Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ngari, Tibet, China

mindat Locality ID: 154545
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-154545.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ngari, Tibet, China": 54
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Burang Co. (Purang Co.; Pulan Co.)
Coqên Co. (Cuoqin Co.)
Gar Co. (Ga'er Co.)
Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.)
Gêrzê Co. (Gaize Co.)
Rutog Co. (Ritu Co.)

Latitude: 32°1'5"N
Longitude: 82°55'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.018055555556,82.926111111111

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aphthitalite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brucite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diamond	Diaspore
Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Germanite	Gypsum	Hilgardite
Humite	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Picromerite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Syngenite
Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aphthitalite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brucite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diamond Diaspore
Digenite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Germanite Gypsum Hilgardite
Humite Ilvaite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Picromerite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Syngenite
Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zircon

116 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aphthitalite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Borax ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Colusite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diamond ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enargite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferro-glaucophane ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gaylussite ()*	Geerite ()*
Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Humite ()*	Hydroglauberite ()*	Hydrohalite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Ilvaite ()*	Inderite ()*	Inyoite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kurgantaite ()*	Kurnakovite ()*	Lautite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Maghemite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Millerite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Petzite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Picromerite ()*	Pinnoite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Syngenite ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*	Tincalconite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ulexite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	43833	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	7	43829,43831,43841,43842,43855,43873,43874	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	7	43830,43831,43841,43851,43853,43855,43874	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	43861	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	43873	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	4	43830,43831,43841,43842	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2	43838,43861	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	43851	1036
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	2	43838,43844	77
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3	43838,43848,43850	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	43841	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	43851	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	6	43831,43833,43841,43849,43855,43868	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	43833,43849,43861	11547
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	6	43835,43838,43839,43845,43850,43875	76
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	6	43831,43833,43841,43842,43855,43861	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	43825	843
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	3	43830,43842,43874	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	43841	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	16	43825,43830,43831,43833,43838,43839,43841,43842,43848,43849,43850,43855,43868,43872,43873,43874	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	6	43824,43831,43833,43841,43842,43855	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	13	43824,43825,43830,43831,43833,43841,43842,43849,43853,43855,43861,43868,43874	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	43823	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	43841	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	43831,43841	1756
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	1	43861	110
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	43841,43855	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	43830	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5	43825,43831,43841,43842,43861	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	43841,43855	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	1	43823	697
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	43861	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	3	43841,43842,43861	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	8	43829,43830,43831,43841,43842,43851,43873,43874	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5	43838,43842,43849,43850,43868	9895
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	43861	910
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	43851	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12	43829,43831,43833,43841,43842,43849,43853,43855,43862,43868,43873,43874	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	43838	484
Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	43862	26
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	43833,43861	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2	43842,43851	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	43825,43833,43841,43842,43849,43861,43874	24243
Gaylussite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O	2	43839,43845	57
Geerite ()*	None	Cu₈S₅	1	43861	38
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	43862,43867	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5	43825,43830,43841,43842,43874	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	43825,43841,43842,43849,43855,43868	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	43861	173
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	4	43830,43831,43841,43842	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	4	43838,43844,43855,43863	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	7	43835,43838,43839,43845,43848,43850,43863	1398
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	43830	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	10	43829,43830,43831,43841,43842,43849,43855,43861,43873,43874	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	43841	804
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	1	43831	80
Hydroglauberite ()*	None	Na₁₀Ca₃(SO₄)₈·6H₂O	1	43838	16
Hydrohalite ()*	None	NaCl·2H₂O	1	43838	17
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	43838	341
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	43830	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	1	43873	197
Inderite ()*	None	MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O	1	43838	13
Inyoite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O	1	43838	34
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	1	43825	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	43825	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	10	43827,43833,43838,43839,43841,43842,43848,43853,43855,43861	5591
Kurgantaite ()*	Hilgardite	CaSrB₅O₉Cl·H₂O	1	43838	6
Kurnakovite ()*	None	MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O	5	43838,43839,43844,43845,43865	15
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS	1	43841	32
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	43874	581
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	43841	229
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	43829	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	4	43838,43839,43871,43872	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14	43824,43825,43829,43830,43831,43841,43842,43849,43853,43855,43861,43872,43873,43874	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	9	43831,43833,43841,43842,43849,43855,43861,43868,43874	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	43873	770
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	43824	1066
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	9	43827,43835,43838,43839,43844,43845,43850,43863,43875	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	43841,43842,43853,43855,43861	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	3	43838,43843,43848	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	28	43825,43827,43829,43830,43831,43832,43833,43835,43837,43838,43839,43840,43841,43842,43843,43848,43849,43850,43853,43855,43861,43864,43867,43868,43869,43871,43872,43874	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	43867	229
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	43824	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1	43872	495
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1	43841	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	4	43829,43830,43831,43842	2273
Picromerite ()*	Picromerite	K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	43838	44
Pinnoite ()*	None	MgB₂O(OH)₆	2	43838,43844	13
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	43825	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	43874	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	43825,43830,43831,43833,43841,43842,43849,43853,43855,43861,43868,43874	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	43873	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	43861	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	43833,43868,43874	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	18	43825,43829,43830,43831,43833,43841,43842,43843,43849,43850,43853,43855,43861,43867,43868,43872,43873,43874	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5	43841,43849,43855,43861,43867	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	43841,43849	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	43830,43872	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	43841	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	43825,43841	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	43831,43841,43842,43849,43874	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	5	43824,43830,43842,43851,43872	1934
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	1	43861	73
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	43825,43849	3418
Syngenite ()*	Syngenite	K₂Ca(SO₄)₂·H₂O	1	43838	44
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	43872	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	43861	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	43825	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	4	43838,43839,43844,43845	299
Tincalconite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·3H₂O	2	43839,43845	29
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	43830,43842,43867	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5	43829,43830,43831,43841,43842	2562
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	6	43835,43838,43839,43844,43845,43866	160
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	2	43841,43874	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	43829,43841	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	43841,43855	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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