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Locality Name:
Balasauskandyk V Deposit, Shieli, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan


mindat Locality ID: 2231
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2231.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Balasauskandyk V Deposit, Shieli, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°31'59"N
Longitude: 67°25'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.533055555556,67.416666666667

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na Ni O P S Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na O P S Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousBaryteChalcoalumiteClayCyanotrichiteGypsumHewettiteMalachite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzSpangoliteStraczekiteVolborthite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Alvanite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Barnesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bokite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Chernykhite  (*)
Corvusite  (*)Delvauxite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hewettite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kazakhstanite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metahewettite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rusakovite  (*)Satpaevite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Steigerite  (*)
Volborthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Alvanite  (*)ChalcoalumiteZn2+Al4(V5+O3)2(OH)12·2H2O04
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Barnesite  (*)HewettiteNa2V5+6O16·3H2O015
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bokite  (*)Straczekite(Al,Fe)1.3(V5+,V4+,Fe3+)8O20·7.5H2O010
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O088
Chernykhite  (*)Mica ClayBaV2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)206
Corvusite  (*)Straczekite(Na,Ca,K)1-x(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·4H2O079
Delvauxite  (*)AmorphousCaFe3+4(PO4)2(OH)8·4-5H2O041
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·9H2O058
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kazakhstanite  (*)NoneFe3+5V4+3V5+12O39(OH)9·9H2O06
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Metahewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·3H2O056
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rusakovite  (*)None(Fe,Al)5(VO4)2(OH)9·3H2O02
Satpaevite  (*)NoneAl12(V4+,V5+)8O37·30H2O (?)03
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O0105
Steigerite  (*)NoneAl(VO4)·3H2O010
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O0155



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