Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 320
Youngest recorded age at locality: 273.8

mindat Locality ID: 143975
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-143975.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°45'27"N
Longitude: 89°40'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.7575,89.676388888889

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Serpentine	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite
Titanite	Ullmannite	Valleriite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Copper
Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Melonite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Serpentine Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite
Titanite Ullmannite Valleriite Vivianite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Antimony ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Diopside ()*	Enstatite ()*
Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Geversite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Melonite ()*
Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Niggliite ()*	Palladium ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Retgersite ()*
Rucklidgeite ()*	Saponite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stützite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Violarite ()*	Volynskite ()*	Zinc ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	320	290	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	297.1	277.7	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	320	290	8803
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	297.1	277.7	445
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	320	290	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	320	290	708
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	320	290	363
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	297.1	277.7	67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	297.1	277.7	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	320	290	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	297.1	277.7	5509
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	297.1	277.7	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	297.1	277.7	5516
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	297.1	277.7	175
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	320	290	361
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	297.1	277.7	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	297.1	277.7	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	297.1	277.7	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	297.1	277.7	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	297.1	277.7	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	297.1	277.7	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	297.1	277.7	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	297.1	277.7	802
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	320	290	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	320	290	944
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	320	290	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	297.1	277.7	24243
Geversite ()*	Pyrite	PtSb₂	287	287	38
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	320	290	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	320	290	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	297.1	277.7	6890
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	320	290	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	320	290	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	297.1	277.7	2228
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	320	290	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	320	290	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	297.1	277.7	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	297.1	277.7	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	297.1	277.7	915
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	297.1	277.7	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	287	287	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	287	287	114
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	287	287	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	320	290	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	297.1	277.7	633
Niggliite ()*	Nickeline	PtSn	287	287	22
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd	287	287	59
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	297.1	277.7	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	297.1	277.7	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	320	290	409
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	320	290	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	297.1	277.7	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	297.1	277.7	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	320	290	61156
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	297.1	277.7	55
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄	320	290	64
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	320	290	301
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	320	290	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	320	290	531
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	287	287	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	297.1	277.7	21482
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	320	290	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	320	290	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	320	290	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	320	290	4899
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	297.1	277.7	237
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	297.1	277.7	380
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂	320	290	64
Zinc ()*	None	Zn	320	290	52
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	320	290	1025

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG105_1057_003	287	287	287					Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
JAES32_204-00011	284	273.8	273.8 to 284	K-Ar					143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 1 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00012	317	285	285 to 317	Rb-Sr					143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 1 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00013	297.7	281.4	281.4 to 297.7	Sm-Nd					143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 1 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00014	292	282	287±5	SHRIMP					143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 1 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00015	287.3	277.7	282.5±4.8	Re-Os		cu-ni sulfides		Cu, Ni, S	143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 1 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00016	306.4	275.6	275.6 to 306.4	K-Ar					143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 2 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00017	308	296	296 to 308	Rb-Sr					143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 2 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
JAES32_204-00018	297.1	283.3	290.2±6.9	Re-Os		cu-ni sulfides		Cu, Ni, S	143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke No. 2 intrusion	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
OGR32_452-00007	320	290	305±15	Re-Os	high		KLTK1,KLTK5,KLTK6,KLTK7,KLTK8,KLTK9		143975	Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kalatongke Cu–Ni deposit	Han et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.11.004	OGR32_452

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