Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zeravshan Range, Sughd, Tajikistan

mindat Locality ID: 29912
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29912.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zeravshan Range, Sughd, Tajikistan": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Pendzhikent (Penjikent; Panjakent)
Yagnob River

Latitude: 39°11'40"N
Longitude: 68°34'14"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.194444444444,68.570555555556

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.

Acanthite	Alum	Arcanite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Feldspar	Iron	Khademite	Langbeinite	Malachite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Perovskite	Picromerite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sabieite	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite
Tridymite	Voltaite	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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo N O Pb S Se Si Sn Te Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alum Arcanite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Brochantite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore Feldspar Iron Khademite Langbeinite Malachite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Perovskite Picromerite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sabieite Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite
Tridymite Voltaite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Barberiite ()*	Beyerite ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Boussingaultite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clinoferrosilite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cryptohalite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Efremovite ()*
Falgarite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Galena ()*	Godovikovite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenalite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gwihabaite ()*
Hawleyite ()*	Hedleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*
Iron ()*	Khademite ()*	Khamrabaevite ()*	Kremersite ()*	Letovicite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mascagnite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Montanite ()*
Mullite ()*	Mushistonite ()*	Natanite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ravatite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rostite ()*
Salammoniac ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sekaninaite ()*	Selenium ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Stranskiite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tridymite ()*
Tschermigite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*	Vismirnovite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	115624	2793
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	2	115626,115627	272
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	115627	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	115621	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	115624	5509
Barberiite ()*	Baryte	(NH₄)BF₄	1	115627	3
Beyerite ()*	Bismutite	CaBi₂O₂(CO₃)₂	2	115620,115622	96
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	1	115622	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	3	115621,115622,115627	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	115621	1935
Boussingaultite ()*	Picromerite	(NH₄)₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	115626	30
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	115624	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	115621,115622	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	115624	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	115621	27198
Clinoferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1	115626	18
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2	115626,115627	1008
Cryptohalite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂SiF₆	1	115626	14
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	115622	9895
Efremovite ()*	Langbeinite	(NH₄)₂Mg₂(SO₄)₃	2	115626,115627	13
Falgarite ()*	None	K₄(VO)₃(SO₄)₅	1	115626	1
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1	115626	371
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	115626,115627	24243
Godovikovite ()*	Sabieite	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂	2	115626,115627	19
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	115624	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	115621,115622	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	115620	2812
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	115626	61
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	2	115626,115627	717
Gwihabaite ()*	None	(NH₄)(NO₃)	2	115626,115627	10
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	1	115627	62
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	3	115622,115626,115627	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	115626,115627	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	115626	407
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	2	115626,115627	123
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	115620	1089
Khademite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)F·5H₂O	1	115627	15
Khamrabaevite ()*	Rocksalt	TiC	1	115620	7
Kremersite ()*	None	(NH₄)₂Fe³⁺Cl₅·H₂O	1	115627	12
Letovicite ()*	None	(NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂	2	115626,115627	18
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	115620,115626	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	115624	12537
Mascagnite ()*	Arcanite	(NH₄)₂(SO₄)	2	115626,115627	61
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	2	115626,115627	140
Montanite ()*	None	Bi³⁺₂Te⁶⁺O₆·nH₂O (0 ≤ n ≤ 2/3)	1	115622	22
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	2	115626,115627	78
Mushistonite ()*	Perovskite	Cu²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	1	115624	7
Natanite ()*	Perovskite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	1	115624	14
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	115621	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	115626	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	115621,115624,115626	61156
Ravatite ()*	None	C₁₄H₁₀	1	115627	3
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	115626	53
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	115624	454
Rostite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	1	115626	10
Salammoniac ()*	None	(NH₄)Cl	2	115626,115627	105
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	115621	4894
Sekaninaite ()*	Beryl	Fe²⁺₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	115626	35
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	2	115626,115627	143
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	115626,115627	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	115624	668
Stranskiite ()*	None	CuZn₂(AsO₄)₂	1	115626	5
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	115624	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2	115626,115627	2045
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	1	115626	458
Tschermigite ()*	Alum	(NH₄)Al(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	115626	81
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	1	115624	56
Vismirnovite ()*	Perovskite	ZnSn(OH)₆	1	115624	4
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	1	115626	111
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	115627	372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070216	Mushiston Deposit, Kaznok Valley, Pendzhikent (Penjikent; Panjakent), Zeravshan Range, Sughd, Tajikistan	https://rruff.info/R070216
R060929	Ravat Village (site Of), Yagnob River, Zeravshan Range, Sughd, Tajikistan	https://rruff.info/R060929
R060640	Ravat Village (site Of), Yagnob River, Zeravshan Range, Sughd, Tajikistan	https://rruff.info/R060640
R141117	Ravat Village (site Of), Yagnob River, Zeravshan Range, Sughd, Tajikistan	https://rruff.info/R141117

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