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Chekmar deposit, Ridder, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chekmar deposit | Deposit |
| Ridder | City of Regional Subordination |
| East Kazakhstan Region | Region |
| Kazakhstan | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 83° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~46km
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The Chekmar deposit, discovered in 1976, is a significant polymetallic occurrence situated at the intersection of the Guslyakovsko-Sakmarikhinsky and Guslyakovsky faults. The site is characterized by complex structural geology, with host rocks from the Devonian Uspenskaya and Beloubinskaya suites folded into tight, isoclinal overturned folds. The mineralization is primarily hosted within the Uspenskaya suite, which consists of a diverse mix of volcanic and sedimentary rocks including acid tuffs, perlite porphyries, felsites, and limestones.
The deposit contains approximately forty ribbon- and lens-shaped ore bodies. These bodies exhibit a distinct concentric and vertical zonation: copper-zinc ores are found at the core and depth within sericite-chlorite-quartz rocks, transitioning outward and upward into polymetallic and then lead-zinc ores. The South-Western zone is the most economically significant, hosting the bulk of the lead-zinc mineralization. Although the deposit is classified as large-scale based on its base metal reserves (Pb, Zn, Cu), it was extracted via an open-pit mine and is currently conserved.
The deposit contains approximately forty ribbon- and lens-shaped ore bodies. These bodies exhibit a distinct concentric and vertical zonation: copper-zinc ores are found at the core and depth within sericite-chlorite-quartz rocks, transitioning outward and upward into polymetallic and then lead-zinc ores. The South-Western zone is the most economically significant, hosting the bulk of the lead-zinc mineralization. Although the deposit is classified as large-scale based on its base metal reserves (Pb, Zn, Cu), it was extracted via an open-pit mine and is currently conserved.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
16 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group' Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Group' | - | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AsiaContinent
- Rudnyi AltaiMountain Range
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rudny Altai TerraneVolcanic Arc
Russia
- ⭔Western Siberian basin (Zapadno-Sibirskiy basin)Economic Region
Soviet Union (1922-1991)Country
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