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Locality Name:
Akchatau Mine, Akchatau (Aqshatau; Akschatau; Akchataul; Akshatau), Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan


mindat Locality ID: 2219
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2219.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Akchatau Mine, Akchatau (Aqshatau; Akschatau; Akchataul; Akshatau), Shet, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°58'51"N
Longitude: 74°3'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.980833333333,74.055833333333
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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Si Sn W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Si Sn W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenicBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteFluoriteMeneghiniteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
StibniteTopazZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Creedite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gladite  (*)Hammarite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)
Lindströmite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pekoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS30315
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S50344
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O048
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O0345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S18043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9067
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9043
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)057
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6080
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S15038
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S18039
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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