Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Solnechnoye Mine (Solvech Mine), Kara-Oba W Deposit, Betpakdala Desert (Bet-Pak-Dal Desert), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 265
Youngest recorded age at locality: 255

mindat Locality ID: 2221
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2221.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Solnechnoye Mine (Solvech Mine), Kara-Oba W Deposit, Betpakdala Desert (Bet-Pak-Dal Desert), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°15'27"N
Longitude: 71°14'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.2575,71.241944444444

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.

Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Garnet	Mica	Nolanite	None	Olivine	Pyroxene
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Topaz	Vesuvianite

Akdalaite ()*	Amesite ()*	Andradite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*
Corundum ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Topaz ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

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 Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clay Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Garnet Mica Nolanite None Olivine Pyroxene
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Topaz Vesuvianite

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Akdalaite ()*	Nolanite	Al₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	265	255	6
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	265	255	74
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	265	255	1534
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	265	255	5171
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	265	255	321
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	265	255	1797
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	265	255	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	265	255	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	265	255	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	265	255	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	265	255	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	265	255	24243
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	265	255	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	265	255	17380
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	265	255	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	265	255	21482
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	265	255	1476
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	265	255	1395

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00026	265	255	260±5	?-?						Yes		Betpakdalite-CaCa, Ferrimolybdite, Koechlinite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Wulfenite	Mo	2222	Kara-Oba W Deposit, Betpakdala Desert (Bet-Pak-Dal Desert), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan		Pautov et al. (2005)		NDM40_5

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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