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Locality Name:
Zhangye, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 414

mindat Locality ID: 144923
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144923.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhangye, Gansu, China": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Gaotai Co.
Minle Co.
Shandan Co.
Sunan Co.

Latitude: 38°56'17"N
Longitude: 100°3'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.938055555556,100.06611111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteLawsonite
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedrite
TitaniteTungstiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2528414337822,37829,378333419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)750414537820,37824,37829,37831,378338803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)35284141378291534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)528414337829,37833,378342734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2750750337817,37820,378303092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1378243250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5284141378299052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2528414437829,37833,37834,378365509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)750750237820,3783311547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi5284141378291966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S35284141378291935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4750414737813,37820,37821,37829,37830,37833,378345516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)750414937813,37820,37824,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,3783627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25284141378295171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)528414337829,37833,378344979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O137813925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S750414637820,37821,37829,37830,37833,378345707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27504141137811,37813,37820,37821,37822,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,3783627198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1378241025
Copper  (*)CopperCu237830,378333846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18528414237829,378341008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS750414437820,37822,37829,378334165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6750414337806,37818,378294135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2750414537819,37820,37822,37829,378349895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)528414737813,37824,37829,37831,37832,37833,378368173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2528414337805,37829,378359617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS528414437811,37829,37833,3783424243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2237824,37830286
Graphite  (*)NoneC7507501378202812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35284141378291544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6528414137829741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3750414837811,37813,37819,37820,37829,37830,37833,3783414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3750750237820,378335433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4528414237829,378345591
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O137824121
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4750414837817,37819,37820,37824,37829,37830,37833,3783414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2750414737813,37820,37822,37829,37833,37834,3783612537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1378114924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2528414437811,37816,37827,378295800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2750414737811,37813,37820,37824,37829,37833,3783417380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27504141137811,37813,37819,37820,37821,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,3783639462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2528414137829771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8750414337820,37829,378309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27504141237811,37813,37816,37819,37820,37824,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,3783661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21378245614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)528414237827,378294894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)750750337817,37819,378206417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)528414237829,378342473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS750414837813,37820,37829,37831,37832,37833,37834,3783621482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS137833332
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21378223337
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S528414137829510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13750750437820,37821,37830,378335317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1378334899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2528414237829,378332562
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O528414137829118
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21378112718
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O137806652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)105284141378291395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO35284141378291247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)137811939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)750750337811,37820,378335251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)337824,37832,378361025


6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-00399750750Neoproterozoic       S210265Huashugou Mine, Jingtieshan Fe-Cu Ore Field, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, ChinaHuashugouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Mo-00347458414436±22Re-Os molybdeniteXL7-1  Molybdenite Mo144925Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China Mao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Mo-00348528464496±32Re-Os molybdeniteXL7-10  Molybdenite Mo144925Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China Mao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Mo-00349479445462±17Re-Os molybdeniteXL7-3  Molybdenite Mo144925Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China Mao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Mo-00350490460475±15Re-Os molybdeniteXL7-6  Molybdenite Mo144925Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China Mao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 
Mo-00351488426457±31Re-Os molybdeniteXL7-7  Molybdenite Mo144925Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China Mao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00165-9GCA63_1815 

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