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Locality Name:
Jiajika Mine, Kangding Pegmatite Field, Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 212
Youngest recorded age at locality: 195

mindat Locality ID: 146947
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146947.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiajika Mine, Kangding Pegmatite Field, Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°20'0"N
Longitude: 101°19'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.333333333333,101.31666666667
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 Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Na Nb O P Si Sn Ta Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Na Nb O P Si Sn Ta Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteBerylCalciteClayColumbiteCristobaliteFeldsparGarnetMicaNone
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTridymiteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zabuyelite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)21219508803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)321219502353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO521219501310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)21219501036
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1821219504286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)212195027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO221219505171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O62121950518
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO22121950453
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O621219504135
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4212195014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)21219504924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2199195017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)2121950884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)21219502349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2212195061156
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62121950688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2121950978
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6212195099
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2121950939
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)212195011
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)21220405251


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
Alexandra-0133199195199-195Ar-ArAge of rockmuscovite   Muscovite  146947Jiajika Mine, Kangding Pegmatite Field, Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, ChinaJiajika depositLi et al. (2015)10.1111/1755-6724.12453AGS89_656 
Bradley_2012_147212204208±4U/Pb zircon   Zircon  146947Jiajika Mine, Kangding Pegmatite Field, Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, ChinaJiajikaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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