Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kurshim, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan

mindat Locality ID: 303262
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-303262.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kurshim, East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Karchiga Deposit
Manka Au Deposit

Latitude: 48°32'0"N
Longitude: 85°31'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.533333333333,85.517777777778

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Valleriite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baryte Beryl Brochantite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Valleriite Wurtzite Zircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bairdite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bezsmertnovite ()*	Bilibinskite ()*	Bogdanovite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Klockmannite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montbrayite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rickardite ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Sternbergite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Valleriite ()*	Weissite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	77252	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	77251	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1	77252	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	77251	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1	77252	489
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	77252	2734
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	77251	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	77251	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	77251,77252	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	77251	5509
Bairdite ()*	Not in a structural group	Pb₂Cu²⁺₄Te⁶⁺₂O₁₀(OH)₂(SO₄)·H₂O	1	77252	4
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	77251	11547
Bezsmertnovite ()*	None	(Au,Ag)₄Cu(Te,Pb)	1	77252	6
Bilibinskite ()*	None	PbAu₃Cu₂Te₂	1	77252	12
Bogdanovite ()*	Auricupride	(Au,Te,Pb)₃(Cu,Fe)	1	77252	11
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	77251,77252	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	77252	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	77252	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	77251	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	77252	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	77252	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	77251	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	77251,77252	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	77251	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	77251,77252	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	77251	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	77251	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	77251,77252	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	77251	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	77251,77252	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	77252	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	77251	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	77252	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	77252	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	77251	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	77251	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	77251,77252	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	77251	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	77251	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	77252	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	77251	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	77251	2228
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	1	77251	63
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	1	77252	111
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	77252	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	77251	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	77251,77252	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	77251,77252	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1	77252	252
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	77252	5800
Montbrayite ()*	None	(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)₂₃(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)₃₈	1	77252	19
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	77251	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃	1	77252	67
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	1	77252	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	77252	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	77251	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	77251,77252	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	77251	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	77251,77252	61156
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂	1	77252	52
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	77251	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	77251,77252	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	77252	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	77251	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	77251,77252	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	77251	1934
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	1	77252	62
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1	77252	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	77251	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1	77252	190
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	77252	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	77252	5317
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1	77251	237
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	1	77252	31
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	77251	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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