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Locality Name:
Sawaya'erdun Au-(Sb) Deposit, Wuqia Co. (Ulugqat Co.; Ulughchat Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 213
Youngest recorded age at locality: 206

mindat Locality ID: 144042
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144042.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sawaya'erdun Au-(Sb) Deposit, Wuqia Co. (Ulugqat Co.; Ulughchat 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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerthieriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperDiaspore
GypsumKobelliteLepidocrociteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSkutteruditeSphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Berthierite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Lead  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)21320602734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)221320603092
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs2132060379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS21320609052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)221320605509
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S42132060343
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi21320601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S321320601935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)213206027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO221320605171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2213206027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)221320609895
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O2132060107
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS213206024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S42132060192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)21320607437
Gold  (*)CopperAu213206030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O21320606890
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142132060784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)621320602228
Lead  (*)CopperPb2132060192
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2132060581
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS62132060128
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2213206012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS221320605674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2213206017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2213206039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S821320609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2213206061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O21320601153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)21320606417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32132060531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS213206021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S321320603418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS21320602045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1321320605317


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
DeepDive-Co-0056213206213-206Ar-Ar      Au144042Sawaya'erdun Au-(Sb) Deposit, Wuqia Co. (Ulugqat Co.; Ulughchat Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaSawaya'erdunLiu et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.11.003OGR32_125 

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