For students · Astana
The collection as study material
The exhibits of Hall 8 with their labels, their place in the case and photographs; mineral references with their sources; deposits of Kazakhstan and the world. For geologists, miners, geographers and chemists.
A key by properties
Mohs hardness and crystal system — which minerals of the museum’s reference fit. The data come from references with sources.
Hardness to the nearest step: 7 also finds minerals of hardness 6.5.
Kazakhstan’s deposits in the hall
Kostanay Region
the Sokolov-Sarbai deposit
АНДРАДИТЫ, КАЛЬЦИТ, АМЕТИСТ, ЦЕОЛИТЫ, СТИЛЬБИТ, СРОСТОК КРИСТАЛЛОВ МАГНЕТИТА ПОКРЫТОГО СТИЛЬБИТОМ И КАЛЬЦИТОМ, МАГНЕТИТ, АНДРАДИТ…
Exhibits →Lisakovsk
ЛИМОНИТ, ГЕМАТИТ
Exhibits →Zhitikara
ХРИЗОТИЛ-АСБЕСТ, СМИТСОНИТ, ЦЕРУССИТ
Exhibits →Arkalyk
БОКСИТ, ГИПСОВАЯ РОЗА
Exhibits →No place given
БОКСИТЫ, СИДЕРИТ, ГИПСОВАЯ РОЗА, БИВЕНЬ МАМОНТА
Ulytau Region
Zhezkazgan
САМОРОДНАЯ МЕДЬ, МАЛАХИТ, АЗУРИТ, МЕДЬ САМОРОДНАЯ, КАРНАЛЛИТ, БОРНИТ, КОНКРЕЦИИ АЛЕВРО-ПЕСЧАНИКОВ
Exhibits →Karazhal
МАРГАНЦЕВАЯ РУДА, АГАТ
Exhibits →Zhairem
ПОЛИМЕТАЛЛИЧЕСКИЕ РУДЫ, РОДОХРОЗИТ
Exhibits →Bestobe
БАРИТ
Exhibits →
Karaganda Region
Altyn-Tobe
ДИОПТАЗ
Exhibits →Akchatau
ПОЛЕВОЙ ШПАТ, КВАРЦ, КРИДИТ
Exhibits →Nadyrbai
КВАРЦ
Exhibits →East Kounrad
МОЛИБДЕНИТ
Exhibits →Balkhash, Priozersk
ВУЛКАНИЧЕСКАЯ БОМБА, ШЕЕЛИТ
Exhibits →Бектау-Ата
ЛИМОНИТ ПО ПИРИТУ
Exhibits →Майкудук
ПРЕНИТ
Exhibits →Петан
ХРИЗОПРАЗ
Exhibits →No place given
ХРИЗОПРАЗ, ЭЛИТ, ЛЕПИДОЛИТ, ДРЕВОВИДНЫЙ ХВОЩ, ЛЕПИДОДЕНДРОН, ХРИЗОПАЛ, МОХОВОЙ АГАТ
Akmola Region
No place given
БРАХИОПОДЫ В ПЕСЧАНИКЕ
Pavlodar Region
Chokpak
МАЛАХИТ
Exhibits →Коктас
ОКИСЛЕННЫЕ МЕДНЫЕ РУДЫ
Exhibits →
East Kazakhstan
Maiskoe (Maldyr)
АГАТ, ХАЛЦЕДОН
Exhibits →Asubulak
ХИАСТОЛИТ
Exhibits →No place given
АГАТ
Central Kazakhstan
Kumala
РОДУСИТ-АСБЕСТ
Exhibits →Уштобе
БАРИТ
Exhibits →No place given
РОДОХРОЗИТ, Брахиопода Chonetes
Northern Kazakhstan
the chromite deposits Poiskovoe and 40 Years of the Kazakh SSR
Хромитовая руда вкрапленная, ХРОМИТОВАЯ РУДА СЛИВНАЯ
Exhibits →No place given
ЗМЕЕВИК
Aktobe Region
No place given
КОЛОНИЯ КОРАЛЛОВ, КАЛИЙНАЯ СОЛЬ
Mangystau Region
Oil: Uzen, Karamandybas, West Tenge
Нефть
Exhibits →Mangyshlak
КВАРЦ С ГЕТИТОМ И, КОЛОНИЯ КОРАЛЛОВ, АММОНИТ
Exhibits →
Kyzylorda Region, the Aral
Lake Zhaksylykysh (rock salt)
КРИСТАЛЛЫ ГАЛИТА
Exhibits →
Almaty Region
No place given
ЗОЛОТО САМОРОДНОЕ
South Kazakhstan, the Karatau mountains
Aksumbe
БИРЮЗА
Exhibits →
Kazakhstan, no region given
No place given
МАЛАХИТ, ГЕМАТИТ, КВАРЦ, ГАЛЕНИТ, ГИДРООКИСЛЫ ЖЕЛЕЗА, ЖАДЕИТ, ПИРОП, СФАЛЕРИТ, ГАЛЕНИТ…
In 2022 the Ulytau Region was separated from the Karaganda Region: Zhezkazgan, Karazhal and Zhairem are now part of it.
Where to study geology in Kazakhstan
Nazarbayev UniversityAstana
BSc in Geology, Mining Engineering and Petroleum Engineering; MSc in Geosciences
smg.nu.edu.kz ↗L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National UniversityAstana
Institute of Natural Sciences: geography
fns.enu.kz ↗Satbayev UniversityAlmaty
K. Turyssov Institute of Geology and Oil & Gas Business: geology and exploration of deposits, geophysics, hydrogeology
satbayev.university ↗D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical UniversityOskemen
School of Earth Sciences: geology and exploration of mineral deposits
www.ektu.kz ↗
Programmes as the universities’ official sites give them; check admission with the universities themselves.
A group for a practical class
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