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Kan-i-Gut Cave Mine, Batken District, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstani
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Kan-i-Gut Cave MineMine
Batken DistrictDistrict
Batken RegionRegion
KyrgyzstanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 0' 46'' North , 70° 20' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.01297,70.34579
GRN:
N27E39
Type:
Mine
Kรถppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shลญrob3,984 (2012)17.0km
Kim2,411 (2012)24.1km
Vorukh3,836 (2012)26.9km
Isfara37,738 (2012)26.9km
Neftobod4,603 (2012)29.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
299456
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299456:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Russian:
ะšะฐะฝ-ะธ-ะ“ัƒั‚, ะ‘ะฐั‚ะบะตะฝัะบะธะน ั€ะฐะนะพะฝ, ะ‘ะฐั‚ะบะตะฝัะบะฐั ะพะฑะปะฐัั‚ัŒ, ะšะธั€ะณะธะทะธั
Arabic:
ูƒุงู†-ุฃูŠ-ุบูˆุช, ุจุงุชูƒูŠู† ุฃูˆุจู„ุงุณุชูŠ, ู‚ูŠุฑุบูŠุฒุณุชุงู†
Azeri:
Kan-i-Qut maฤŸarasฤฑ, Batken rayonu, Batken vilayษ™ti, QฤฑrฤŸฤฑzฤฑstan
Kyrgyz:
ะšะฐะฝะธะณัƒั‚ าฏาฃะบาฏั€าฏ, ะ‘ะฐั‚ะบะตะฝ, ะ‘ะฐั‚ะบะตะฝ ะพะฑะปัƒััƒ, ะšั‹ั€ะณั‹ะทัั‚ะฐะฝ
Lithuanian:
Kan i Gutas, Batkeno sritis, Kirgizija
Polish:
Kan-i-Gut, Rejon Batken, Obwรณd batkeล„ski, Kirgistan


Mississippi Valley type of deposit.

Silver, lead and iron mine from the VIth to XIth centuries

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


38 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
โ“˜ Aikinite
Formula: PbCuBiS3
โ“˜ 'Alum Group'
Formula: XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
โ“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
โ“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
โ“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
โ“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
โ“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
โ“˜ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
โ“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ Plumbojarosite
Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜ 'Psilomelane'
โ“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
โ“˜ Pyrolusite var. Polianite
Formula: morphological variety
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite
Formula: (Fe,Mn)CO3
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
โ“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜ 'Wad'
โ“˜ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
โ“˜ Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
โ“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
โ“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
โ“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
โ“˜Aikinite2.HB.05aPbCuBiS3
โ“˜Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
โ“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
โ“˜Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
โ“˜var. Polianite4.DB.05morphological variety
โ“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜var. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
โ“˜Siderite
var. Manganese-bearing Siderite		5.AB.05(Fe,Mn)CO3
โ“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Ankerite
var. Manganese-bearing Ankerite		5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
โ“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 ยท 4H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
โ“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Alum Group'-XAl(SO4)2 ยท 12H2O
โ“˜'Limonite'-
โ“˜'Psilomelane'-
โ“˜'Wad'-
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cโ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cโ“˜ Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
Cโ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oโ“˜ Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
Oโ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgโ“˜ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgโ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sโ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Sโ“˜ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sโ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Sโ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caโ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnโ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnโ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnโ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnโ“˜ Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
Mnโ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feโ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Feโ“˜ Siderite var. Manganese-bearing Siderite(Fe,Mn)CO3
Feโ“˜ Ankerite var. Manganese-bearing AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mn,Mg)(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Cuโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znโ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AgSilver
Agโ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agโ“˜ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbโ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbโ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbโ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbโ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3
Pbโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbโ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbโ“˜ PlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Pbโ“˜ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
BiBismuth
Biโ“˜ AikinitePbCuBiS3

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Wikidata ID:Q6360000

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References

Filippov, A. G., & TSIBANOV, V. (2013). Kan-i-Gut Cave Mine in Kyrgyzstan/La Grotta Miniera di Kan-i-Gut in Kyrgyzstan. Mine Caves/Grotte di Miniera. Memorie Instituto Italiano di Speleologia, 79-95.
Bazarova, E. P., Markova, Y. N., Zolotarev, K. V., Rakshun, Y. V., & Ushchapovskaya, Z. F. (2016). First geochemical data on loose sediments in the Kan-i-Gut cave mine (Central Asia) by synchrotron radiation XRF analysis. Journal of Surface Investigation. X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques, 10(2), 361-364.
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