Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiaojianshan Au Deposit, Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 298
Youngest recorded age at locality: 266

mindat Locality ID: 144182
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144182.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaojianshan Au Deposit, Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°54'0"N
Longitude: 91°49'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.9,91.816666666667

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt

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 Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Mica None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	298	266	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	298	266	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	298	266	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	298	266	14640
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	298	266	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	298	266	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	298	266	61156

2 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
	JAES32_204-00003	297.6	277.3	290.4±7.2 to 282.3±5	Rb-Sr						Yes				144156	Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kanggur	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
	JAES32_204-00004	298	266	282±16	Rb-Sr						Yes				144156	Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kanggur	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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