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Locality Name:
Suolajier Mine, Ka'erqueka Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 224589
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224589.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Suolajier Mine, Ka'erqueka Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°51'17"N
Longitude: 91°10'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.854722222222,91.170277777778
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFluoriteGarnetMalachite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelVesuvianite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)220114505509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS420114505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)201145027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S20114505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu20114503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS20114504165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O620114504135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)20114508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF220114509617
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)320114501544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3201145014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4201145014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2201145012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220114505800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820114509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201145061156
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1020114501395


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Chen2007tbl01-69201145Jurassic     YesArsenopyrite, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tellurobismuthite 135302Kendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaKendekeke, Golmd, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-68201145Jurassic     YesBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 187039Yemaquan Mine, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaYemaquan, Golmd, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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