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Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstani
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Chistyakovaite, etc.

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Chistyakovaite

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-CaCa, etc.

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Chistyakovaite, etc.

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Chistyakovaite

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Betpakdalite-CaCa, etc.

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Chistyakovaite, etc.

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
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Chistyakovaite

Bota-Burum U deposit, Alakol District, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 41' 40'' North , 81° 52' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.69472,81.86946
GRN:
N31E42
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
18440
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18440:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located 15 km S of Lake Alakol, Chu-Ili Mountains.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

29 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arseniosiderite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Arsenuranospathite
Formula: Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
ⓘ Bearsite (TL)
Formula: Be2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa
Formula: [Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O36(OH)]
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chistyakovaite (TL)
Formula: Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Mansfieldite
Formula: AlAsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Metazeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Mourite
Formula: UMo5O12(OH)10
ⓘ Natrouranospinite (TL)
Formula: Na2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
Type Locality:
References:
Kopchenova, E.V., Skvortsova, K.V. (1957) Sodium Uranospinite. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 114, 634-636.
Fleischer, M. (1958) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 43 (3-4). 378-387 pp.383-384
Kopchenova, E.V., Sidorenko, G.A. (1962) Bearsite, the arsenic analogue of moraesite. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 91(4): 442-446.
Fleischer, Michael (1963) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 48 (1-2) 209-217 pp.210-211
Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., and Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy.
Sidorenko, G. A., Chukanov, N. V., Chistyakova, N. I., Bebeshko, G. I., Zadov, A. E., Naumova, I. S. (2007) Uramarsite (NH4,H3O)2(UO2)2(AsO4,PO4)2 · 6H2O: A new mineral of the metaautunite group. Doklady Earth Sciences, 415 (2) 965-969 doi:10.1134/s1028334x0706030x
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Strelkinite (TL)
Formula: Na2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Trögerite
Formula: (H3O)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
ⓘ Tyrolite
Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
ⓘ Uramarsite (TL)
Formula: (NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Uranospinite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘUraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
ⓘ4.DL.05UO2
ⓘMourite4.FL.80UMo5O12(OH)10
ⓘStrelkinite (TL)4.HB.30Na2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘConichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘMansfieldite8.CD.10AlAsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘBearsite (TL)8.DA.05Be2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
ⓘArseniosiderite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
ⓘPharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
ⓘTyrolite8.DM.10Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
ⓘBetpakdalite-CaCa8.DM.15[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo6+8As5+2Fe3+3O36(OH)]
ⓘUranospinite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘMetazeunerite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘNatrouranospinite (TL)8.EB.15Na2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
ⓘTrögerite8.EB.15(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
ⓘUramarsite (TL)8.EB.15(NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
ⓘChistyakovaite (TL)8.EB.20Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
ⓘArsenuranospathite ?8.EB.25Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ArsenuranospathiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Hⓘ BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Hⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Hⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ MouriteUMo5O12(OH)10
Hⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ NatrouranospiniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ Trögerite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
Hⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Hⓘ ChistyakovaiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
Hⓘ Uramarsite(NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Uramarsite(NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ArsenuranospathiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Oⓘ BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Oⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ MouriteUMo5O12(OH)10
Oⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ NatrouranospiniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ Trögerite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
Oⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Oⓘ ChistyakovaiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
Oⓘ Uramarsite(NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ ArsenuranospathiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Fⓘ ChistyakovaiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatrouranospiniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ArsenuranospathiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Alⓘ ChistyakovaiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Caⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Feⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Feⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ArseniosideriteCa2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Asⓘ ArsenuranospathiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Asⓘ BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Asⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Asⓘ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ NatrouranospiniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
Asⓘ Trögerite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
Asⓘ TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O
Asⓘ UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Asⓘ ChistyakovaiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
Asⓘ Uramarsite(NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ Betpakdalite-CaCa[Ca2(H2O)17Ca(H2O)6][Mo86+As25+Fe33+O36(OH)]
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moⓘ MouriteUMo5O12(OH)10
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
UUranium
Uⓘ ArsenuranospathiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2F · 20H2O
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ MetazeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ MouriteUMo5O12(OH)10
Uⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uⓘ NatrouranospiniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 5H2O
Uⓘ StrelkiniteNa2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Uⓘ Trögerite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uⓘ UranospiniteCa(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 10H2O
Uⓘ ChistyakovaiteAl(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O
Uⓘ Uramarsite(NH4)(UO2)(AsO4) · 3H2O

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References

Kopchenova, E.V., Skvortsova, K.V. (1957) Sodium Uranospinite. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 114, 634-636.
Fleischer, M. (1958) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 43 (3-4). 378-387 pp.383-384
Kopchenova, E.V., Sidorenko, G.A. (1962) Bearsite, the arsenic analogue of moraesite. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 91(4): 442-446.
Fleischer, Michael (1963) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 48 (1-2) 209-217 pp.210-211
Alekseeva, M.A., Chernikov, A.A., Shashkin, D.P., Kon´kova, E.A., Gavrilova, I.N. (1974) Strelkinite, a new uranyl vanadate. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 103(5): 576-580.
Chukanov, N. V., Sidorenko, G. A., Naumova, I. S., Zadov, A. E., Kuz’min, V. I. (2006) Chistyakovaite, a new mineral Al(UO2)2(AsO4)2(F,OH) · 6.5H2O. Doklady Earth Sciences, 407 (1) 290-293 doi:10.1134/s1028334x06020310
Sidorenko, G. A., Chukanov, N. V., Chistyakova, N. I., Bebeshko, G. I., Zadov, A. E., Naumova, I. S. (2007) Uramarsite (NH4,H3O)2(UO2)2(AsO4,PO4)2 · 6H2O: A new mineral of the metaautunite group. Doklady Earth Sciences, 415 (2) 965-969 doi:10.1134/s1028334x0706030x
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