Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Covellite at Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 385Ma - 12Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00637	385	318		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	210060	Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00168	16	12		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	142182	Dongga Cu Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00637	385	318		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	210060	Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00168	16	12		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	142182	Dongga Cu Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00190	25.71	24.89		Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142703	Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) Deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00197	37.2	33.9		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	155898	Jiru Cu Deposit, Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Scott-AGS81_861-0001	0.126	0.0008		Aragonite, Borax, Calcite, Dolomite, Gaylussite, Halite, Kaolinite, Mirabilite, Montmorillonite, Northupite, Pyrite, Thenardite, Zabuyelite		3257	Chabyer Caka (Chabyer Co; Zhabuye Chaka; Zhabuye Cuo; Zabuye Salt Lake), Zhongba Co., Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Mianping et al. (2007)	AGS81_861