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Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstani
Regional Level Types
Zhana-Tyube depositDeposit
Stepnyak groupOre Field
StepnogorskCity of Regional Subordination
Akmola RegionRegion
KazakhstanCountry

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Melonite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Frohbergite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Frohbergite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Melonite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Frohbergite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Frohbergite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Melonite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Frohbergite, etc.

Zhana-Tyube deposit, Stepnyak group, Stepnogorsk, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 32' 29'' North , 71° 43' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
52.54140,71.72791
GRN:
N36E32
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Aksu8,543 (2016)18.9km
Zavodskoy6,043 (2015)21.0km
Stepnogorsk46,736 (2016)23.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
20435
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20435:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zhana-Tybe deposit
Name(s) in local language(s):
Жана-Тюбе


Gold deposit.
Gold–telluride associated with minor intrusions of Ordovician granitoids.
Host rocks are Ordovician sedimentary and volcanic-sedimentary rocks.

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Mineral List


21 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bilibinskite
Formula: PbCu2Au3Te2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chekhovichite (TL)
Formula: Bi2Te4+4O11
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Frohbergite
Formula: FeTe2
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
ⓘ Mattagamite
Formula: CoTe2
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite
Formula: (Ni,Co)Te2
ⓘ Montbrayite
Formula: (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Plumbotellurite (TL)
Formula: Pb(TeO3)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Tellurobismuthite
Formula: Bi2Te3
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘBilibinskite2.BA.80PbCu2Au3Te2
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘMontbrayite2.DB.20(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
ⓘTellurobismuthite2.DC.05Bi2Te3
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘKrennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘvar. Cobalt-bearing Melonite2.EA.20(Ni,Co)Te2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘFrohbergite2.EB.10aFeTe2
ⓘMattagamite2.EB.10aCoTe2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘChekhovichite (TL)4.JK.35Bi2Te4+4O11
ⓘPlumbotellurite (TL)4.JK.55Pb(TeO3)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChekhovichiteBi2Te44+O11
Oⓘ PlumbotelluritePb(TeO3)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ FrohbergiteFeTe2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
CoCobalt
Coⓘ MattagamiteCoTe2
Coⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite(Ni,Co)Te2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Niⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite(Ni,Co)Te2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Agⓘ Montbrayite(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Montbrayite(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2
Teⓘ ChekhovichiteBi2Te44+O11
Teⓘ FrohbergiteFeTe2
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Teⓘ MattagamiteCoTe2
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
Teⓘ Montbrayite(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ PlumbotelluritePb(TeO3)
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
Teⓘ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3
Teⓘ Melonite var. Cobalt-bearing Melonite(Ni,Co)Te2
AuGold
Auⓘ BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Auⓘ Montbrayite(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe
Pbⓘ BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2
Pbⓘ Montbrayite(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
Pbⓘ PlumbotelluritePb(TeO3)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ ChekhovichiteBi2Te44+O11
Biⓘ Montbrayite(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38
Biⓘ TellurobismuthiteBi2Te3

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References

Spiridonov, E.M., Tananeyva, O.I. (1982) Plumbotellurite, α-PbTeO3, a new mineral. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, 262, 1231-1235.
Spiridonov, E.M., Petrova, I.V., Demina, L.A., Dolgikh, V.I., Antonyan, G.M. (1987) The new mineral chekhovichite (Bi2Te4O11). Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Geologiya (Moscow University Geology Bulletin): 42(6): 71-75.
Prokof'ev, V. Y. (1998). Types of hydrothermal ore-forming systems (from fluid inclusion studies). Geology of Ore Deposits c/c of Geologiia Rudnykh Mestorozhdenii, 40, 457-470.
Spiridonov, E. M. (2014). New data on mineralogy of deposits of plutonogenic gold-quartz formation in the Northern Central Kazakhstan. Part I. New Data Miner., 49, 57-73.
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