Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 243511
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243511.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dashui-Hongliuhe Mn Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Baichuan Mn Deposit
Dashui Mn Deposit
Huangshan Mn Deposit
Huaping Mn Deposit
Kuquan Mn Deposit
Shigouzi Mn Deposit
Tashui Mn Deposit
Yantan Mn Deposit

Latitude: 41°27'51"N
Longitude: 94°21'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.464166666667,94.356111111111

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Gypsum	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Rutile	Spinel

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 Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Clay Corundum Diaspore Gypsum Mica Nickeline None Pyrite
Quartz Rutile Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	44250	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	8	44246,44247,44248,44249,44250,44251,44252,44253	9895
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	44249,44253	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	44249	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0		39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3	44247,44249,44253	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8	44246,44247,44248,44249,44250,44251,44252,44253	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	44246	1711

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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