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Kempirsay massif, Kargaly District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstani
Regional Level Types
Kempirsay massifMassif
Kargaly DistrictDistrict
Aktobe RegionRegion
KazakhstanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 58° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~62km
GRN:
N34E28
Type:
Massif
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
422402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422402:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


It is 82 km in length and 31.6 km across. The northern part of the massif narrows to 0.6 km, and the total area is 920 km².

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
ⓘ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Falcondoite
Formula: (Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Hercynite var. Chrompicotite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ 'Kerolite'
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
ⓘHercynite
var. Chrompicotite		4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘBaddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
ⓘAsbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘFalcondoite9.EE.25(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'Kerolite'-(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Hⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Oⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Oⓘ Hercynite var. ChrompicotiteFe2+Al2O4
NaSodium
Naⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ Hercynite var. ChrompicotiteFe2+Al2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ Hercynite var. ChrompicotiteFe2+Al2O4
CoCobalt
Coⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Niⓘ Falcondoite(Ni,Mg)4Si6O15(OH)2 · 6H2O
Niⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ BaddeleyiteZrO2

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References

Korobkin, Valeriy, Iskander Samatov, Akhan Chaklikov, and Zhamal Tulemissova. (2022) "Peculiarities of Dynamics of Hypergenic Mineral Transformation of Nickel Weathering Crusts of Ultramafic Rocks of the Kempirsay Group of Deposits in Western Kazakhstan" Minerals 12, no. 5: 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050650
Saveliev, Dmitri E., Makatov, Darkhan K., Rakhimov, Ildar R., Gataullin, Ruslan A., Shilovskikh, Vladimir V. (2022) Silicates from Lherzolites in the South-Eastern Part of the Kempirsay Massif as the Source for Giant Chromitite Deposits (the Southern Urals, Kazakhstan) Minerals, 12 (8) 1061 doi:10.3390/min12081061
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