Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tongshan Cu Deposit, Xiaoshitouquan Ag-Cu Ore Field, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 229767
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229767.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongshan Cu Deposit, Xiaoshitouquan Ag-Cu Ore Field, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Acanthite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Feldspar	Mica	Nickeline	None
Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Muscovite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	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 Na O Pb S Si Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Epidote Feldspar Mica Nickeline None
Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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