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Locality Name:
Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 425
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 305077
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305077.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Piskent District, Tashkent, Uzbekistan": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine)
Kyzata Mine
Olmaliq

Latitude: 40°48'20"N
Longitude: 69°40'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.805555555556,69.675277777778
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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFornaciteGypsumHydrotalcite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTurquoise

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23092702294549,2945523419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)30927012945498803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)31627012945492734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)3092703294549,294551,2945521588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)230927012945493092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23092742294549,2945515509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)316270129454911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43092742294549,2945515516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3092742294549,29455127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)31627012945494979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3092742294549,2945515707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23092703294549,294551,29455227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3092742294549,2945513531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3092742294549,2945514165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3092742294549,2945512970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)3162701294549378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S31627012945491027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3092702294549,2945528173
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)316270129454985
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3092703294549,294551,29455424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu3092742294549,29455130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O31627012945496890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33092742294549,29455114640
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O309270129455314
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)3092742294549,294551234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43092703294549,294551,29455214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23092742294549,29455112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS230927012945495674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl31627012945491107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23092703294549,294551,2945525800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24252703294549,294551,29455217380
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43092742294549,294551369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23092704294549,294551,294552,29455439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S830927012945499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2309274129455161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)30927012945494894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3092703294549,294551,29455421482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO31627012945491101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330927412945515317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O3092701294549484
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO431630412945491655


6 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-0332312304308 ± 4 Age of monzonite 414700   Au, Mo, Cu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
Alexandra-0333316314315 ± 1 Age of Granite porphyry 406403   Au, Mo, Cu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
PorphCu-00026309270309–270      Actinolite, Albite, Ankerite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu8417Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanAlmalykSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Kristen002230309274309-274 mineralization age     Cu, Au219735Kal'makyr Ore Body, Kalmakyr Mine (Almalyk Mine), Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanKal'makyr Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Alexandra-0331425407416 ± 9 Age of Monzonite 406701    206167Kyzata Mine, Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanKyzataSeltmann et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.016JAES42_821 
PorphCu-00373309270309–270      Actinolite, Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu206167Kyzata Mine, Piskent District, Tashkent, UzbekistanKyzataSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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