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Locality Name:
Chauvai (Chauvay) Sb-Hg Deposit, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 273.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 267

mindat Locality ID: 5489
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5489.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chauvai (Chauvay) Sb-Hg Deposit, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, Kyrgyzstan": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Chat-Mazar Prospect

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca Cd Cl Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEnargiteFluoriteGalkhaiteGeocronite
GypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteKlebelsbergiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
NowackiiteOrpimentPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTopazTyroliteWurtziteZinkenite

93 IMA Minerals at location:
Aktashite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calomel  (*)Celestine  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chursinite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corderoite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Eglestonite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Galkhaite  (*)Gearksutite  (*)Geocronite  (*)Getchellite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gruzdevite  (*)Guettardite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)Hypercinnabar  (*)
Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Klebelsbergite  (*)Kuznetsovite  (*)
Laffittite  (*)Livingstonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Metastibnite  (*)Montroydite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Plagionite  (*)
Poyarkovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Shakhovite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Terlinguaite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)
Tvalchrelidzeite  (*)Twinnite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Velikite  (*)
Wakabayashilite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S12273.4267022
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O273.42670470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6273.42670966
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb273.42670363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)273.426703250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs273.42670379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS273.426709052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2273.426705509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)273.4267011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4273.426705516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11273.42670843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)273.426717791527770
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl273.4267091
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)273.426701252
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O4273.42670352
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2273.4267027198
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)273.4267031
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O273.426703531
Chursinite  (*)NoneHg1+Hg2+(AsO4)273.426704
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS273.426702600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)273.42670363
Copper  (*)CopperCu273.426703846
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl2273.4267016
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS273.426704165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O273.426702970
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4273.42670651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2273.426709895
Eglestonite  (*)None([Hg1+]2)3OCl3(OH)273.4267036
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4273.42670910
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2273.426709617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS273.4267024243
Galkhaite  (*)Galkhaite Tetrahedrite(Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12273.4267013
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O273.4267068
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23273.42670133
Getchellite  (*)NoneSbAsS3273.4267019
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)273.426707437
Gold  (*)CopperAu273.4267030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS273.42670717
Gruzdevite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3Sb4S12273.426705
Guettardite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS4273.4267013
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O273.426706890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O273.42670409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3273.4267014640
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S19273.4267038
Hypercinnabar  (*)NoneHgS273.426704
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14273.42670784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6273.426702228
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2273.42670230
Klebelsbergite  (*)KlebelsbergiteSb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)2273.4267016
Kuznetsovite  (*)NoneHg1+2Hg2+(AsO4)Cl273.426704
Laffittite  (*)RocksaltAgHgAsS3273.426705
Livingstonite  (*)NoneHgSb4S6(S)2273.4267024
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4273.4267014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2273.4267012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2273.426705674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O273.42670915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg273.42670397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS273.42670255
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3273.4267087
Montroydite  (*)NoneHgO273.4267029
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2273.4267017380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6273.42670128
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)273.42670492
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3273.42670511
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S17273.42670100
Poyarkovite  (*)NoneHg3OCl273.426705
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2273.4267039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2273.426703106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2273.426717791561156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS273.42670712
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)273.426704894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O273.426701153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O3273.42670179
Shakhovite  (*)NoneHg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)3273.426708
Silver  (*)CopperAg273.426705186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS273.4267021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4273.42670668
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)273.42670446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3273.426703418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS273.426702045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13273.426701803
Terlinguaite  (*)NoneHg2OCl273.4267022
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13273.426705317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2273.426701476
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4273.4267066
Tvalchrelidzeite  (*)NoneHg3SbAsS3273.426706
Twinnite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS4273.4267016
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O273.42670245
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3273.42670369
Velikite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2HgSnS4273.426705
Wakabayashilite  (*)None(As,Sb)6As4S14273.4267016
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS273.42670372
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42273.42670228


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
Hg-00042273.4267 Ar-Ar     AktashiteHg5489Chauvai (Chauvay) Sb-Hg Deposit, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, Kyrgyzstan Pirajno et al. (2009); Dobretsov et al. (2010)   

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