Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tuolugou Co-(Au) Deposit, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 458
Youngest recorded age at locality: 400

mindat Locality ID: 144711
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144711.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tuolugou Co-(Au) Deposit, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°48'40"N
Longitude: 94°51'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.811111111111,94.85

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	Iron	Mica
Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tourmaline

Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carrollite ()*	Cattierite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Copper ()*
Dravite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tin ()*

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 As Au B C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Sn Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Feldspar Iron Mica
Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel Tourmaline

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	458	400	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	458	400	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	458	400	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	458	400	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	458	400	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	458	400	154
Cattierite ()*	Pyrite	CoS₂	458	400	30
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	458	400	27198
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	458	400	82
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	458	400	3846
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	458	400	648
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	458	400	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	458	400	14640
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	458	400	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	458	400	2228
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	458	400	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	458	400	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	458	400	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	458	400	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	458	400	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	458	400	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	458	400	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	458	400	249
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	458	400	21482
Tin ()*	None	Sn	458	400	63

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Co-00054	458	400	429±29	Re-Os			pyrite				Pyrite	Carrollite, Cattierite, Cobaltpentlandite, Linnaeite, Siegenite	Co, Ni	144711	Tuolugou Co-(Au) Deposit, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China		Feng et al. (2009)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.10.005	OGR36_213

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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