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Locality Name:
Makmal Au Deposit, Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 291
Youngest recorded age at locality: 281

mindat Locality ID: 259998
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259998.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Makmal Au Deposit, Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°12'0"N
Longitude: 73°59'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.2,73.999166666667
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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteKobelliteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTopaz
VesuvianiteWollastonite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)229128103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)29128108803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS29128109052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)229128105509
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S329128101935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)291281027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO229128105171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2291281027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O629128104135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)29128108173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF229128109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS291281024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S42912810192
Gold  (*)CopperAu291281030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3291281014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2912810804
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4291281014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2291281012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS229128105674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS229128105800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2291281017380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe22912810409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)229128102273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2291281039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829128109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2291281061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)29128104894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS291281021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te32912810276
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F229128101476
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1029128101395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO329128101247


1 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-0341291281286 ± 5 Age of Granite 320100    259998Makmal Au Deposit, Naryn Oblast, KyrgyzstanMakmalSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 

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