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Locality Name:
Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60

mindat Locality ID: 156600
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156600.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Akesu Co. (Aksu Co.; Aqsu Co.)
Baicheng Co. (Bay Co.)
Kalpin Co. (Keping Co.)
Kuqa Co. (Kuche Co.; Kuchar Co.)
Tarim River Valley
Wensu Co. (Onsu Co.)
Wushi Co. (Uqturpan Co.; Uchturpan Co.)

Latitude: 41°46'52"N
Longitude: 80°48'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.781111111111,80.805

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Atacamite	Bastnäsite	Blödite	Braunite	Calcite	Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Carnallite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluocerite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Löllingite	Malachite	Mica	Monazite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Titanite	Tridymite	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 C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Nb O P Pb REE S Sb Si Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Atacamite Bastnäsite Blödite Braunite Calcite Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite Carnallite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite
Epidote Feldspar Fluocerite Fluorite Gypsum Ilvaite Löllingite Malachite Mica Monazite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Titanite Tridymite Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Blödite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*
Carnallite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*
Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Deerite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Eugsterite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gudmundite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Humberstonite ()*	Ilvaite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sodalite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Thénardite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

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			1	44058	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			3	44042,44045,44048	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	44044	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			5	44042,44044,44045,44047,44048	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	44038	1036
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	44042	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	44040,44061	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	44042	161
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	60	60	3	44043,44052,44053	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	60	60	2	44043,44053	5509
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F			1	44042	304
Blödite ()*	Blödite	Na₂Mg(SO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	44037	130
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	60	60	1	44051	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	60	60	5	44040,44047,44048,44054,44061	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O			2	44044,44047	232
Carnallite ()*	Carnallite	KMgCl₃·6H₂O	60	60	1	44052	132
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	44043,44057	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	44043,44057	27198
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂			1	44042	89
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	44042	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	60	60	3	44043,44052,44053	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	44039	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	44057	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	44043	2970
Deerite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺₃(Si₆O₁₇)O₃(OH)₅			1	44035	27
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			4	44041,44044,44047,44048	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	60	60	3	44051,44057,44058	8173
Eugsterite ()*	None	Na₄Ca(SO₄)₃·2H₂O			3	44034,44037,44055	32
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄			1	44042	196
Fluocerite-(Ce) ()*	Fluocerite	CeF₃			1	44042	45
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	44042	9617
Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	None	(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)₂Nb₂O₆F			1	44042	10
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	44040,44061	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	44047,44058	2812
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS			1	44040	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	60	60	1	44052	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	60	60	5	44034,44037,44046,44052,44055	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	60	60	2	44043,44051	14640
Humberstonite ()*	None	K₃Na₇Mg₂(SO₄)₆(NO₃)₂·6H₂O			1	44055	11
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)			1	44035	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	44043	2228
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	44040	762
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	44048	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	60	60	4	44035,44042,44044,44051	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	60	60	3	44043,44053,44057	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	44042	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	44042	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	44040,44061	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			4	44044,44045,44047,44048	884
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			3	44041,44048,44058	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			6	44040,44043,44044,44048,44057,44061	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	60	60	2	44051,44054	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	44040	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	60	60	11	44035,44040,44042,44048,44049,44051,44052,44054,44057,44058,44061	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	60	60	1	44051	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	60	60	2	44051,44054	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	44035	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	44042,44058	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	44061	5186
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl			3	44041,44045,44048	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	44057	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	44035	456
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			3	44034,44037,44055	299
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	44042	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			3	44044,44047,44048	4899
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	44042	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			4	44042,44044,44047,44048	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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
	sedcu-00340	60	60	L. Tertiary										Cu	156600	Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Aksu	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
	sedcu-00339	60	60	L. Tertiary										Cu	228356	Kuqa Co. (Kuche Co.; Kuchar Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kucha	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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