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Locality Name:
Jinshan Au Deposit, Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 228566
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228566.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinshan Au Deposit, Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Jinxi-Yelmand Ore Blocks (Jingxi-Yiermande Ore Blocks)

Latitude: 44°19'40"N
Longitude: 81°31'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.327777777778,81.533055555556
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As C Ca Cu F Fe H O S Sb Se Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupOrpimentPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21447113419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6144711966
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1447111588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1447119052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14471111547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14471127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1447114165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)144711481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4144711651
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1447118173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14471124243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3144711504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gold  (*)CopperAu14471130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1447116890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61447112228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41447115591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414471114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21447115674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1447111508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214471117380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se0192
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214471139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214471161156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS0712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21447115614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418


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