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Locality Name:
Kentau, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan

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

mindat Locality ID: 221303
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-221303.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kentau, Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ashchysay (Achisay)
Mirgalimsay Mine
Shalkia Mine

Latitude: 43°31'4"N
Longitude: 68°40'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.517777777778,68.678055555556
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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEnargiteFluoriteGeocroniteGypsumJalpaiteMalachite
MarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTetrahedriteWurtzite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fraipontite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)
Jordanite  (*)Lead  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Sulvanite  (*)Witherite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S372347277591,775922793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)372347277591,775922734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23723591775923092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS372347277591,775929052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23723591775925509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)372347277591,7759211547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43723471775915516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11372359177592843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33723591775921089
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)3723591775921252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)372347277591,775924979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S372347277591,775925707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2372347277591,7759227198
Copper  (*)CopperCu3723471775913846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS372347277591,775924165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3372359177592802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2372347277591,775929895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4372347277591,77592910
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS4372359177592163
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2372347277591,775929617
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)437234717759149
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12372359177592663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS372347277591,7759224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)372347277591,775927437
Gold  (*)CopperAu37234717759130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O372347277591,775926890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3372347277591,7759214640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O372347277591,775921689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63723471775911066
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2372359177592116
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S23372359177592105
Lead  (*)CopperPb372359177592192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4372347277591,7759214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)237235917759212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2372347277591,775925674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)237235917759217380
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]372359177592249
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6372347277591,77592477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2372347277591,7759239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2372347277591,775923106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83723471775919056
Silver  (*)CopperAg372347277591,775925186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)372347277591,775922473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS372347277591,7759221482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS372347277591,77592332
Sulvanite  (*)NoneCu3VS437235917759248
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)372359177592251
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43723591775921655


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
sedznpb-00286372347Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous (Famennian– Tournaisian)        25986Achisay Mine (Achysai Mine; Turlan Mine), Ashchysay (Achisay), Kentau, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanAchisaySinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedznpb-00292372359Late Devonian (Famennian)        221304Mirgalimsay Mine, Kentau, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanMirgalimsaySinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
sedznpb-00294372359Late Devonian (Famennian)        221305Shalkia Mine, Kentau, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanShalkiyaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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