Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Amdo Co. (Anduo Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China

mindat Locality ID: 134562
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134562.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Amdo Co. (Anduo Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Anduo Cr Deposit
Bangmai Sb-Au Occurrence
Cona (Tsona; Cuona)
Dangqu Fe Deposit
Dogai Coring (Duoge Cuoren)
Dongqiao Ophiolite (Donqiao Ophiolite)
Meiduo Sb Deposit
Pana Village
Qilin Lake Cr Deposit

Latitude: 33°13'9"N
Longitude: 90°15'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.219166666667,90.2575

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Iron	Löllingite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Modderite
Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spinel
Stibnite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Anduoite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chromium ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Irarsite ()*
Iridarsenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Laurite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Osarsite ()*	Osmium ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Ruarsite ()*	Ruthenarsenite ()*
Rutheniridosmine ()*	Ruthenium ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stibnite ()*	Titanite ()*	Violarite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os Pb Pt Ru S Sb Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Arsenopyrite Auricupride Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Iron Löllingite Marcasite Mica Millerite Modderite
Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Spinel
Stibnite Titanite

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	43771	8803
Anduoite ()*	None	RuAs₂	1	43762	9
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	43765	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	43765	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	43763,43765,43766,43769	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	43762,43765	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2	43768,43772	3902
Chromium ()*	Iron	Cr	1	43762	26
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	43765	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	43771	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	43762	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	43771	286
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	43765	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	43765	14640
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	1	43762	154
Iridarsenite ()*	None	IrAs₂	1	43762	13
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	2	43762,43768	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	1	43768	128
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	2	43762,43768	226
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	43762	762
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	43765	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	43762	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	43762	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	43762	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	43762	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	43764,43771	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	43769	2994
Osarsite ()*	Arsenopyrite	OsAsS	1	43762	16
Osmium ()*	None	Os	2	43762,43768	169
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	43762,43763,43765	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	43762	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	43763,43765,43769,43771	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	43765	1711
Ruarsite ()*	None	RuAsS	1	43762	25
Ruthenarsenite ()*	Modderite	(Ru,Ni)As	1	43762	9
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)	1	43762	47
Ruthenium ()*	None	Ru	1	43768	46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	43771	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	43765	6417
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	43762	337
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	43762	1934
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	43763,43769	3418
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	43771	4899
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	43762	380

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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