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Dzhezkazgan mining district, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstani
Regional Level Types
Dzhezkazgan mining districtMining District
Karaganda RegionRegion
KazakhstanCountry

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Age:
323.2 ± 0.4 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Economic Geology 16:303-328
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zhezqazghan104,357 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
2214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2214:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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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47 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Algodonite
Formula: (Cu1-xAsx)
ⓘ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)
Formula: Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
✪ 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.
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
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. ).
ⓘ Botallackite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ 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
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ 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
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Habit: Twinned complex sphenoids to a over a cm
Colour: brass yellow
Fluorescence: none
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Habit: Octahedrons to 2cm
ⓘ Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘ Djurleite
Formula: Cu31S16
ⓘ Dokuchaevite
Formula: Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Domeykite
Formula: Cu3As
✪ '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.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Freieslebenite
Formula: AgPbSbS3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gerhardtite
Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
https://www.webmineral.ru/deposits/item.php?id=1275Identified by Oleg Lopatkin: Visual Identification
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Iodargyrite
Formula: AgI
ⓘ Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Likasite
Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Nantokite
Formula: CuCl
ⓘ Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Habit: Dendritic
Colour: copper
Fluorescence: none
✪ Native 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.
ⓘ 'Natural gas'
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Roxbyite
Formula: Cu58S32
ⓘ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
ⓘ Spangolite
Formula: Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
ⓘ Spertiniite
Formula: Cu(OH)2
ⓘ 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
ⓘ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
✪ '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
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAlgodonite2.AA.10a(Cu1-xAsx)
ⓘDomeykite2.AA.10bCu3As
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDjurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
ⓘRoxbyite2.BA.05Cu58S32
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘStromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
ⓘBetekhtinite2.BE.05Pb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘ'Dzhezkazganite'2.CB.52ReMoCu2PbS6 ?
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘSkutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
ⓘBournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘFreieslebenite2.JB.15AgPbSbS3
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘNantokite3.AA.05CuCl
ⓘIodargyrite3.AA.10AgI
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘBotallackite3.DA.10bCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘDelafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘSpertiniite4.FD.05Cu(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘGerhardtite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
ⓘLikasite5.ND.05Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘBeaverite-(Cu)7.BC.10Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘSpangolite7.DD.15Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘLibethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
ⓘDokuchaevite8.BB.45Cu8O2(VO4)3Cl3
ⓘPseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
ⓘ''-
ⓘ'Natural gas'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Hⓘ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Hⓘ SpertiniiteCu(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
NNitrogen
Nⓘ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Nⓘ LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Oⓘ SpertiniiteCu(OH)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Oⓘ DokuchaeviteCu8O2(VO4)3Cl3
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
Sⓘ FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RoxbyiteCu58S32
Sⓘ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sⓘ DzhezkazganiteReMoCu2PbS6 ?
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ NantokiteCuCl
Clⓘ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Clⓘ DokuchaeviteCu8O2(VO4)3Cl3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
VVanadium
Vⓘ DokuchaeviteCu8O2(VO4)3Cl3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cuⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuⓘ DomeykiteCu3As
Cuⓘ GerhardtiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cuⓘ LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cuⓘ LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ NantokiteCuCl
Cuⓘ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cuⓘ RoxbyiteCu58S32
Cuⓘ SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl · 3H2O
Cuⓘ SpertiniiteCu(OH)2
Cuⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuⓘ DzhezkazganiteReMoCu2PbS6 ?
Cuⓘ DokuchaeviteCu8O2(VO4)3Cl3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Algodonite(Cu1-xAsx)
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ DomeykiteCu3As
Asⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ DzhezkazganiteReMoCu2PbS6 ?
AgSilver
Agⓘ FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Agⓘ IodargyriteAgI
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
Agⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Native AntimonySb
Sbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbⓘ FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
IIodine
Iⓘ IodargyriteAgI
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
ReRhenium
Reⓘ DzhezkazganiteReMoCu2PbS6 ?
PbLead
Pbⓘ Beaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Pbⓘ BetekhtinitePb2(Cu,Fe)22-24S15
Pbⓘ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbⓘ FreieslebeniteAgPbSbS3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ DzhezkazganiteReMoCu2PbS6 ?

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed343 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tenisia turgaica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Epiaceratherium : Epiaceratherium turgaicum28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Celox erratica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Gzheloceratidae : Celox : Celox erratica339.4 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Endolobus litvinovichae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Koninckioceratidae : Endolobus : Endolobus litvinovichae330.9 - 323.2 Ma
Carboniferous
Rineceras carinatiforme
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Trigonoceratidae : Rineceras : Rineceras carinatiforme342.8 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
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