Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jinchang, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 942
Youngest recorded age at locality: 792

mindat Locality ID: 145492
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145492.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinchang, Gansu, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Jinchuan District
Yongchang Co.

Latitude: 38°17'15"N
Longitude: 101°55'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.2875,101.92472222222

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.

Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Djerfisherite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melonite
Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Ullmannite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

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 Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Te Th Ti U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Cubanite Djerfisherite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Marcasite Melonite
Mica Millerite Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Titanite Ullmannite Valleriite Wurtzite

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*
Djerfisherite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Froodite ()*	Galena ()*	Geversite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kotulskite ()*
Laitakarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Maslovite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*
Michenerite ()*	Millerite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*
Smythite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibiopalladinite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sudburyite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tenorite ()*
Thorianite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Violarite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	37577	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	942	792	1	37575	489
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	942	792	1	37575	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	942	792	1	37575	708
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	942	792	1	37575	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	942	792	1	37575	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	37573,37577	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	942	792	1	37575	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	835	819	1	37575	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	942	792	2	37575,37577	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	835	819	1	37575	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	835	819	1	37575	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	942	792	1	37575	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	942	792	1	37575	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	942	792	1	37575	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	942	792	1	37575	966
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	835	819	1	37575	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	942	792	1	37575	4135
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	835	819	1	37575	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	942	792	1	37575	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	942	792	1	37575	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	942	792	1	37575	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	37579	9617
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	832	832	1	37575	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	37577	24243
Geversite ()*	Pyrite	PtSb₂	832	832	1	37575	38
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	942	792	1	37575	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	942	792	2	37575,37577	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	942	792	1	37575	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	942	792	1	37575	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	832	832	1	37575	154
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	37574,37577	5591
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	832	832	1	37575	116
Laitakarite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄(Se,S)₃	942	792	1	37575	30
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	835	819	1	37575	451
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	942	792	1	37575	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	942	792	2	37573,37575	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	942	792	1	37575	5674
Maslovite ()*	Pyrite	PtBiTe	832	832	1	37575	23
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	835	819	1	37575	161
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	835	819	1	37575	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	832	832	1	37575	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	832	832	1	37575	114
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	835	819	1	37575	1066
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	832	832	1	37575	133
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	37574	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	37574	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	835	819	1	37575	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	835	819	1	37575	767
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	835	819	1	37575	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	832	832	1	37575	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	942	792	2	37575,37577	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	942	792	1	37575	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	942	792	2	37574,37575	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	942	792	1	37575	5186
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	835	819	1	37575	77
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	832	832	1	37575	337
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	942	792	1	37575	1934
Stibiopalladinite ()*	None	Pd₅Sb₂	832	832	1	37575	75
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	942	792	1	37575	3418
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	832	832	1	37575	46
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	942	792	1	37575	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	942	792	1	37575	276
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	835	819	1	37575	1101
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	37577	236
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	37577	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	942	792	1	37575	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	942	792	1	37575	1044
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	37577	2718
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	835	819	1	37575	237
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	835	819	1	37575	380

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_691	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
CG247_401-00003	942	792	867±75	Re-Os						52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan Cu–Ni	Yang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.11.002	CG247_401
CSB49_420-001	835	819	827±8	206Pb/238U		zircon	03JC-04	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan Cu–Ni	Li et al. (2004)	10.1007/BF02900329	CSB49_420
EG105_1057_008	832	832	832						Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
MD45_215_0001	832.4	831.2	831.8 ± 0.6	U-Pb	host rock	baddeleyite		Baddeleyite		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan deposit	Zhang (2010)		MD45_215
MD45_3-001-001	835	831.4	833.2±1.8	206Pb/238U		zircon	1	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-002-001	833.7	831.1	832.4±1.3	206Pb/238U		zircon	2	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-003-001	833.1	830.3	831.7±1.4	206Pb/238U		zircon	3	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-004-001	832.9	830.3	831.6±1.3	206Pb/238U		zircon	4	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-005-001	832.8	829.6	831.2±1.6	206Pb/238U		zircon	5	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-006-001	832.3	829.3	830.8±1.5	206Pb/238U		zircon	6	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-007-001	828.4	824.2	826.3±2.1	206Pb/238U		zircon	7	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-008-001	828.8	826.2	827.5±1.3	206Pb/238U		baddeleyite	8	Baddeleyite		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-009	832.4	831.2	831.8±0.6	206Pb/238U	either the Concordia age, which considers the 207Pb/206Pb age and both Pb/U ages, or the weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 831.8±0.6 Ma are the best age interpretations	zircon	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
MD45_3-010	833.09	831.31	832.2±0.89	206Pb/238U	either the Concordia age, which considers the 207Pb/206Pb age and both Pb/U ages, or the weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 831.8±0.6 Ma are the best age interpretations	zircon	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Zircon		52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan ultramafic intrusion	Zhang et al. (2010)	10.1007/s00126-009-0259-x	MD45_3
Michelle_691	835	819	827±8		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province				Ni, Cu	52166	Jinchuan Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit (Baijiajuzi Ni-Cu-PGE Deposit), Jinchuan District, Jinchang, Gansu, China	Jinchuan	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

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