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Locality Name:
Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 521
Youngest recorded age at locality: 497

mindat Locality ID: 144931
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144931.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, China": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Baijingsi Eclogites
Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field
Hongtugou Au Deposit
Luotuohe Au Deposit
Qilian Asbestos Mine
Qingshuigou
Tianpenghe Au Deposit
Wolonggou Mn Deposit
Xiangzigou Eclogites
Xiangzigou Mine
Xiaoshalong Mine
Yushigou Ophiolite
Zhamashi

Latitude: 38°19'28"N
Longitude: 99°48'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.324444444444,99.800555555556

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Carpholite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Lawsonite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mn O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Braunite Calcite Carpholite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Lawsonite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Phosphosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Zircon

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Altaite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Braunite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carpholite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Covellite ()*
Diaphorite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Petzite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	42306	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	42306,42323	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	42306	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	42310,42323	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	42300,42316	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	42306	489
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	42306	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	42311	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	42312	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	42310,42311	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	42322,42323	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	515	515	4	42304,42306,42311,42322	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	521	497	5	42303,42304,42306,42307,42308	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	42306	843
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	42315	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			4	42306,42315,42322,42323	27770
Carpholite ()*	Carpholite	Mn²⁺Al₂Si₂O₆(OH)₄	521	497	0		25
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	42306	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	42322	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	42310	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	521	497	8	42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42322,42323	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	42311,42320	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	42312	951
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	42313	1025
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	515	515	3	42304,42306,42310	4165
Diaphorite ()*	None	Ag₃Pb₂Sb₃S₈			1	42306	126
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	42306	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	42306,42310	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	42310,42322,42323	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	521	497	7	42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42311	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			3	42300,42313,42316	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	42306	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			5	42306,42310,42311,42314,42323	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	42306,42310	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	42322	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	42315	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	42306,42311,42312,42318	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	42306	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	42310	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂			1	42306	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	42310,42311,42323	5591
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	521	497	0		121
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	42306	581
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	42310	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			6	42310,42311,42312,42318,42322,42323	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	42322,42323	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	42310	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	515	515	8	42300,42304,42306,42310,42311,42316,42322,42323	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆			2	42300,42316	229
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	42306	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	42310	2273
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	42310	182
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	42313	260
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	521	497	10	42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42311,42317,42322,42323	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	42310,42315	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	515	515	2	42304,42323	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	515	515	7	42304,42306,42310,42311,42312,42322,42323	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	42315	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	42300,42306,42310,42316	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	42311,42318	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	42306,42310	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2	42306,42311	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	521	497	8	42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42322,42323	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	42306	668
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	42306	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	42306	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	521	497	5	42304,42306,42307,42308,42311	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	42306	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	515	515	4	42303,42304,42306,42310	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	42306,42312	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	42310,42316	5251

2 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-00396	515	515	Middle Cambrian										S	192017	Guomisi Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, China	Guomisi	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
	vms-00416	521	497	Middle Cambrian											260898	Xialiugou Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, China	Xialiugou	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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