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Locality Name:
Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 155974
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155974.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Dingqinnong Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit
Duoxiasongduo Cu-(Mo) Deposit
Hengxingcuo Cu-(Mo) Deposit
Jiaduoling Fe Deposit
Malasongduo Cu-Mo Deposit
Mangzong Cu-(Mo) Deposit (Mangzhong Cu-(Mo) Deposit)
Xiariduo Cu-Au-Ag Deposit
Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit
Zhanaga Cu-(Mo) Deposit (Zhalaga Cu-(Mo) Deposit)
Zuna Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit (Zhuna Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit)

Latitude: 31°29'10"N
Longitude: 97°46'28"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.486111111111,97.774444444444

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
KaoliniteKobelliteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedrite
VesuvianiteWurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)241.638.31439063419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)660243902,439068803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O660143906470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6660143906966
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)36601439061534
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)241.638.31439065509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)343899,43902,4390811547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S341.636.5243906,439071935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46636.5443900,43903,43906,439075516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)660243902,4390627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)6601439064979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S41.635.4543900,43903,43904,43906,439075707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26636.51043899,43900,43901,43902,43903,43904,43905,43906,43907,4390827198
Copper  (*)CopperCu41.635.4243903,439063846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5660143906344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS41.635.4343903,43906,439074165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3660143906802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O41.638.31439062970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O241.635.4243903,43906144
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4660143906651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S41.638.31439061027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6660243902,439064135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21438999895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS437.735.4143903910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)41.638.3243902,439068173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF241.638.31439069617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS660643899,43900,43903,43904,43906,4390824243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4660143906192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1439027437
Gold  (*)CopperAu660243900,4390630554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O341.635.4743899,43900,43902,43903,43904,43906,4390714640
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O66014390662
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3660243902,439065433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)66601439062228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)441.635.6243900,439065591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O441.635.4743899,43900,43902,43903,43904,43906,4390714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)241.635.4343902,43903,4390612537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS241.935.4543900,43903,43904,43906,439075800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O41.638.31439061508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26636.5843899,43900,43902,43903,43904,43906,43907,4390817380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)26601439062273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26636.51043899,43900,43901,43902,43903,43904,43905,43906,43907,4390839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S841.638.31439069056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26636.5943899,43900,43901,43902,43903,43904,43906,43907,4390861156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)143902969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21439025614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)41.638.31439064894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)243899,439086417
Silver  (*)CopperAg41.638.31439065186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)6601439062473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS660643899,43900,43903,43904,43906,4390821482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1341.635.4343903,43904,439061803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO41.638.31439061101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1341.635.4243903,439065317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)26601439062562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)106601439061395



16 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
Mo-0032636.435.636.0±0.4Re-Os molybdeniteDu-1  MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo142183Duoxiasongduo Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaDuoxiasongduo Cu depositDu et al. (1994); Hou et al. (2006)   
PorphCu-0016936.435.636.0±0.4      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu142183Duoxiasongduo Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaDuoxiasongduoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00171434143–41      Chalcopyrite, PyriteCu142186Hengxingcuo Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaHengxingcuoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-0007536.235.435.8±0.4Re-Os molybdeniteMa-1  MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo5793Malasongduo Cu-Mo Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaMalasongduo Cu depositDu et al. (1994); Hou et al. (2006)   
PorphCu-0001837.735.437.1±0.6 - 35.8±0.4      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu5793Malasongduo Cu-Mo Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaMalasongduoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-0016637.837.237.5±0.3      Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu142174Mangzong Cu-(Mo) Deposit (Mangzhong Cu-(Mo) Deposit), Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaMangzhongSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00167464646      Chalcopyrite, PyriteCu142175Xiariduo Cu-Au-Ag Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaXiariduoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Chen2007tbl01-70660Cenozoic      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulong, Jamda, TibetChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Kristen0022494140.541-40.5Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulongHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0007041.239.840.5±0.7Re-Os molybdeniteY-54  Molybdenite Mo5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulong Cu depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0007141.139.740.4±0.7Re-Os molybdeniteY-56  Molybdenite Mo5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulong Cu depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0007241.840.241±0.8Re-Os molybdeniteY-57  Molybdenite Mo5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulong Cu depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0007341.640.240.9±0.7Re-Os molybdeniteY-58  Molybdenite Mo5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulong Cu depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
Mo-0007441.938.340.1±1.8Re-Os isochron molybdeniteY-54, Y-56, Y-57, Y-58  MolybdeniteMolybdeniteMo5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulong Cu depositHou et al. (2006)10.1007/s00126-005-0038-2MD41_33 
PorphCu-0001741.638.341.3±0.3 – 40.1±1.8      Actinolite, Bismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Delafossite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu5792Yulong Cu-(Mo) Deposit, Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaYulongSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-0017440.536.538.5±2      Bismuthinite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, PyriteCu142195Zhanaga Cu-(Mo) Deposit (Zhalaga Cu-(Mo) Deposit), Jomdo Co. (Jiangda Co.), Qamdo Prefecture (Changdu Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaZhanagaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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