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Locality Name:
Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 297
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 224651
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224651.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Besapantau Au Deposit
Boilik Au Deposit
Kosmanachi Mine (Cosmanachi Mine)
Muruntau Mine
Myutenbai Ag-Au Deposit
Triada Au Deposit

Latitude: 41°30'29"N
Longitude: 64°32'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.508055555556,64.549722222222
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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteLillianiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOwyheeitePavonitePentlanditePolybasitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteUllmanniteZircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gustavite  (*)
Hedleyite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ingodite  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Kawazulite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pilsenite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphotsumoite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2972202294491,2944922793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)228622012944923419
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS2972202294491,29449387
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2972202294492,2944938803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe2862201294492489
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2972203294491,294492,2944939052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2972202294492,2944931966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32972202294492,2944931935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS329722012944931089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2972202294492,29449327770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S29722012944915707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22972203294491,294492,29449327198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2862202294492,2944932600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe2972201294493281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2862201294492966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O2862201294492566
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS29722012944914165
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S82972201294491126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42862201294492651
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF228622012944929617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S122972201294491663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2972202294491,29449224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2972203294491,294492,29449330554
Graphite  (*)NoneC28622012944922812
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S62862201294492113
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te32862201294492104
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2972202294491,294492804
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S3297220129449354
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O328622012944925433
Ingodite  (*)TetradymiteBi2TeS297220129449330
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142972201294493784
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S2972202294492,29449386
Kawazulite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2Se2972202294492,29449332
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi297220129449388
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS228622012944925674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS22972201294493300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)28622012944924924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS29722012944911066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22972202294492,2944935800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2286220129449217380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se2972202294491,294493192
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28297220129449189
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2862201294492767
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5286220129449272
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S828622012944921512
Pilsenite  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te3286220129449257
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2972202294491,294493716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS329722012944911425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22972203294491,294492,29449339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82972203294491,294492,2944939056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22972202294492,29449361156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2972203294491,294492,2944934894
Silver  (*)CopperAg29722012944915186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2972203294491,294492,29449321482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32972202294492,2944933418
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2972201294491156
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS2972201294491332
Sulphotsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBi3Te2S297220129449313
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe42972201294491337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te32972202294492,294493276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2862201294492510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1329722012944915317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)28622012944921006
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)228622012944922562
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe2972202294492,294493100
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2972202294492,294493293
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)28622012944925251


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
Alexandra-0325238234236 ± 2U–PbAge of porphyry dykezirconSG-10  Zircon  224651Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, UzbekistanMuruntauSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Mo-00476297233 K-Ar, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd     MolybdeniteMo224651Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Kempe et al. (2001)10.1007/s001260100156MD36_379 
Hg-00097286220 Rb-Sr, Ar-Ar     CinnabarHg47384Muruntau Mine, Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Wilde et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.3.633EG96_633 

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