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Locality Name:
Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 5792
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5792.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°37'33"N
Longitude: 97°47'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.625833333333,97.795555555556

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Malachite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Halloysite-10Å ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Cubanite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Kobellite Malachite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wurtzite

49 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	41.6	38.3	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	66	0	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	66	0	470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	66	0	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	66	0	1534
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	41.6	38.3	5509
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	41.6	38.3	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	66	0	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	0	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	66	0	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	41.6	38.3	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	0	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	41.6	38.3	3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	66	0	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	41.6	38.3	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	66	0	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	41.6	38.3	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	41.6	38.3	144
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	66	0	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	41.6	38.3	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	66	0	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	41.6	38.3	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	41.6	38.3	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	66	0	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	66	0	192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	66	0	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	41.6	38.3	14640
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	66	0	62
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	66	0	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	66	0	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	41.6	38.3	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	41.6	38.3	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	41.6	38.3	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	41.9	38.3	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	41.6	38.3	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	66	0	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	66	0	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	0	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	41.6	38.3	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	0	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	41.6	38.3	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	41.6	38.3	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	66	0	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	66	0	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	41.6	38.3	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	41.6	38.3	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	41.6	38.3	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	0	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	66	0	1395

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
Chen2007tbl01-70	66	0	Cenozoic						Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong, Jamda, Tibet	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
Kristen002249	41	40.5	41-40.5	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Molybdenite		Cu	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00070	41.2	39.8	40.5±0.7	Re-Os		molybdenite	Y-54	Molybdenite		Mo	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong Cu deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00071	41.1	39.7	40.4±0.7	Re-Os		molybdenite	Y-56	Molybdenite		Mo	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong Cu deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00072	41.8	40.2	41±0.8	Re-Os		molybdenite	Y-57	Molybdenite		Mo	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong Cu deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00073	41.6	40.2	40.9±0.7	Re-Os		molybdenite	Y-58	Molybdenite		Mo	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong Cu deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
Mo-00074	41.9	38.3	40.1±1.8	Re-Os isochron		molybdenite	Y-54, Y-56, Y-57, Y-58	Molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong Cu deposit	Hou et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2	MD41_33
PorphCu-00017	41.6	38.3	41.3±0.3 – 40.1±1.8						Actinolite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Delafossite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	5792	Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China	Yulong	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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