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Locality Name:
Haibei, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 521
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 144937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Haibei, Qinghai, China": 36
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gangca Co. (Gangcha Co.)
Menyuan Co.
Qilian Co.

Latitude: 37°53'44"N
Longitude: 100°32'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.895555555556,100.53861111111
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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrauniteCalciteCarpholite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumJalpaiteKaoliniteLawsoniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasite
MeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideritePyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

87 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Altaite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jalpaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1423062793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2342291,42306,423233419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3142306315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)442291,42296,42310,423238803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3342289,42300,423162353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe142306489
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1423062734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21423113092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4142312708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS445445442293,42297,42310,423119052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1422981272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2445445442293,42297,42322,423235509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)515515442304,42306,42311,4232211547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1422961966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4521497742296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,423085516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11142306843
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)142315483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)742291,42296,42298,42306,42315,42322,4232327770
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)452149714229925
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1423064979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O142322925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S445445342293,42296,423105707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25214451342291,42293,42295,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42322,4232327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4342289,42311,423203902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4142312951
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1423131025
Copper  (*)CopperCu4454451422933846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS515445642293,42296,42297,42304,42306,423104165
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8142306126
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1423061027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61422914135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2342297,42306,423109895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)642291,42296,42297,42310,42322,423238173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2242291,422949617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1422891188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5214451142291,42293,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,4231124243
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2342300,42313,42316286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1423067437
Gold  (*)CopperAu742296,42297,42306,42310,42311,42314,4232330554
Graphite  (*)NoneC242306,423102812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1423226890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4142315350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3445445742293,42296,42298,42306,42311,42312,4231814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te142306804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31423105433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2142306116
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4442291,42310,42311,423235591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41422891507
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O521497142299121
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)142306581
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1423101487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44454451042291,42293,42296,42297,42310,42311,42312,42318,42322,4232314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2445445442293,42297,42322,4232312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2242297,423105674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2480480242291,422955800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25155151242289,42291,42296,42297,42300,42304,42306,42310,42311,42316,42322,4232317380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6342289,42300,42316229
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2142306409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21423102273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O142310182
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)142313260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25214451542291,42293,42295,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42311,42317,42322,4232339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2242310,423153106
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3142289341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8515480442291,42295,42304,423239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25155151142289,42291,42296,42297,42304,42306,42310,42311,42312,42322,4232361156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)142315969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2642289,42291,42300,42306,42310,423165614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1422914894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)242311,423186417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51422911516
Silver  (*)CopperAg242306,423105186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)242306,423112473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5214451342291,42293,42295,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42322,4232321482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4142306668
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21423063337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3142306276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13521497542304,42306,42307,42308,423111803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S142306510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13515515442303,42304,42306,423105317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1422911006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1422914899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2342291,42306,423122562
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O142298890
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101422911395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31422911247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)242310,423165251


4 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-00397445445Late Ordovician       S145060Honggou Cu Deposit, Menyuan Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaHonggouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00403480480Early Ordovician       S192018Langlike Mine, Menyuan Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaLanglikMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00396515515Middle Cambrian       S192017Guomisi Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaGuomisiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00416521497Middle Cambrian        260898Xialiugou Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaXialiugouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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