Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 250
Youngest recorded age at locality: 206

mindat Locality ID: 144193
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144193.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°38'27"N
Longitude: 95°17'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.640833333333,95.297777777778

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.

Aragonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Covellite	Feldspar	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite
Tetrahedrite

Albite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Covellite Feldspar Malachite Mica Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite
Tetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	250	206	8803
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	250	206	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	250	206	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	250	206	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	250	206	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	250	206	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	250	206	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	250	206	4165
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	250	206	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	250	206	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	250	206	2812
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	250	206	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	250	206	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	250	206	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	250	206	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	250	206	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	250	206	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	250	206	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	250	206	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	250	206	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	250	206	5317

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	Kristen002270	250	206	228±22	Rb-Sr										144193	Jinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Jinwozi Au Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
	Kristen002284	230	228	230-228											144193	Jinwozi Mine (Xinwozi Mine; Jinwuozi Mine), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Jinwuozi Au Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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