Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dzhezkazgan mining district | Mining District |
| Karaganda Region | Region |
| Kazakhstan | Country |
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Locality type:
Age:
323.2 ± 0.4 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Economic Geology 16:303-328
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Zhezqazghan | 104,357 (2017) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dzhezkazgan deposit; Zhezqazghan Mine; Jezkazgan Mine; Dzhezkazgan Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Джезказган
This mining district (not a mine, as erroneously reported in some sources) has produced wonderful specimens from various levels of four shafts: #31, #46, #55, #57.
Production is from sedimentary rocks of Permian age over an area of approximately 10 x 10 km.
One of the mines is a Late Bronze age copper mine.
"The Dzhezkazgan sandstone copper deposit consists of 10 ore-bearing sandstone members, numbered 1 to 10 from stratigraphically lowest to highest, within a 600 m Pennsylvanian stratigraphic section (fig. 4). Two to four ore-bearing sandstone beds occur within each ore-bearing sandstone member, and these beds and their incorporated ore bodies (“Mineralization” in fig. 5) are given the sandstone member numeral and a Roman numeral increasing from lowest to highest. Ore bodies extend over an 80 km2 area, with distinctly different distributions for each ore horizon (fig. 5). Ore bodies occur within the dipping ore-bearing section over about a 550-m vertical range from 400 m above to 150 m below sea level (Daukeev and others, 2004). Arcuate (concave to east-northeast) ore bodies 2-I, 4-I and 6-I (fig. 5) occur at progressively higher stratigraphic levels down the plunge of the Kingir Anticline to the west-southwest but at roughly similar (±100 m) elevations (fig. 6). Stratigraphically higher ore bodies (8-I and 9-I in fig. 5) have elongate, northeast-trending shapes along and parallel to the sharp, south-southeast-dipping limb of the Kingir Anticline." U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E
Known for richly crystallized betekhtinite specimens.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Algodonite Formula: (Cu1-xAsx) Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Antimony Formula: Sb Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Min News 20:6 pp3,4,12,13,14 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: parallel blades to a few cm Colour: orange Fluorescence: none Description: Gangue mineral Reference: RWMW specimen; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ✪ Betekhtinite Formula: (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 Habit: Thick needles, mostly unterminated to a few cm Colour: lustrous grey Fluorescence: none Description: The bright lustrous grey needles ar Betekhtinite. The dull grey to black needles are pseudomorphs after betekhtinite, usually chalcocite or bornite. Reference: [MinRec 23:279, 23:280, 21:492]; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Habit: Cubes, octos, dodecs, trapezohedrons to a few cm Colour: dark blue to black , irridescent Fluorescence: none Description: Bornite can also pseudomorph after Betekhtinite (RWMW specimen)
A variety rich in lead, named "Galenobornite" ( (Cu, Pb)4.7 Fe S4), in long (3 centimeters) primatic yellow-brown crystals, has been described in this deposit (T.A. Satpaeva et al. , Izvest. Akad. Nauk. Kaz. S.S.R. , Serv. Géol. , 1964, 2, 29. ). Reference: [www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]; Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Botallackite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Habit: Cogwheel twins in parallel growth to a few mm Colour: grey Fluorescence: none Description: Can be seen on the Thames Valley Bornite from shaft #55 |
| ⓘ Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Dan Weinrich specimen |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: Min Rec., vol. 26, pg 530 (1995) |
| ✪ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Habit: terminated orthrhombic prisms and pseudohexagonal tabular trillingsto a few cm. Colour: grey to black Fluorescence: none Description: There's a rumour that the hexagonal plates are Djurleite Reference: Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ✪ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: Twinned complex sphenoids to a over a cm Colour: brass yellow Fluorescence: none Reference: RWMW specimen; Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Reference: Min Rec., vol. 26, pg 530 (1995); Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Habit: Dendritic Colour: copper Fluorescence: none Reference: Min News 20:6 pp3,4,12,13,14 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Min Rec., vol. 26, pg 530 (1995) |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: Reference: Min News 20:6 pp3,4,12,13,14 |
| ⓘ Delafossite Formula: CuFeO2 Reference: http://webmineral.ru/deposits/item.php?id=2363 |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 Reference: Min Rec., vol. 26, pg 530 (1995); Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Dokuchaevite Formula: Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 Reference: http://webmineral.ru/deposits/item.php?id=2363 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Domeykite Formula: Cu3As Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ✪ 'Dzhezkazganite' Formula: ReMoCu2PbS6 ? Description: Dzhezkazganite has been found in polished section, In insufficient quantities to characterise properly. It is the source of Rhenium in the Dzhezkazgan copper ores. Reference: [AmerMin 48 (1963), 209]; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Freieslebenite Formula: AgPbSbS3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: T.A. Satpaeva et al. , Izvest. Akad. Nauk. Kaz. S.S.R. , Serv. Géol. , 1964, 2, 29. ; Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Reference: Voloshin, A. V., Pakhomovskiy, Ya. A., Stepanov, V. I., Bulgak, L. V. and Men-shikov, Yu. P. (1988): Gerhardtite, likasite, and spertiniite from the oxidation zone of Dzhezkazgan chalcosite ores; first finds in the USSR. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh SSSR, 35, 40-47. (in Russian) ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI Reference: Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 24.; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Likasite Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy; Voloshin, A. V., Pakhomovskiy, Ya. A., Stepanov, V. I., Bulgak, L. V. and Men-shikov, Yu. P. (1988): Gerhardtite, likasite, and spertiniite from the oxidation zone of Dzhezkazgan chalcosite ores; first finds in the USSR. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh SSSR, 35, 40-47. (in Russian) ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Min News 20:6 pp3,4,12,13,14 |
| ⓘ Nantokite Formula: CuCl Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Min Rec., vol. 26, pg 530 (1995); Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Terminated prisms to over a cm Colour: colourless to white to purple Fluorescence: none Description: A gangue mineral Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Roxbyite Formula: Cu9S5 Reference: In the collection of Brent Thorne. Analysis done by GEO TRADER minerals, whom specimen was acquired from. |
| ✪ Silver Formula: Ag Habit: Wires to several cm Colour: Black when coated with acanthite, otherwise Silver Fluorescence: none Description: Good thick clean wires and ram's horn were found in Shaft #31. The black ,acanthite coated ones were dusted with malachite and came from level 55in shaft #46. Reference: Thames Valley and RWMW specimen; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Spangolite Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Spertiniite Formula: Cu(OH)2 Reference: Voloshin, A. V., Pakhomovskiy, Ya. A., Stepanov, V. I., Bulgak, L. V. and Men-shikov, Yu. P. (1988): Gerhardtite, likasite, and spertiniite from the oxidation zone of Dzhezkazgan chalcosite ores; first finds in the USSR. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh SSSR, 35, 40-47. (in Russian) ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ✪ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Habit: Classic tetrahedra with cube modifications and twinned pseudo octahedra to a few cm Colour: Gemmy green to gemmy orange. Fluorescence: none Description: These are killer cleophanes Reference: RWMW Specimen; Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., 2012, Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p. ; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ⓘ Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS Reference: Terra Mineralia museum collection; Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
| ✪ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4 C2+2)As4S12S Habit: Tetrahedral and trapezotetrahedral to a few cm. Colour: grey metallic Fluorescence: none Reference: Evseev, A. A. (1995) Kazaknstan and Middle Asia. A brief Mineralogical Guide. World of Stone 8:24-30 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Algodonite | 2.AA.10a | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| ⓘ | Betekhtinite | 2.BE.05 | (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Domeykite | 2.AA.10b | Cu3As |
| ⓘ | Freieslebenite | 2.JB.15 | AgPbSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Roxbyite | 2.BA.05 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Botallackite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| ⓘ | Nantokite | 3.AA.05 | CuCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Delafossite | 4.AB.15 | CuFeO2 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Spertiniite | 4.FD.05 | Cu(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Likasite | 5.ND.05 | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Beaverite-(Cu) | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Spangolite | 7.DD.15 | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | Dokuchaevite | - | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| ⓘ | 'Dzhezkazganite' | - | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Antimony | 1.3.1.2 | Sb |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmXp, with m:p > 3:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Algodonite | 2.1.1.1 | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Domeykite | 2.2.2.1 | Cu3As |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.4.7.2 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Roxbyite | 2.4.7.4 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.4.6.1 | AgCuS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.8.12.1 | CuS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.12.3.1 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.12.17.1 | CoAs3 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| ⓘ | Betekhtinite | 2.16.8.1 | (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
| 3 <ø < 4 | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 3.3.6.2 | Cu6(Cu4 C2+2)As4S12S |
| ø = 3 | |||
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 3.4.3.2 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Freieslebenite | 3.4.6.2 | AgPbSbS3 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.1.1.1 | Cu2O |
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
| X(OH)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Spertiniite | 6.2.4.1 | Cu(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| ABX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Delafossite | 7.1.1.1 | CuFeO2 |
| (AB)2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Braunite | 7.5.1.3 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 9.1.1.1 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 9.1.5.1 | AgI |
| ⓘ | Nantokite | 9.1.7.1 | CuCl |
| Group 10 - OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES | |||
| A2(O,OH)3Xq | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 10.1.1.1 | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Botallackite | 10.1.3.1 | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 19 - NITRATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| Anhydrous Nitrates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen | |||
| ⓘ | Gerhardtite | 19.1.1.1 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Likasite | 19.1.5.1 | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 28.3.1.2 | SrSO4 |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 30.1.3.1 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Beaverite-(Cu) | 30.2.5.7 | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 31 - HYDRATED SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)m(XO4)pZq·xH2O, where m:p > 6:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Spangolite | 31.1.5.1 | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)5(XO4)2Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 41.4.3.1 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| A2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 41.6.6.2 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers | |||
| Modulated Layers with joined strips | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 74.3.2.1 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | Dokuchaevite | - | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| ⓘ | 'Dzhezkazganite' | - | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Rock Crystal | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| N | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Delafossite | CuFeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dokuchaevite | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Betekhtinite | (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4 C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | ⓘ Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| S | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Roxbyite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Nantokite | CuCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Dokuchaevite | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Dokuchaevite | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Braunite | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Betekhtinite | (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Delafossite | CuFeO2 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Betekhtinite | (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4 C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Nantokite | CuCl |
| Cu | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Spertiniite | Cu(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Botallackite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Roxbyite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Delafossite | CuFeO2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Dokuchaevite | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4 C22+)As4S12S |
| As | ⓘ Algodonite | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Domeykite | Cu3As |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Ag | ⓘ Stromeyerite | AgCuS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Antimony | Sb |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Re | Rhenium | |
| Re | ⓘ Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Betekhtinite | (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15 |
| Pb | ⓘ Dzhezkazganite | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| Pb | ⓘ Freieslebenite | AgPbSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu) | Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 4 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Oligocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 343 Ma (Carboniferous) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 24.
Voloshin, A. V., Pakhomovskiy, Ya. A., Stepanov, V. I., Bulgak, L. V. and Men-shikov, Yu. P. (1988): Gerhardtite, likasite, and spertiniite from the oxidation zone of Dzhezkazgan chalcosite ores; first finds in the USSR. Novye Dannye o Mineralakh SSSR, 35, 40-47. (in Russian)
Box, S.E., Syusyura, Boris, Hayes, T.S., Taylor, C.D., Zientek, M.L., Hitzman, M.W., Seltmann, Reimer, Chechetkin, Vladimir, Dolgopolova, Alla, Cossette, P.M., and Wallis, J.C., (2012) Sandstone copper assessment of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5090–E, 63 p.
Box, S.E., Syusyura, B., Seltmann, R., Creaser, R.A., Dolgopolova, A. and Zientek, M.L. (2012): Dzhezkazgan and Associated Sandstone Copper Deposits of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, Central Kazakhstan. Society of Economic Geologist Special Publication 16, Chapter 13, 303-328.
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Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan