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Locality Name:
Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 296.7

mindat Locality ID: 232341
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232341.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh 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

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Digenite	Epidote
Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Tetradymite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Emplectite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Gold ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pilsenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mo Na O S Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo Na O S Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Digenite Epidote
Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Tetradymite Titanite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	444.1	296.7	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	444.1	296.7	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	313.7	306.5	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	444.1	296.7	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	313.7	306.5	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	313.7	306.5	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	313.7	306.5	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	313.7	306.5	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	313.7	306.5	1027
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	313.7	306.5	246
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	444.1	296.7	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	444.1	296.7	138
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	313.7	306.5	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	444.1	296.7	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	444.1	296.7	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	444.1	296.7	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	444.1	296.7	1271
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	313.7	306.5	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	313.7	306.5	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	444.1	296.7	17380
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	444.1	296.7	57
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	444.1	296.7	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	444.1	296.7	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	444.1	296.7	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	444.1	296.7	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	444.1	296.7	21482
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	444.1	296.7	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	444.1	296.7	4899
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	313.7	306.5	297
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	444.1	296.7	1025

28 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	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001863	358.9	338.3	348.6±10.3	206Pb/238U			zircon	1.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001864	350	340.4	345.2±4.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	2.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001865	444.1	429.3	436.7±7.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	3.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001866	314.5	306.3	310.4±4.1	206Pb/238U			zircon	4.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001867	321.7	303.5	312.6±9.1	206Pb/238U			zircon	5.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001868	365.2	347.2	356.2±9	206Pb/238U			zircon	6.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001869	344.8	332.8	338.8±6	206Pb/238U			zircon	7.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001870	345.8	327	336.4±9.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	8.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001871	331.8	324.2	328±3.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	9.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001872	319.5	306.7	313.1±6.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	10.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001873	315.6	307	311.3±4.3	206Pb/238U			zircon	11.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001874	341.8	324.8	333.3±8.5	206Pb/238U			zircon	12.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001875	321.9	312.7	317.3±4.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	13.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001876	320.8	311.2	316±4.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	14.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001877	313.2	304	308.6±4.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	15.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001878	321.9	315.1	318.5±3.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	16.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001879	312.5	304.5	308.5±4	206Pb/238U			zircon	17.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001880	307.7	300.5	304.1±3.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	18.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001881	332.3	315.5	323.9±8.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	19.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001882	319.1	310.9	315±4.1	206Pb/238U			zircon	20.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001883	406.7	350.7	378.7±28	206Pb/238U			zircon	21.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001884	310.1	298.5	304.3±5.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	22.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001885	302.5	296.7	299.6±2.9	206Pb/238U			zircon	23.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001886	306.8	297.4	302.1±4.7	206Pb/238U			zircon	24.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001887	333	323.8	328.4±4.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	25.1	Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001888	343.4	327.8	335.6±7.8	206Pb/238U	age of inherited zircons from volcanic tuff in the Baogutu Formation	low	zircon		Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001889	314.7	308.1	311.4±3.3	206Pb/238U	formation of ore-bearing intrusion	high	zircon		Zircon		232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen002222	313.7	306.5	310.1±3.6	Re-Os	mineralization age	high	molybdenite		Molybdenite	Cu, Mo, Au	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu Ore Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136

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