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Locality Name:
Kalatage Cu-Au Deposit, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 356
Youngest recorded age at locality: 340

mindat Locality ID: 142691
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142691.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalatage Cu-Au Deposit, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°32'0"N
Longitude: 91°55'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.533333333333,91.916666666667

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	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Mica	None	Pyrite

Alunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloroxiphite ()*	Covellite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*

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 Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite
Mica None Pyrite

15 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	356	340	966
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	356	340	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	356	340	5516
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	356	340	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	356	340	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	356	340	27198
Chloroxiphite ()*	None	Pb₃CuO₂Cl₂(OH)₂	356	340	8
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	356	340	4165
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	356	340	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	356	340	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	356	340	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	356	340	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	356	340	5591
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	356	340	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	356	340	39462

1 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
	PorphCu-00182	356	340	356–340									Alunite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chloroxiphite, Covellite, Fluorite, Gold, Gypsum, Hematite, Pyrite, Electrum	Cu	142691	Kalatage Cu-Au Deposit, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatage	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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