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Locality Name:
Kayrakty Pb-Zn Mine, Kayrakty (Kairakty), Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 372
Youngest recorded age at locality: 359

mindat Locality ID: 31952
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31952.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kayrakty Pb-Zn Mine, Kayrakty (Kairakty), Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°27'46"N
Longitude: 73°12'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.462777777778,73.211666666667
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryte
BournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteDiasporeFluoriteGypsum
KaoliniteKobelliteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
RocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStanniteStibniteWurtzite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barstowite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)
Famatinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jordisite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S37235902793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)237235903419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS33723590315
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)37235902734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)237235903092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS37235909052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)237235905509
Barstowite  (*)NonePb4(CO3)Cl6·H2O372359011
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)372359011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)23723590172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63723590413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi37235901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S337235901935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS437235905516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S113723590843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS337235901089
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)37235904979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3723590925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S37235905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2372359027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O37235903531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS37235904165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O37235902970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)237235909895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)3723590180
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS43723590163
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF237235909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS372359024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S43723590192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)37235907437
Gold  (*)CopperAu372359030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS3723590717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O37235906890
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S143723590784
Jordisite  (*)AmorphousMoS23723590102
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)437235905591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2372359012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS237235905674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS237235905800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O37235901508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2372359017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2372359039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO237235903106
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)37235906417
Silver  (*)CopperAg37235905186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)37235902473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS372359021482
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33723590297


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
sedznpb-00290372359Late Devonian |(late Famennian)        31952Kayrakty Pb-Zn Mine, Kayrakty (Kairakty), Shet, Karaganda Region, KazakhstanKairaktySinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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