Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 298
Youngest recorded age at locality: 266

mindat Locality ID: 144156
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144156.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°1'59"N
Longitude: 90°13'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.033055555556,90.233055555556

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.

Alunite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte	Blödite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Malachite	Melanterite
Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite
Tamarugite

Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*	Blödite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caracolite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Felsőbányaite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hidalgoite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Niter ()*	Nitratine ()*
Nitrocalcite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Svanbergite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Todorokite ()*
Yavapaiite ()*

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 As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P Pb S Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P Pb S Si Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte Blödite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Malachite Melanterite
Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite
Tamarugite

51 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	298	266	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	298	266	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	298	266	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	298	266	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	298	266	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	298	266	544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	298	266	11547
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O	298	266	130
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	298	266	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	298	266	27770
Caracolite ()*	Apatite	Na₂(Pb₂Na)(SO₄)₃Cl	298	266	20
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	298	266	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	298	266	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	298	266	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	298	266	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	298	266	9895
Felsőbányaite ()*	None	Al₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·4H₂O	298	266	66
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	298	266	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	298	266	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	298	266	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	298	266	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	298	266	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	298	266	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	298	266	251
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆	298	266	57
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	298	266	2228
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	298	266	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	298	266	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	298	266	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	298	266	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	298	266	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	298	266	128
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	298	266	254
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)	298	266	181
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)	298	266	91
Nitrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O	298	266	46
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	298	266	64
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	298	266	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	298	266	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	298	266	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	298	266	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	298	266	293
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	298	266	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	298	266	73
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	298	266	21482
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	298	266	105
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	298	266	275
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	298	266	87
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	298	266	299
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	298	266	433
Yavapaiite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂	298	266	8

2 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
	JAES32_204-00003	297.6	277.3	290.4±7.2 to 282.3±5	Rb-Sr										144156	Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kanggur	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204
	JAES32_204-00004	298	266	282±16	Rb-Sr										144156	Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kanggur	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204

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