Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gannan, Gansu, China

mindat Locality ID: 134944
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134944.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gannan, Gansu, China": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Diebu Co. (Têwo Co.)
Hezuo Co.
Lintan Co.
Luqu Co.
Maqu Co.
Zhouqu Co. (Zhugqu Co.)

Latitude: 34°21'10"N
Longitude: 103°13'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.352777777778,103.23194444444

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite
Stibnite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Antimonselite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Berzelianite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Clinohedrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Famatinite ()*	Ferroselite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kullerudite ()*	Lautite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Polydymite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*
Valentinite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	37550,37560	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	3	37540,37544,37555	470
Antimonselite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂Se₃	1	37555	7
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	1	37550	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	37562	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9	37543,37547,37548,37550,37553,37555,37561,37567,37569	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂	1	37555	73
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	37555	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	37560	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	6	37543,37553,37555,37560,37561,37569	11547
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	1	37555	66
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	1	37555	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	37547,37555	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37562,37567,37569	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	37540	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	37550,37555	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	37547,37550,37553,37555,37560	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	6	37543,37555,37556,37560,37561,37569	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1	37555	281
Clinohedrite ()*	None	CaZn(SiO₄)·H₂O	1	37555	6
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	3	37547,37550,37555	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	37555	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	37547,37548	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6	37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37562	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	37546	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1	37555	163
Ferroselite ()*	Marcasite	FeSe₂	1	37555	51
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	37543,37555,37569	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	37547,37550,37553,37555	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	37555	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	12	37539,37543,37547,37548,37550,37555,37560,37561,37563,37567,37568,37569	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	37555,37562	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	37562	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	37541,37550,37560,37561	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5	37547,37548,37550,37555,37560	5591
Kullerudite ()*	Marcasite	NiSe₂	1	37555	3
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS	1	37555	32
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	37561	192
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	37560,37561	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	37547,37560	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	37550,37555	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	37555	255
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	37562	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	37555	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	37555	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	37543,37547,37548,37550,37555,37560,37562	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	37544	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	5	37543,37555,37560,37561,37569	511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	37555	767
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	1	37555	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	37539,37543,37547,37548,37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37563,37567,37569	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	37550,37555,37560	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	13	37539,37543,37547,37548,37550,37553,37555,37560,37561,37562,37563,37567,37569	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	6	37543,37555,37560,37561,37567,37569	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	37560	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	37550	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	37560	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	37550	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	37555,37560	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	37555,37561	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	37547,37550,37553,37555,37567	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	10	37543,37548,37550,37552,37555,37556,37560,37561,37563,37569	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	37555,37560	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	37550,37555	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	1	37555	83
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	2	37544,37555	1059
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	1	37550	66
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	2	37540,37544	628
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	37555	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	1	37555	106
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	1	37550	369
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	37555	652
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	37547,37548	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	37550,37561	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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