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Locality Name:
Atasu Mine, Zhanaarka, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan


mindat Locality ID: 220668
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-220668.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Atasu Mine, Zhanaarka, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kokten-Kol' W-Mo-Bi Deposit
Zhomart Fe-Mn Deposit (Dzhumart)

Latitude: 48°37'0"N
Longitude: 72°15'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.616666666667,72.25

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicBerylBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyrosmaliteQuartzRhodoniteScheeliteSpinel
TalcWagnerite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Braunite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Friedelite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Larnite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganberzeliite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Richterite  (*)
Sarkinite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Talc  (*)
Tephroite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1774248803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21774243092
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181774234286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1774231966
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)177424483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17742427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217742327198
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21774249617
Friedelite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)1017742440
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4177424350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317742414640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4177424172
Larnite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa2(SiO4)17742348
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417742414899
Manganberzeliite  (*)Garnet(NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)317742424
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21774235800
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1774242349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2277423,7742461156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)177424969
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2177424148
Sarkinite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(AsO4)(OH)17742430
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1774234894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1774246417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31774241214
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21774243337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)177424240



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