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Locality Name:
Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, Tajikistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 305
Youngest recorded age at locality: 262

mindat Locality ID: 9897
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9897.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, Tajikistan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°59'58"N
Longitude: 70°24'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.999444444444,70.416388888889
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 Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Te V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteArgyroditeArsenicBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClay
CopperCovelliteDadsoniteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteGermaniteJunoiteKaoliniteLillianite
MarcasiteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMohiteNickelineNonePavonitePyritePyrophyllite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteStanniteStannoiditeStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteUytenbogaardtite
Wurtzite

96 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Altaite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anilite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Baryte  (*)Benjaminite  (*)Berryite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chatkalite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cupropavonite  (*)Dadsonite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)
Empressite  (*)Enargite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)
Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gladite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)
Gustavite  (*)Hammarite  (*)Hemusite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heteromorphite  (*)
Hinsdalite  (*)Junoite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Kostovite  (*)
Krennerite  (*)Kuramite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)Luzonite  (*)
Maldonite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Melonite  (*)Mohite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Nekoite  (*)Nekrasovite  (*)Pavonite  (*)
Pekoite  (*)Petzite  (*)Plagionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rickardite  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stützite  (*)Sulphotsumoite  (*)Svanbergite  (*)
Sylvanite  (*)Tellurantimony  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Treasurite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Uytenbogaardtite  (*)
Vikingite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Vulcanite  (*)Weissite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)
Yuanjiangite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS33052620315
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe3052620489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)63052620966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO530526201310
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4305262088
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs3052620379
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)305262011547
Benjaminite  (*)PavoniteAg3Bi7S12305262045
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16305262050
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S330526201935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330526201089
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe23052620361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)305262027770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6305262091
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO230526205171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S30526205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2305262027198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS23052620162
Chatkalite  (*)NoneCu6FeSn2S830526208
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS30526202600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3052620281
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe3052620169
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30526204165
Cupropavonite  (*)PavoniteCu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S5305262018
Dadsonite  (*)DadsonitePb23Sb25S60Cl305262015
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)3052620481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S30526201027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S163052620300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)230526209895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS23052620246
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe305262043
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS43052620910
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36305262020
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS43052620163
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S18305262043
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe2305262040
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS305262024243
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9305262067
Gold  (*)CopperAu305262030554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S13305262072
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S63052620113
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9305262043
Hemusite  (*)SphaleriteCu1+4Cu2+2SnMoS827226207
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te3052620804
Heteromorphite  (*)NonePb7Sb8S19305262038
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6305262082
Junoite  (*)JunoiteCu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)16305262018
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)430526205591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4305262082
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe4305262021
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe83052620111
Kuramite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SnS4305262012
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS63052620128
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S15305262038
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS43052620198
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi305262088
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS8305262092
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe23052620207
Mohite  (*)MohiteCu2SnS330526204
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38305262019
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2305262017380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3305262067
Nekoite  (*)NoneCa3Si6O15·7H2O30526208
Nekrasovite  (*)Germanite SphaleriteCu13VSn3S16305262011
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5305262072
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S18305262039
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe23052620409
Plagionite  (*)NonePb5Sb8S173052620100
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2305262039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)23052620771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2305262061156
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe2305262052
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4305262064
Silver  (*)CopperAg30526205186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS305262021482
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12305262080
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S330526203418
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)305262092
Sulphotsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBi3Te2S305262013
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)63052620105
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe43052620337
Tellurantimony  (*)TetradymiteSb2Te3305262029
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO2305262052
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe3052620190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te33052620276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S3052620510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330526205317
Treasurite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb6Bi15S30305262012
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe3052620100
Uytenbogaardtite  (*)UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2305262046
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30305262027
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2305262064
Vulcanite  (*)NoneCuTe305262011
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe305262031
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6305262062
Yuanjiangite  (*)NickelineAuSn30526203


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000173Bel'tau-Kurama volcano-plutonic belt, where well-conserved pre-Tertiary porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au and Ag deposits were identified.
Giersdorf_00000174Bel'tau-Kurama volcano-plutonic belt, where well-conserved pre-Tertiary porphyry Cu-Au and epithermal Au and Ag deposits were identified.


4 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-0336305297301 ± 4 Age of andesite 414802   Au9897Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, TajikistanKochbulakSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Giersdorf_00000173288272280±8K-Ar and Rb-Sr      Au9897Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, TajikistanKochbulak depositKovalenker, et. al (2004) IGCPEA486_239Kochbulak Breccia Pipes
Giersdorf_00000174278262270±8K-Ar and Rb-Sr      Au9897Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, TajikistanKochbulak depositKovalenker, et. al (2004) IGCPEA486_239Kochbulak Vein Ores
Mo-00117272262 K-Ar, Rb-Sr sericite   HemusiteMo9897Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, Tajikistan Plotinskaya et al. (2006)10.1007/s00710-006-0130-zMP87_187 

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