Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yandong Cu Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 369
Youngest recorded age at locality: 317

mindat Locality ID: 142686
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142686.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yandong Cu Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°4'0"N
Longitude: 92°32'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.066666666667,92.533333333333

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica
Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel

Albite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*	Hessite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O S Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O S Si Te Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Covellite Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica
Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	369	317	8803
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	369	317	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	369	317	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	369	317	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	369	317	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	369	317	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	369	317	8173
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	369	317	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	369	317	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	369	317	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	369	317	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	369	317	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	369	317	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	369	317	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	369	317	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	369	317	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	369	317	21482

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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
Kristen002223	325	320.4	322.7±2.3	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite	Yes	Molybdenite		Cu, Mo, Au	185615	Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Tuwu-Yandong Ore Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00327	325.2	320.2	322.7±2.5	Re-Os		molybdenite	Yes	Molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	142687	Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Tuwu	Rui et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-001-0243-6	MD37_393
PorphCu-00177	369	317	343±26 – 322.7±2.3 (Re-Os)						Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142686	Yandong Cu Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Yandong	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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