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Obdilya mine, Kadamzhay ore field, Kadamjay District, Batken Region, Kyrgyzstani
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Obdilya mineMine
Kadamzhay ore fieldOre Field
Kadamjay DistrictDistrict
Batken RegionRegion
KyrgyzstanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 8' 27'' North , 72° 5' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.14111,72.08778
GRN:
N27E40
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kyzyl-Kyya32,000 (2015)13.3km
Iradan26,200 (2015)14.0km
Karavan1,100 (2015)19.0km
Quvasoy32,024 (2015)19.6km
Shohimardon5,100 (2012)29.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
445210
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:445210:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calciopharmacoalumite (TL)
Formula: Ca0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Type Locality:
ⓘ 'Carbonate'
ⓘ Mansfieldite
Formula: AlAsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Talmessite
Formula: Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Tapiaite
Formula: Ca5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
ⓘ Vladimirite
Formula: Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMansfieldite8.CD.10AlAsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘTalmessite8.CG.05Ca2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘVladimirite8.CJ.25Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
ⓘCalciopharmacoalumite (TL)8.DK.12Ca0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
ⓘTapiaite8.DM.55Ca5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Carbonate'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ TalmessiteCa2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
Hⓘ TapiaiteCa5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
Hⓘ CalciopharmacoalumiteCa0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ TalmessiteCa2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
Oⓘ TapiaiteCa5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
Oⓘ CalciopharmacoalumiteCa0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalmessiteCa2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Alⓘ TapiaiteCa5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
Alⓘ CalciopharmacoalumiteCa0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ TalmessiteCa2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Caⓘ VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
Caⓘ TapiaiteCa5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
Caⓘ CalciopharmacoalumiteCa0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ MansfielditeAlAsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ TalmessiteCa2Mg(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Asⓘ VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
Asⓘ TapiaiteCa5Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4 · 12H2O
Asⓘ CalciopharmacoalumiteCa0.5Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O

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References

Karpenko, V. Y., Pautov, L. A., Zhitova, E. S., Siidra, O. I., Agakhanov, A. A., Zolotov, N. A., and Bocharov, V. N.: Calciopharmacoalumite, IMA 2021-085, in: CNMNC Newsletter 80, Eur. J. Mineral., 36, https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-36-599-2024, 2024.
[1]Karpenko, Vladimir Yu.; Pautov, Leonid A.; Zhitova, Elena S.; Siidra, Oleg I.; Agakhanov, Atali A.; Zolotov, Nikita A.; Bocharov, Vladimir N. (2025) Calciopharmacoalumite, ideally Ca0.5Al4(AsO4)3(ОН)4∙5H2O, the first Ca-dominant pharmacosiderite-supergroup mineral from the Obdilya deposit, Kyrgyzstan. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-22 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10181
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