Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jiama Cu-polymetallic Deposit (Gyama Cu-polymetallic Deposit; Jiamachikang Cu-polymetallic Deposit), Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16.16
Youngest recorded age at locality: 14.2

mindat Locality ID: 134576
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134576.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiama Cu-polymetallic Deposit (Gyama Cu-polymetallic Deposit; Jiamachikang Cu-polymetallic Deposit), Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°42'40"N
Longitude: 91°50'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.711111111111,91.838888888889

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Kobellite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Giessenite ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Scheelite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te W Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Kobellite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	16.16	14.2	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	16.16	14.2	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	16.16	14.2	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	16.16	14.2	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	16.16	14.2	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	16.16	14.2	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	16.16	14.2	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	16.16	14.2	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	16.16	14.2	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	16.16	14.2	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	16.16	14.2	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	16.16	14.2	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	16.16	14.2	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	16.16	14.2	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	16.16	14.2	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	16.16	14.2	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	16.16	14.2	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	16.16	14.2	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	16.16	14.2	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	16.16	14.2	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	16.16	14.2	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	16.16	14.2	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	16.16	14.2	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	16.16	14.2	24243
Giessenite ()*	Kobellite	(Cu,Fe)₂Pb_26.4(Bi,Sb)_19.6S₅₇	16.16	14.2	18
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	16.16	14.2	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	16.16	14.2	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	16.16	14.2	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	16.16	14.2	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	16.16	14.2	804
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	16.16	14.2	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	16.16	14.2	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	16.16	14.2	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	16.16	14.2	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	16.16	14.2	511
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16.16	14.2	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	16.16	14.2	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16.16	14.2	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	16.16	14.2	712
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	16.16	14.2	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	16.16	14.2	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	16.16	14.2	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	16.16	14.2	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	16.16	14.2	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	16.16	14.2	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	16.16	14.2	2562
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	16.16	14.2	297
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	16.16	14.2	1247

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-00158	16.16	14.2	15.18±0.98	Re-Os								Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	134576	Jiama Cu-polymetallic Deposit (Gyama Cu-polymetallic Deposit; Jiamachikang Cu-polymetallic Deposit), Maizhokunggar Co. (Mozhugongka Co.), Lhasa, Tibet, China	Jiama	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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