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Locality Name:
Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 385
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.0008

mindat Locality ID: 154548
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-154548.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bainang Co. (Bailang Co.)
Gyangzê Co. (Jiangzi Co.)
Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.)
Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.)
Rinbung Co. (Renbu Co.)
Tingri Co. (Dingri Co.)
Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.)
Zhongba Co.

Latitude: 29°35'39"N
Longitude: 87°55'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.594166666667,87.932777777778

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aphthitalite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Northupite	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wollastonite	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: Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aphthitalite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Northupite Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Wollastonite Zircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Aphthitalite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Borax ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gaylussite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lautite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Northupite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thénardite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Trona ()*	Ulexite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zabuyelite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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	385	318	5	44016,44018,44019,44024,44025	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0.126	0.0008	5	44003,44018,44019,44025,44029	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	44025	470
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	44025	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	44003	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	44025	1588
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	77
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			5	43997,43998,44010,44018,44025	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	37.2	24.89	4	44000,44006,44016,44025	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	44025	11547
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	0.126	0.0008	2	44029,44030	76
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	37.2	12	4	44000,44015,44016,44025	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0.126	0.0008	10	43997,43998,44004,44005,44010,44016,44018,44019,44025,44029	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	44025	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	37.2	12	13	43997,44000,44003,44005,44006,44015,44016,44018,44019,44020,44022,44025,44027	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	385	318	1	44024	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			3	43997,43998,44010	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	44025	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	25.71	24.89	2	44006,44016	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	44025	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	385	12	5	44003,44015,44022,44024,44025	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	25.71	24.89	2	44006,44025	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	44025	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			4	44003,44016,44018,44025	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0.126	0.0008	2	44018,44029	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	37.2	0.0008	6	44000,44016,44018,44019,44025,44029	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	44019,44025	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	385	33.9	10	44000,44003,44005,44018,44019,44020,44022,44024,44025,44027	24243
Gaylussite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	57
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	44014,44025	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			5	43995,44012,44019,44025,44027	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	385	318	1	44024	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	37.2	0.0008	8	43995,43997,44000,44005,44018,44025,44029,44030	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	43995	1271
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS			1	44025	32
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	16	12	6	44008,44012,44015,44016,44019,44025	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	385	12	9	44000,44003,44006,44015,44016,44020,44022,44024,44025	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	16	12	1	44015	5674
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	0.126	0.0008	2	44029,44030	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	385	12	5	44000,44006,44015,44024,44025	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	16	12	1	44015	140
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0.126	0.0008	3	43995,44029,44030	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	37.2	0.0008	16	43995,43997,43998,44000,44003,44005,44006,44008,44010,44012,44015,44018,44020,44025,44029,44030	17380
Northupite ()*	Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	31
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	44004,44025	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0.126	0.0008	3	44018,44025,44029	2349
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	43995	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	37.2	0.0008	16	43997,43998,44000,44003,44005,44006,44008,44010,44012,44015,44016,44018,44019,44025,44027,44029	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	16	12	3	44015,44019,44025	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	37.2	0.0008	18	43995,43997,43998,44000,44001,44003,44005,44006,44008,44010,44012,44014,44016,44018,44019,44023,44025,44029	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			2	43997,43998	712
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	44018	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	44025	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	44025	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	44023	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	385	12	11	43997,44003,44005,44015,44018,44019,44020,44022,44024,44025,44027	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			4	43997,43998,44008,44010	3418
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	275
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	44018	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	299
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	44025	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	44016,44018	2562
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	129
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	160
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			2	44016,44018	1247
Zabuyelite ()*	None	Li₂(CO₃)	0.126	0.0008	1	44029	11
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	44001	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	44025	1025

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	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
PorphCu-00197	37.2	33.9	late Eocene			Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	155898	Jiru Cu Deposit, Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Jiru	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00190	25.71	24.89	25.62±0.09 – 25.03±0.14 (Re-Os)			Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142703	Zhunuo Cu-Mo-(Au) Deposit, Ngamring Co. (Angren Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Zhunuo	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00168	16	12	14.0±2.0			Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	142182	Dongga Cu Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Dongga	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00637	385	318	Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous			Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	210060	Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Xietongmen	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Scott-AGS81_861-0001	0.126	0.0008	0.126-0.000800	ESR, 14C, U-series disequilibrium	Age of deposition	Aragonite, Borax, Calcite, Dolomite, Gaylussite, Halite, Kaolinite, Mirabilite, Montmorillonite, Northupite, Pyrite, Thenardite, Zabuyelite		3257	Chabyer Caka (Chabyer Co; Zhabuye Chaka; Zhabuye Cuo; Zabuye Salt Lake), Zhongba Co., Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Zabuye Salt Lake	Mianping et al. (2007)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2007.tb01008.x	AGS81_861	P. 861

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