Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Damxung Co (Dangqiong Co; Tangyung Co; Damxung Tso; Dangqiong Tso; Tangyung Tso; Dangxiong Cuo), Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China

mindat Locality ID: 157206
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157206.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Damxung Co (Dangqiong Co; Tangyung Co; Damxung Tso; Dangqiong Tso; Tangyung Tso; Dangxiong Cuo), Nyima Co. (Nima Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°35'0"N
Longitude: 86°45'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.583333333333,86.75

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.

Aphthitalite	None	Rocksalt

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: B C Cl H K Li Na O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: B C Cl H K Li Na O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aphthitalite None Rocksalt

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Aphthitalite ()*	Borax ()*	Halite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Natron ()*
Sylvite ()*	Thermonatrite ()*	Trona ()*	Zabuyelite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	77
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	76
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1398
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	223
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O	51
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	275
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O	64
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	129
Zabuyelite ()*	None	Li₂(CO₃)	11

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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