Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Axi Mine (Arxi Mine), Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 144052
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144052.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Axi Mine (Arxi Mine), Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°13'55"N
Longitude: 81°37'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.231944444444,81.616666666667

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote
Feldspar	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote
Feldspar Kaolinite Marcasite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

35 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1382
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	281
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	192
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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