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Locality Name:
Kosmanachi Mine (Cosmanachi Mine), Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 297
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 47385
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47385.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kosmanachi Mine (Cosmanachi Mine), Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°32'0"N
Longitude: 64°32'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.533333333333,64.533333333333
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 As Au Ca Cu Fe Ni O Pb S Sb Se Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Ca Cu Fe Ni O Pb S Sb Se Te W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteMeloniteMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OwyheeitePolybasitePyriteRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedrite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hessite  (*)Millerite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S29722002793
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS297220087
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS29722009052
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S29722005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2297220027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS29722004165
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S82972200126
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S122972200663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS297220024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu297220030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2972200804
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS29722001066
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se2972200192
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28297220089
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2972200716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS329722001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2297220039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829722009056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)29722004894
Silver  (*)CopperAg29722005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS297220021482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2972200156
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS2972200332
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe42972200337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1329722005317


3 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
Alexandra-0325238234236 ± 2U–PbAge of porphyry dykezirconSG-10 YesZircon  224651Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, UzbekistanMuruntauSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Mo-00476297233 K-Ar, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd    YesMolybdeniteMo224651Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Kempe et al. (2001)10.1007/s001260100156MD36_379 
Hg-00097286220 Rb-Sr, Ar-Ar    YesCinnabarHg47384Muruntau Mine, Muruntau Ore Field, Zarafshan, Central Kyzylkum Region, Navoiy, Uzbekistan Wilde et al. (2001)10.2113/gsecongeo.96.3.633EG96_633 

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