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Locality Name:
Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 528
Youngest recorded age at locality: 414

mindat Locality ID: 144925
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144925.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiaoliugou W-Mo-polymetallic Deposit, Qiqing, Sunan Co., Zhangye, Gansu, 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
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: Al As Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Te W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTungstiteVesuvianiteWollastonite

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tungstite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
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)252841403419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)52841408803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)352841401534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)52841402734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS52841409052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)252841405509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi52841401966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S352841401935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS452841405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)528414027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO252841405171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)52841404979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S52841405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2528414027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1852841401008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS52841404165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O652841404135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)252841409895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)52841408173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF252841409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS528414024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)352841401544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O65284140741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3528414014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)452841405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4528414014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2528414012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS252841405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2528414017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2528414039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)25284140771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S852841409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2528414061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)52841404894
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)52841402473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS528414021482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S5284140510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)252841402562
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O5284140118
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1052841401395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO352841401247


5 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
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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