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Locality Name:
Golog, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1216
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 156587
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156587.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Golog, Qinghai, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Baima Co. (Banma Co.)
Madoi Co. (Maduo Co.)
Maqên Co.

Latitude: 34°7'26"N
Longitude: 99°13'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.123888888889,99.218611111111
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: Al As Au C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K 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: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubanite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalc
TitaniteWurtziteZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lead  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12161451422498803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312161451422481534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1422479052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212161451422495509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412161451422495516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)121614514224927770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1216145142249925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12161451422495707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220114514224927198
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S8102594314224982
Copper  (*)CopperCu12161451422493846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12161451422494165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31216145142249802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12161451422492970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612161451422484135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21422509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12161451422498173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212161451422499617
Gold  (*)CopperAu201145442242,42243,42245,4224930554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312161451422481544
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O41216145142249350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3121614514224914640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41216145142249407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312161451422495433
Lead  (*)CopperPb1216145142249192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420114514224914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2121614514224912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212161451422495674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22011451422495800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2121614514224917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2201145242247,4224939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82011451422499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2121614514224961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22011451422495614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20114514224921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41216145242248,422491934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31422473418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21216145242249,422503337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12161451422491101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12161451422494899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12161451422495251


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
Chen2007tbl01-66201145Jurassic      Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite 135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDeerni, Maqin, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
EMG9_253-00001102510251025Nd-Sm      Co135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDerni Cu-Co DepositWang et al. (2000)10.2113/0090253EMG9_253 
EMG9_253-00002943943943Nd-Sm      Co135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDerni Cu-Co DepositWang et al. (2000)10.2113/0090253EMG9_253 
vms-0039112161026Mesoproterozoic (1216-1026, Sm-Nd)        135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDeerniMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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