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Locality Name:
Akkol, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 445
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 303304
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-303304.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Akkol, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kyzyltu Cu-Mo Deposit

Latitude: 51°57'0"N
Longitude: 72°19'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.95,72.332777777778

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDigeniteFeldsparGypsumMalachite
MarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4454451770608803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)4454451770601588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24454451770605509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4454451770601966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44454451770605516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4454451770605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS244544517706027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4454451770604165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S4454451770601027
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS44544517706024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu44544517706030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4454451770606890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O344544517706014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O444544517706014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)244544517706012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24454451770605674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24454451770605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)244544517706017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS244544517706039462
Silver  (*)CopperAg4454451770605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS44544517706021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134454451770601803



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00598445445445      Albite, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, SphaleriteCu208336Kyzyltu Cu-Mo Deposit, Akkol, Akmola Region, KazakhstanKyzyltuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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