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Locality Name:
Kalangu Pb-Zn-Co-Ni Deposit, Tamu-Kalangu Belt (Tam-Kalanfu Belt; Tamu-Kala Belt), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 144665
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144665.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalangu Pb-Zn-Co-Ni Deposit, Tamu-Kalangu Belt (Tam-Kalanfu Belt; Tamu-Kala Belt), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous 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

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCorundumMarcasiteModderiteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelVivianite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Modderite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)41929901588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS41929909052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)419299027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)41929901252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2419299027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS4192990966
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)241929909895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O4192990814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS419299024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3419299014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4419299014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS241929905674
Modderite  (*)ModderiteCoAs41929905
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4192990767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2419299039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2419299061156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S44192990249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS419299021482



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002453419299Devonian and Carboniferous     Yes  225386Tamu-Kalangu Belt (Tam-Kalanfu Belt; Tamu-Kala Belt), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaTamu-Kalangu Pb Zn BeltZhu et al. (1997)   


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