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Locality Name:
Ushkatyn No. 1 Deposit, Ushkatyn Deposits (Ushkatan), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

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

mindat Locality ID: 7233
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7233.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ushkatyn No. 1 Deposit, Ushkatyn Deposits (Ushkatan), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°22'0"N
Longitude: 70°22'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.366666666667,70.366666666667

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 As B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAxiniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumNoneOlivine
PyrosmaliteRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Franklinite  (*)
Friedelite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Kentrolite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Pennantite  (*)Schallerite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tephroite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2372359088
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)372359011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)372359027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2372359027198
Franklinite  (*)SpinelZnFe3+2O4372359052
Friedelite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)10372359040
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS372359024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3372359014640
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O43723590172
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)372359022
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4372359014899
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)3723590186
Pennantite  (*)Chlorite ClayMn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8372359025
Schallerite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+16As3+3Si12O36(OH)1737235908
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS372359021482
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)3723590240



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-00297372359Late Devonian (Famennian)        7233Ushkatyn No. 1 Deposit, Ushkatyn Deposits (Ushkatan), Karazhal, Karaganda Region, KazakhstanUshkatyn ISinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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