit, Aksumbe, Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan	https://rruff.info/R061117

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