Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baicheng Co. (Bay Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 228383
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228383.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baicheng Co. (Bay Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Aozilike Ruby Deposit
Awanda Au Deposit
Baxiyayike Diopside Occurrence
Boziguoer Intrusion
Dishui Mine
Keqikeguole Complex
Mayida Quarry
Qiao'erhe Mine
Tasidouwei Carbonatite
Yilanlike Quarry (Yilanleke Quarry)

Latitude: 42°19'14"N
Longitude: 82°24'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.320555555556,82.410277777778

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	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Atacamite	Bastnäsite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite
Chevkinite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite	Löllingite	Malachite
Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*
Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sodalite ()*	Thorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sb Si Th Ti U Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Atacamite Bastnäsite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite
Chevkinite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite Löllingite Malachite
Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sodalite Spinel Titanite Tridymite Zircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	3	44042,44045,44048	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1	44044	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5	44042,44044,44045,44047,44048	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		1036
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	44042	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	44040	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	1	44042	161
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	44043	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	44043	5509
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1	44042	304
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	44040,44047,44048	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	2	44044,44047	232
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	44043	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	44043	27198
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	1	44042	89
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	1	44042	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	44043	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	44039	1797
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	44043	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4	44041,44044,44047,44048	4135
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	44042	196
Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluocerite	CeF₃	1	44042	45
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	44042	9617
Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	None	(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)₂Nb₂O₆F	1	44042	10
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	44040	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	44047	2812
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	1	44040	170
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	44046	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	44043	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	44043	2228
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	44040	762
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	44048	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	44042,44044	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	44043	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	44042	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	44042	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	44040	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	4	44044,44045,44047,44048	884
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	44041,44048	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	44040,44043,44044,44048	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	44040	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	44040,44042,44048	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	44042	5614
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	3	44041,44045,44048	444
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	44042	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	44044,44047,44048	4899
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	44042	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	4	44042,44044,44047,44048	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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