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Locality Name:
Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 369
Youngest recorded age at locality: 320.2

mindat Locality ID: 142687
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142687.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°7'0"N
Longitude: 92°37'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.116666666667,92.616666666667
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: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Sb Si Te Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rickardite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2369320.203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)369320.408803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)369320.201588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2369320.405509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4369320.405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)369320.2027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S369320.405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2369320.4027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS369320.404165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S369320.401027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)369320.408173
Gold  (*)CopperAu369320.2030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O369320.206890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3369320.2014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te369320.20804
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6369320.202228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4369320.205591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O369320.201271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4369320.4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2369320.4012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2325.2320.205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O369320.201508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2369320.2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2369320.4039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2369320.2061156
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe2369320.4052
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS369320.4021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13369320.405317
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)369320.201025


3 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
Kristen002223325320.4322.7±2.3Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite Cu, Mo, Au185615Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaTuwu-Yandong Ore DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-00327325.2320.2322.7±2.5Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo142687Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaTuwuRui et al. (2002)10.1007/s00126-001-0243-6MD37_393 
PorphCu-00178369320.4343±26 – 322.7±2.3 (Re-Os)      Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu142687Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaTuwuSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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