Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Zhezdybassai |
Political location(s): |
Kazakhstan; Province or state: Mangistau; Nearest community: Shetpe, Mangistau (35 km E) |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Geologic province: |
Western Kazakhstan |
Geologic district: |
Mangistau |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Mineralization styles: |
stratabound; vein(s) |
Geological ages: |
Early Tertiary (host rocks) |
Coincident features: |
bedding; Coincident feature name: Taushikskaya suite |
Regional tectonic structure: |
anticline (periclinal close) Tectonic structure name: Besshokinskaya anticline |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstone (grey)Host rock stratigraphy: | Taushikskaya suite |
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Mineralogy: |
(mineralization): tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, covellite, pyrite |
References: |
Zhukov, N.M.; Kolesnikov, V.V; Miroshnichenko, L.M.; Egembaev, K.M.; Pavlova, Z.N.; Bakarasov, E.V. (compilers), 1998 |
(unknown title) |
in Copper Deposits of Kazakhstan, Edited by Adbulin, A. A.; Bespaev, C. Z.; Miroshnichenko, L. A.; Votsalevskiy, E.S., Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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