Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sanchakou Cu Deposit (Sanchalu Cu Deposit), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 416
Youngest recorded age at locality: 318

mindat Locality ID: 142688
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-142688.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sanchakou Cu Deposit (Sanchalu Cu Deposit), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°21'30"N
Longitude: 94°45'20"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.358333333333,94.755555555556

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Kaolinite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Spinel	Stilbite

Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Stellerite ()*

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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Epidote Kaolinite Mica Molybdenite None Pyrite
Quartz Spinel Stilbite

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	416	318	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	416	318	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	416	318	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	416	318	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	416	318	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	416	318	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	416	318	8173
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	416	318	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	416	318	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	416	318	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	416	318	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	416	318	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	416	318	61156
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	416	318	189

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-00179	416	318	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous									Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142688	Sanchakou Cu Deposit (Sanchalu Cu Deposit), Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Sanchakou	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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