Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Maizi Basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 373
Youngest recorded age at locality: 373

mindat Locality ID: 144573
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144573.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maizi Basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Akeharen Pb-Zn Deposit
Balabakebulake Fe Deposit
Daqiao Pb-Zn Deposit
Keketale Pb-Zn Deposit (Keketala Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktal Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktag Pb-Zn Deposit)
Mengku Mine
Tiereke Pb-Zn Deposit
Wutubulake Fe Deposit

Latitude: 47°25'20"N
Longitude: 89°7'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.422222222222,89.128055555556

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	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-edenite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite
Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	373	373	3	44560,44561,44563	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	373	373	4	44558,44560,44561,44563	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	373	373	1	44560	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	44561	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	373	373	1	44560	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	373	373	1	44560	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	44561	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	44561	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	373	373	4	44557,44559,44560,44562	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	373	373	2	44560,44561	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	373	373	4	44557,44560,44561,44563	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	44557	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	373	373	5	44557,44559,44560,44561,44563	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	44561	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	373	373	5	44557,44558,44560,44561,44563	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	44557	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	373	373	6	44557,44558,44559,44560,44561,44563	8173
Ferro-edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	44561	57
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	373	373	4	44557,44560,44562,44563	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	373	373	4	44557,44559,44560,44562	24243
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	44561	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	373	373	1	44560	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			2	44561,44563	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	44557,44561	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	44561	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	44561	2228
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	44561,44563	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	373	373	6	44557,44558,44559,44560,44561,44563	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	373	373	2	44560,44561	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	373	373	3	44557,44560,44561	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	373	373	1	44560	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	44561,44563	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	373	373	3	44560,44561,44563	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	373	373	1	44560	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	373	373	5	44557,44559,44560,44561,44563	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	373	373	4	44557,44560,44561,44563	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	373	373	4	44557,44560,44561,44563	61156
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	44557	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	373	373	4	44557,44559,44560,44562	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	44557	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	373	373	2	44560,44561	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	373	373	2	44557,44560	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	44561,44563	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	373	373	3	44560,44561,44563	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	44561	1395

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
	vms-00401	373	373	Upper Devonian (373Â±15)										S	144272	Keketale Pb-Zn Deposit (Keketala Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktal Pb-Zn Deposit; Koktag Pb-Zn Deposit), Maizi Basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Keketale	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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