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Locality Name:
De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1216
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 135298
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135298.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°23'42"N
Longitude: 100°7'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.395,100.13083333333
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: Al Au C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteWurtziteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lead  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)121614508803
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2121614505509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4121614505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1216145027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O12161450925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S121614505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2201145027198
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S81025943082
Copper  (*)CopperCu121614503846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS121614504165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S312161450802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O121614502970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)121614508173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2121614509617
Gold  (*)CopperAu201145030554
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O412161450350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31216145014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O412161450407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3121614505433
Lead  (*)CopperPb12161450192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4201145014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21216145012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2121614505674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS220114505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21216145017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S820114509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21216145061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO220114505614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201145021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4121614501934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2121614503337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO121614501101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O121614504899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)121614505251


4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Chen2007tbl01-66201145Jurassic      Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite 135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDeerni, Maqin, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
EMG9_253-00001102510251025Nd-Sm      Co135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDerni Cu-Co DepositWang et al. (2000)10.2113/0090253EMG9_253 
EMG9_253-00002943943943Nd-Sm      Co135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDerni Cu-Co DepositWang et al. (2000)10.2113/0090253EMG9_253 
vms-0039112161026Mesoproterozoic (1216-1026, Sm-Nd)        135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDeerniMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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