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Locality Name:
Shorsu Deposit (Shor-Su Deposit), Uzbekistan District, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan


mindat Locality ID: 305076
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305076.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shorsu Deposit (Shor-Su Deposit), Uzbekistan District, Fergana Region, Uzbekistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°16'45"N
Longitude: 70°48'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.279166666667,70.801666666667
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 Ba C Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayEpsomiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKieserite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSulphurTamarugite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bílinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferrinatrite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Kalinite  (*)
Kieserite  (*)Mendozite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tamarugite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bílinite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·22H2O016
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Ferrinatrite  (*)NoneNa3Fe3+(SO4)3·3H2O025
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O054
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O080
Mendozite  (*)NoneNaAl(SO4)2·11H2O028
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O0223
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O0265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O087


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