Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 26716
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26716.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Almaty Region, Kazakhstan": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Aksu
Alakol
Almaty (Alma-Ata)
Balkhash
Enbekshikazakh
Eskeldy
Ily
Kapshagay
Karasay
Karatal
Kerbulak
Koksu
Lake Alakol
Middle Ili River
Panfilov
Raiymbek
Sarkand
Taldy-Kurgan
Talgar
Tekeli
Uigur
Zhambyl

Latitude: 44°30'59"N
Longitude: 77°29'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.516388888889,77.486944444444

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Arsenic	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Betpakdalite	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natroautunite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	Wurtzite

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 As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Arsenic Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Betpakdalite Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Feldspar
Fluorite Fritzscheite Kaolinite Marcasite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Natroautunite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Orpiment Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Wurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bearsite ()*	Beryl ()*	Betpakdalite-CaCa ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celsian ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chistyakovaite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dzharkenite ()*	Enargite ()*	Ferroselite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Francevillite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Häggite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrouranospinite ()*	Niksergievite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Realgar ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Selenium ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Strelkinite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Trögerite ()*	Tyrolite ()*
Uramarsite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	398	359	1	77172	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	464	380	1	77181	1588
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	416	359	1	77168	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	464	359	2	77168,77181	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	464	380	1	77181	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1400	380	2	77181,77195	11547
Bearsite ()*	None	Be₂(AsO₄)(OH)·4H₂O	416	359	1	77168	2
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	416	359	1	77168	4286
Betpakdalite-CaCa ()*	Betpakdalite	[Ca₂(H₂O)₁₇Ca(H₂O)₆][Mo⁶⁺₈As⁵⁺₂Fe³⁺₃O₃₆(OH)]	416	359	1	77168	15
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	464	380	1	77181	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	464	359	2	77172,77181	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1400	1400	1	77195	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	1400	1400	1	77195	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1400	359	4	77168,77169,77191,77195	27770
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1400	1400	1	77195	100
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	464	359	2	77172,77181	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1400	359	4	77172,77174,77181,77195	27198
Chistyakovaite ()*	None	Al(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂F·6.5H₂O	416	359	1	77168	1
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	464	380	1	77181	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	416	359	1	77168	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	464	380	1	77181	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	464	380	1	77181	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	464	380	1	77181	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	464	380	1	77181	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	464	380	1	77181	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	464	380	1	77181	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1400	1400	1	77195	9895
Dzharkenite ()*	Pyrite	FeSe₂			1	77187	4
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	398	359	1	77172	910
Ferroselite ()*	Marcasite	FeSe₂			2	77186,77187	51
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	77174	9617
Francevillite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ba(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5H₂O			1	77186	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1400	359	5	77168,77172,77174,77181,77195	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	464	380	2	77181,77187	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	464	359	2	77172,77181	30554
Häggite ()*	None	V³⁺V⁴⁺O₂(OH)₃			1	77186	17
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	464	380	1	77181	14640
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1400	1400	1	77195	784
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	77191	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	464	359	2	77172,77181	14899
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O	416	359	1	77168	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1400	359	3	77172,77181,77195	5674
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	416	359	1	77168	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	416	359	1	77168	182
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	464	359	4	77168,77172,77174,77181	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1400	1400	1	77195	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	464	380	2	77174,77181	17380
Natrouranospinite ()*	Natroautunite	Na₂(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·5H₂O	416	359	1	77168	13
Niksergievite ()*	None	Ba₂Al₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(CO₃)(OH)₆·nH₂O	1400	1400	1	77195	1
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	416	359	1	77168	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	77174	2349
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	416	359	1	77168	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1400	359	5	77168,77172,77174,77181,77195	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1400	380	2	77181,77195	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	416	359	6	77168,77169,77174,77186,77187,77191	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	416	359	1	77168	712
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	77174	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	416	359	1	77168	1153
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			1	77186	143
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1400	359	4	77168,77172,77181,77195	21482
Strelkinite ()*	None	Na₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·6H₂O	416	359	3	77168,77169,77191	8
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	464	359	2	77172,77181	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1400	380	2	77181,77195	5317
Trögerite ()*	Natroautunite	(H₃O)(UO₂)(AsO₄)·3H₂O	416	359	1	77168	22
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	416	359	1	77168	245
Uramarsite ()*	Meta-autunite	(NH₄)(UO₂)(AsO₄)·3H₂O	416	359	1	77168	3
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	416	359	2	77168,77186	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	416	359	1	77168	890

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	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
Mo-00160	416	359		?-? Host rock	Betpakdalite-CaCa, Molybdenite	Mo	18440	Bota-Burum U Deposit, Alakol, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan		Chukanov et al. (2006)	10.1134/S1028334X06020310	DES407_290
PorphCu-00606	398	359	Middle-Late Devonian?		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	208349	Kazkyrmyskoe Cu Deposit, Balkhash, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	Kazkyrmyskoye	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00600	464	380	464–380		Anhydrite, Arsenopyrite, Azurite, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cosalite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Digenite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite	Cu	208339	Koksay Cu Deposit (Koksai), Kerbulak, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	Koksai	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
sedznpb-00296	1400	1400	Mesoproterozoic (Early–Middle Riphean)				71349	Tekeli Pb-Zn Mine, Tekeli, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	Tekeli	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070024	Bota-Burum U Deposit, Alakol, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	https://rruff.info/R070024
R061122	Bota-Burum U Deposit, Alakol, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	https://rruff.info/R061122
R070046	Basaral Occurrence, Bota-Burum U Deposit, Alakol, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	https://rruff.info/R070046

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