Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tamu Pb-Zn Deposit, Tamu-Kalangu Belt (Tam-Kalanfu Belt; Tamu-Kala Belt), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 144666
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144666.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tamu Pb-Zn Deposit, Tamu-Kalangu Belt (Tam-Kalanfu Belt; Tamu-Kala Belt), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Marcasite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Spinel

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: As C Ca Cu Fe Mg O Pb S Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Cu Fe Mg O Pb S Sr Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Baryte Chalcopyrite Corundum Marcasite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite
Spinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	419	299	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	419	299	9052
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	419	299	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	419	299	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	419	299	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	419	299	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	419	299	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	419	299	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	419	299	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	419	299	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	419	299	21482

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
	Kristen002453	419	299	Devonian and Carboniferous							Yes				225386	Tamu-Kalangu Belt (Tam-Kalanfu Belt; Tamu-Kala Belt), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Tamu-Kalangu Pb Zn Belt	Zhu et al. (1997)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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