Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pulang Cu Deposit (Xuejiping Cu Deposit), Shangri-La Co. (Xianggelila Co.; Zhongdian Co.), Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture (Deqin Autonomous Prefecture; Diqing Autonomous Prefecture), Yunnan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 216.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 209.2

mindat Locality ID: 142692
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142692.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pulang Cu Deposit (Xuejiping Cu Deposit), Shangri-La Co. (Xianggelila Co.; Zhongdian Co.), Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture (Deqin Autonomous Prefecture; Diqing Autonomous Prefecture), Yunnan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°56'0"N
Longitude: 99°53'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.933333333333,99.883333333333

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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Malachite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Malachite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	216.8	209.2	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	216.8	209.2	8803
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	216.8	209.2	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	216.8	209.2	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	216.8	209.2	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	216.8	209.2	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	216.8	209.2	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	216.8	209.2	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	216.8	209.2	24243
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	216.8	209.2	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	216.8	209.2	6890
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	216.8	209.2	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	216.8	209.2	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	216.8	209.2	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	216.8	209.2	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	216.8	209.2	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	216.8	209.2	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	216.8	209.2	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	216.8	209.2	21482

1 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
	PorphCu-00183	216.8	209.2	213±3.8									Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142692	Pulang Cu Deposit (Xuejiping Cu Deposit), Shangri-La Co. (Xianggelila Co.; Zhongdian Co.), Dêqên Autonomous Prefecture (Deqin Autonomous Prefecture; Diqing Autonomous Prefecture), Yunnan, China	Pulang	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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