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Locality Name:
South Tien-Shan Mts, Lebap, Turkmenistan


mindat Locality ID: 288877
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288877.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "South Tien-Shan Mts, Lebap, Turkmenistan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kugitangtau Ridge

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca Cl F Fe H Hg K Mg N Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumEpsomiteFluoriteGypsumMiniumNone
QuartzRocksaltSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphur

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fraipontite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Minium  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Niter  (*)Quartz  (*)Sauconite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11168113250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111681127770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11168111252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11168114979
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211168119895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1116811484
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211168119617
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4111681149
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111681124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11168116890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11168111398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111681114640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1116811341
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS1116811255
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41116811247
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O11168111508
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)1116811181
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111681161156
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O111681156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11168116417
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11168112045


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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