Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhanaarka, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

mindat Locality ID: 277944
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-277944.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhanaarka, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Atasu Mine
Dautbay Prospect
Pstan
Taskora Deposit
Zhaman-Aibat Deposit

Latitude: 47°3'53"N
Longitude: 70°4'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.064722222222,70.071388888889

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenic	Beryl	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Corundum
Digenite	Domeykite	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite	Garnet	Löllingite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Wagnerite	Wurtzite

Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Beryl ()*	Betekhtinite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Friedelite ()*	Galena ()*	Geerite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Hematite ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Kutinaite ()*	Larnite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Manganberzeliite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Richterite ()*	Sarkinite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tephroite ()*	Domeykite-β ()*

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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Arsenic Beryl Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Corundum
Digenite Domeykite Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite Garnet Löllingite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Pyrite Pyrosmalite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Scheelite
Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Wagnerite Wurtzite

47 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	77424,77428	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	77424	3092
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	77423	4286
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅	1	77428	45
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	77423	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	77428	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	77424	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	77424	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	77428	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	77423,77428	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	77428	966
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	77428	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	77428	300
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As	1	77428	73
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	77424	9617
Friedelite ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Mn²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	1	77424	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	77428	24243
Geerite ()*	None	Cu₈S₅	1	77428	38
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	77428	717
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	77424	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	77424	14640
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	77424	172
Kutinaite ()*	None	Ag₆Cu₁₄As₇	1	77428	7
Larnite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂(SiO₄)	1	77423	48
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	77428	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	77424	14899
Manganberzeliite ()*	Garnet	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	1	77424	24
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	77428	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	77423	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	77428	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	77426	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	77424	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	77428	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	77423,77424,77426,77428	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	77424	969
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	77424	148
Sarkinite ()*	Wagnerite	Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	77424	30
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	77423	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	77424	6417
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	77428	531
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	77424	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	77428	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	77428	332
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	77424	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	77428	1803
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	77424	240
Domeykite-β ()*	Fluocerite	Cu₃As	1	77428	6

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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