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Locality Name:
Jiuquan, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 212.4

mindat Locality ID: 144927
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144927.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jiuquan, Gansu, China": 88
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 78

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Aksai Co. (Aksay Co.; Akesai Co.)
Dunhuang Co.
Guazhou Co. (Anxi Co.)
Jinta Co.
Subei Co.
Suzhou District
Yumen Co.

Latitude: 40°19'7"N
Longitude: 96°48'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.318611111111,96.801111111111
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 Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamite
BaryteBerylBismutiteBrauniteBruciteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEdingtonite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePotaritePrehnite
PyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazVesuvianiteWollastonite
Zircon

119 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edingtonite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Retgersite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stibarsen  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S237595,375992793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2737599,37605,37607,37626,37631,37654,376683419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS137599312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)218.2212.41437593,37598,37599,37600,37607,37612,37617,37618,37626,37632,37638,37649,37654,376668803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31376052353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6244.5242137644966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51376541310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31376051534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1375952734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2337595,37599,376623092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1375931036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS244.52421437595,37599,37600,37603,37610,37617,37621,37623,37629,37637,37638,37644,37654,376669052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3137626544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61375932060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2537610,37616,37618,37626,376675509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)244.5242837595,37631,37640,37644,37654,37665,37667,3766811547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181376544286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3218.2212.4337632,37638,376541935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)137638716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4637600,37604,37623,37626,37662,376675516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11137599843
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)237611,37641483
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2237583,37593462
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2137607361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)244.5212.43037584,37586,37588,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37603,37604,37605,37607,37610,37612,37617,37623,37624,37626,37629,37631,37632,37635,37638,37641,37644,37645,37649,37654,37666,3766727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2218.2212.4537600,37632,37638,37643,376545171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)637595,37604,37610,37612,37624,376384979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O337610,37616,37664925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S837595,37600,37616,37618,37623,37626,37638,376675707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299212.42737593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37604,37605,37607,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37621,37623,37626,37630,37631,37632,37637,37638,37644,37654,37662,37666,3766727198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl244.52421376441382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4237583,376683902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4137668951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS244.52421376442600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81375831756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)237595,376501025
Copper  (*)CopperCu337616,37626,376673846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181376031008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS837595,37604,37610,37618,37626,37638,37662,376664165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S237612,376381027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6937583,37593,37599,37600,37605,37624,37649,37654,376684135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21137584,37586,37588,37595,37599,37600,37603,37610,37624,37649,376669895
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O13759926
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6137593944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)218.2212.41337595,37598,37600,37605,37607,37617,37618,37626,37631,37632,37635,37649,376548173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)237638,37654551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2218.2212.4537599,37603,37632,37638,376549617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1376311188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS299212.42637590,37591,37595,37599,37600,37601,37604,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37619,37621,37622,37624,37626,37630,37632,37635,37637,37638,37644,37649,37653,3765424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)237602,376387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu244.52422737590,37591,37595,37599,37601,37602,37603,37604,37606,37607,37608,37609,37610,37612,37617,37618,37621,37623,37629,37635,37637,37638,37642,37644,37646,37662,3766630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC337603,37624,376492812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31376541544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O437595,37599,37600,376666890
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S218.2212.4137632237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32992421237595,37599,37600,37604,37616,37623,37626,37630,37640,37644,37646,3764914640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)137638469
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F213760580
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O13762649
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3337593,37600,376315433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6244.52421637595,37607,37610,37612,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37631,37638,37644,37646,37649,37664,376662228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4218.2212.4837590,37591,37595,37598,37618,37623,37626,376325591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41376541507
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2137638265
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4137668311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)537593,37610,37618,37631,376681487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4299212.42437583,37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37604,37605,37612,37616,37623,37624,37626,37630,37631,37632,37638,37639,37640,37644,37649,37654,37663,3766814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2244.52422137595,37599,37600,37603,37604,37607,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37621,37623,37626,37631,37638,37644,37654,37662,37666,3766712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)137665770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2237599,376545674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O337595,37654,37664915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1376504924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1376381107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2218.2212.4737597,37598,37605,37626,37632,37638,376545800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3137638140
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O237595,376001508
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)13762678
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22992153237583,37590,37591,37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37604,37607,37608,37610,37612,37617,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37630,37631,37632,37635,37638,37644,37646,37649,37654,37662,3766617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O244.5242237605,376442994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)237623,376502349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8237593,376311512
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)237598,37638494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21376311898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3237599,376181425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299212.43837590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37602,37603,37604,37605,37607,37609,37610,37611,37612,37616,37617,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37630,37631,37632,37635,37637,37638,37642,37644,37646,37649,37654,37662,37666,3766839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2437611,37624,37641,376653106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2244.5242337595,37626,37644771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8244.52421037593,37595,37599,37601,37610,37616,37624,37631,37644,376549056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2244.5212.43837590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37603,37604,37605,37606,37607,37608,37609,37610,37612,37617,37618,37621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37631,37632,37635,37637,37638,37640,37641,37644,37646,37649,37654,37662,37665,37666,3766761156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O13763155
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)337599,37603,376241711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21376055614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)218.2212.4637598,37606,37632,37638,37654,376664894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O237595,376211153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)937593,37595,37612,37618,37624,37640,37649,37663,376686417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O13766484
Silver  (*)CopperAg244.5242537599,37603,37610,37617,376445186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1376242473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244.5212.42437590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37603,37604,37605,37610,37612,37616,37617,37618,37619,37622,37624,37626,37632,37638,37644,37649,37653,3765421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4337583,37631,376681934
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs13762148
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3244.5242437618,37621,37629,376443418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2537583,37593,37610,37631,376683337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131376181803
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)137624240
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S137662510
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe13758366
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13537595,37599,37600,37618,376215317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1376541006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O537593,37600,37617,37631,376544899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2218.2212.41376321476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2737595,37600,37605,37624,37631,37649,376542562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21376472718
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O3137618369
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10237605,376541395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4137631380
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3237600,376541247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4237595,376381655
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)437593,37598,37605,376681025


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
Chen2007tbl01-61299252Permian      Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite 187035Heihushan Cu Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaHeihushan, Anxi, GansuChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Kristen002273218.2215216.6±1.6Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  143963Hongjianbingshan W Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaHongjianbingshan W DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002274218212.4215.2±2.8Rb-Sr       143963Hongjianbingshan W Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaHongjianbingshan W DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002271243.6242242.8±0.8Ar-Ar sericite     144990Nanjinshan Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaNanjinshan Au DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002272244.5243.9244.2±0.3Ar-Ar biotite     144990Nanjinshan Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaNanjinshan Au DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 

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