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Locality Name:
Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 416
Youngest recorded age at locality: 340

mindat Locality ID: 303453
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-303453.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Akbakay
Chu-Ili Mts

Latitude: 44°7'0"N
Longitude: 73°7'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.116666666667,73.1325
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: As Au Ba C Ca Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAutuniteBaryteBetpakdaliteCalciteCarminiteCopperDiasporeFluorite
GypsumMolybdeniteNonePhosphuranylitePyriteScheelite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Betpakdalite-NaCa  (*)Calcite  (*)Calcurmolite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Iriginite  (*)Jordisite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Mourite  (*)Natroboltwoodite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Opal  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sedovite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Umohoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O4163591772991272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)41635917729911547
Betpakdalite-NaCa  (*)Betpakdalite[Na2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O34(OH)3]4163591772992
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)41635917729927770
Calcurmolite  (*)None(Ca1-xNax)2(UO2)3(MoO4)2(OH)6-x·nH2O41635917729910
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2340340177297178
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O416359177299345
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4163591772997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu34034017729730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4163591772996890
Iriginite  (*)None(UO2)Mo6+2O7·3H2O41635917729915
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS2416359177299102
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24163591772995800
Mourite  (*)None(UO2)(Mo6+)5O16·5H2O4163591772992
Natroboltwoodite  (*)NoneNa(UO2)(SiO3OH)·H2O4163591772992
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6416359177299254
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O4163591772992994
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O416359177299182
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)416359177299494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS241635917729939462
Sedovite  (*)NoneU4+(MoO4)24163591772995
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O416359177299628
Umohoite  (*)None(UO2)(MoO4)·2H2O41635917729916
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO24163591772992718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44163591772991655


2 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
sedcu-00502340340L. Carboniferous     Yes Cu16634Jambyl Region, KazakhstanDzhambulCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Mo-00136416359 ?-? Host rock     Calcurmolite, Ferrimolybdite, Iriginite, Jordisite, Molybdenite, Mourite, Powellite, Sedovite, Betpakdalite-NaCa, Umohoite, WulfeniteMo14726Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan Abakumov et al. (1993) PTCV24_163 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061135Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstanhttps://rruff.info/R061135
R070038Kyzylsai Mo-U Deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Moiynkum, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstanhttps://rruff.info/R070038

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