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Locality Name:
Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, Kyrgyzstan

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

mindat Locality ID: 5596
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5596.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, Kyrgyzstan": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Dange Creek
Kara-Archa Prospect
Mednaya Gorka
North Ishme Prospect
Novoye
West Mine

Latitude: 39°55'59"N
Longitude: 71°19'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.933055555556,71.333055555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Fluorite	Galkhaite	Geocronite
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Madocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Nowackiite
Orpiment	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	Wurtzite	Zinkenite

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 Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Fluorite Galkhaite Geocronite
Gypsum Kaolinite Madocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica None Not in a structural group Nowackiite
Orpiment Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite
Sulphur Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Wurtzite Zinkenite

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Aktashite ()*	Alacránite ()*	Allophane ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Baumhauerite ()*	Bonazziite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*	Celestine ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chursinite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Corderoite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Eglestonite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galkhaite ()*	Geocronite ()*
Getchellite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Guettardite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Heteromorphite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Khaidarkanite ()*	Kuznetsovite ()*	Lesukite ()*	Livingstonite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Metastibnite ()*
Montroydite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Plagionite ()*	Playfairite ()*	Poyarkovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*	Shakhovite ()*
Silver ()*	Sorbyite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Terlinguaite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Twinnite ()*
Tyrolite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Velikite ()*	Wakabayashilite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aktashite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂	273.4	267	0		22
Alacránite ()*	Not in a structural group	As₈S₉	273.4	267	0		18
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	273.4	267	0		470
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	273.4	267	0		363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	273.4	267	0		3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	273.4	267	0		9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	273.4	267	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	273.4	267	0		11547
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	273.4	267	1	77856	15
Bonazziite ()*	None	As₄S₄	273.4	267	0		5
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	273.4	267	0		843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	273.4	267	0		27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	273.4	267	0		91
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	273.4	267	0		1252
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	273.4	267	0		352
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	273.4	267	0		27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	273.4	267	0		3531
Chursinite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺Hg²⁺(AsO₄)	273.4	267	0		4
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	273.4	267	0		2600
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	273.4	267	0		363
Corderoite ()*	None	Hg₃S₂Cl₂	273.4	267	0		16
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	273.4	267	0		4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	273.4	267	0		2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	273.4	267	0		651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	273.4	267	0		9895
Eglestonite ()*	None	([Hg¹⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH)	273.4	267	0		36
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	273.4	267	3	77852,77853,77857	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	273.4	267	0		24243
Galkhaite ()*	Galkhaite Tetrahedrite	(Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂	273.4	267	0		13
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	273.4	267	0		133
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	273.4	267	0		19
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	273.4	267	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	273.4	267	0		30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	273.4	267	0		717
Guettardite ()*	Sartorite	PbSbAsS₄	273.4	267	0		13
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	273.4	267	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	273.4	267	0		14640
Heteromorphite ()*	None	Pb₇Sb₈S₁₉	273.4	267	0		38
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	273.4	267	0		784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	273.4	267	0		2228
Khaidarkanite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₃(OH)₁₄F₃·2H₂O	273.4	267	1	77854	4
Kuznetsovite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₂Hg²⁺(AsO₄)Cl	273.4	267	0		4
Lesukite ()*	None	Al₂(OH)₅Cl·2H₂O	273.4	267	0		10
Livingstonite ()*	None	HgSb₄S₆(S)₂	273.4	267	0		24
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	273.4	267	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	273.4	267	0		5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	273.4	267	0		915
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	273.4	267	0		397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	273.4	267	0		255
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	273.4	267	0		87
Montroydite ()*	None	HgO	273.4	267	0		29
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	273.4	267	0		17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	273.4	267	0		128
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	273.4	267	0		492
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	273.4	267	0		511
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	273.4	267	0		100
Playfairite ()*	Madocite	Pb₁₆(Sb,As)₁₉S₄₄Cl	273.4	267	0		4
Poyarkovite ()*	None	Hg₃OCl	273.4	267	0		5
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	273.4	267	0		39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	273.4	267	0		3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	273.4	267	3	77852,77853,77857	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	273.4	267	0		712
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	273.4	267	0		1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	273.4	267	0		179
Shakhovite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₄Sb⁵⁺O₃(OH)₃	273.4	267	0		8
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	273.4	267	0		5186
Sorbyite ()*	Madocite	Pb₉Cu(Sb,As)₁₁S₂₆	273.4	267	0		5
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	273.4	267	0		21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	273.4	267	0		446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	273.4	267	1	77857	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	273.4	267	0		2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	273.4	267	0		1803
Terlinguaite ()*	None	Hg₂OCl	273.4	267	0		22
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	273.4	267	0		5317
Twinnite ()*	Sartorite	PbSbAsS₄	273.4	267	0		16
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	273.4	267	0		245
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	273.4	267	0		369
Velikite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂HgSnS₄	273.4	267	0		5
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄	273.4	267	0		16
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	273.4	267	0		228

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00043	273.4	267		Ar-Ar								Aktashite	Hg	5596	Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, Kyrgyzstan		Pirajno et al. (2009); Dobretsov et al. (2010)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050156	Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, Kyrgyzstan	https://rruff.info/R050156
R060322	Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, Kyrgyzstan	https://rruff.info/R060322

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