Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dzhezkazgan mining district | Mining District |
| Karaganda Region | Region |
| Kazakhstan | Country |
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Type:
Age:
323.2 Β± 0.4 to 252.17 Β± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Economic Geology 16:303-328
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Zhezqazghan | 104,357 (2017) |
Mindat Locality ID:
2214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2214:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5cfb5923-6070-48f0-a2c7-93b4612bbdf8
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dzhezkazgan deposit; Zhezqazghan Mine; Jezkazgan Mine; Dzhezkazgan Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
ΠΠΆΠ΅Π·ΠΊΠ°Π·Π³Π°Π½
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 (βMineralizationβ 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 (Β±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 2010β5090βE
Known for richly crystallized betekhtinite specimens.
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| β Algodonite Formula: (Cu1-xAsx) |
| β Antimony Formula: Sb |
| β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: References: |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: parallel blades to a few cm Colour: orange Fluorescence: none Description: Gangue mineral |
| β Beaverite-(Cu) Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| βͺ Betekhtinite Formula: Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 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. |
| β 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. GΓ©ol. , 1964, 2, 29. ). References: |
| β Botallackite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β 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 |
| β Braunite Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| βͺ 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 References: |
| βͺ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: Twinned complex sphenoids to a over a cm Colour: brass yellow Fluorescence: none References: |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| β Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Habit: Dendritic Colour: copper Fluorescence: none References: |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Localities: References: |
| β Delafossite Formula: CuFeO2 |
| β Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 References: |
| β Dokuchaevite Formula: Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Domeykite Formula: Cu3As |
| βͺ '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. |
| β Freieslebenite Formula: AgPbSbS3 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 References: |
| β Halite Formula: NaCl |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Iodargyrite Formula: AgI References: |
| β Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| β Likasite Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O References: |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: References: |
| β Nantokite Formula: CuCl |
| β Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Terminated prisms to over a cm Colour: colourless to white to purple Fluorescence: none Description: A gangue mineral |
| β Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| β Roxbyite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| βͺ 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. |
| β Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| β Spangolite Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O |
| β Spertiniite Formula: Cu(OH)2 References: |
| βͺ 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 References: |
| β Stromeyerite Formula: AgCuS |
| βͺ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Habit: Tetrahedral and trapezotetrahedral to a few cm. Colour: grey metallic Fluorescence: none |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Algodonite | 2.AA.10a | (Cu1-xAsx) |
| β | Domeykite | 2.AA.10b | Cu3As |
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| β | Roxbyite | 2.BA.05 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| β | Betekhtinite | 2.BE.05 | Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | 'Dzhezkazganite' | 2.CB.52 | ReMoCu2PbS6 ? |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Freieslebenite | 2.JB.15 | AgPbSbS3 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Nantokite | 3.AA.05 | CuCl |
| β | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| β | Botallackite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Delafossite | 4.AB.15 | CuFeO2 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Spertiniite | 4.FD.05 | Cu(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| β | Likasite | 5.ND.05 | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β | Beaverite-(Cu) | 7.BC.10 | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| β | Spangolite | 7.DD.15 | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl Β· 3H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| β | Dokuchaevite | 8.BB.45 | Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3 |
| β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Braunite | 9.AG.05 | Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8 |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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 |
Localities in this Region
- Ulytau Region
- Jezkazgan
- Satpayev
- Ulytau Region
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References
Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan