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Locality Name:
Xiaorequanzi Mine, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 345
Youngest recorded age at locality: 345

mindat Locality ID: 144055
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144055.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaorequanzi Mine, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°16'50"N
Longitude: 89°31'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.280555555556,89.5225
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: Al As Au C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteDigeniteEpidoteFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteKieserite
MalachiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtziteZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bonattite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Szomolnokite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe3453450489
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS34534509052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)33453450544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)234534505509
Bonattite  (*)NoneCu(SO4)·3H2O345345021
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS434534505516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)634534501633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)345345027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3453450925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S34534505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2345345027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O34534503531
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3453450281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3453450966
Copper  (*)CopperCu34534503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS34534504165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33453450802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S34534501027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)34534508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF234534509617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS345345024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu345345030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC34534502812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O34534506890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)634534502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)434534505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4345345014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2345345012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3453450915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2345345017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2345345039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S834534509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2345345061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO234534505614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS345345021482
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O3453450139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1334534501803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1334534505317
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)34534505251


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
vms-00417345345Early Carboniferous       S144055Xiaorequanzi Mine, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaXiaorequanziMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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