Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Changji Autonomous Prefecture (Sanji Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 292
Youngest recorded age at locality: 292

mindat Locality ID: 156602
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-156602.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Changji Autonomous Prefecture (Sanji Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Fukang Co.
Jimsar Co. (Jimisar Co.; Jimusa'er Co.)
Manasi Co. (Manas Co.)
Mori Co. (Mulei Co.)
Qitai Co. (Gucheng Co.; Guqung Co.)

Latitude: 44°46'8"N
Longitude: 88°58'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.768888888889,88.974722222222

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	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Iron
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Potarite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Pt Ru S Sb Si Sn Th Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Iron
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Potarite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Glauberite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Iron ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Osmium ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutheniridosmine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schreibersite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Taenite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetra-auricupride ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Whitlockite ()*	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	44217	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	292	292	1	44208	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	292	292	5	44208,44211,44213,44217,44220	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	44204	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	44220	3092
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	292	292	2	44203,44208	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			8	44193,44197,44201,44204,44209,44211,44212,44213	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	44220	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	44204	11547
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	44193	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	44204,44217,44220	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			6	44204,44212,44213,44215,44217,44220	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	292	292	5	44193,44202,44207,44208,44219	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	44193	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	44217,44220	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	292	292	9	44192,44193,44204,44208,44211,44212,44213,44217,44220	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	44185,44192	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	44193	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	44193	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	44217	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	44188	453
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	44220	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	44220	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	44190,44192	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	44213	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			5	44192,44204,44211,44217,44220	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	44204	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	44185	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	44193,44204,44212,44220	24243
Glauberite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(SO₄)₂			1	44198	137
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			14	44192,44193,44197,44201,44203,44204,44205,44209,44211,44212,44213,44215,44216,44217	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	44218	2812
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	44198	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	44204,44205,44220	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	44204,44218	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	44185	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	44211,44217	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5	44204,44211,44213,44217,44220	5591
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			1	44193	192
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	292	292	5	44192,44204,44208,44217,44220	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	44213,44217,44220	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	44205	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	292	292	2	44208,44217	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	44188,44204	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	292	292	12	44197,44201,44202,44203,44204,44208,44209,44212,44213,44216,44217,44220	17380
Osmium ()*	None	Os			1	44193	169
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			1	44193	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			14	44192,44197,44201,44203,44204,44205,44209,44211,44212,44213,44215,44216,44217,44220	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	44204	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	44192,44197,44201,44209,44213	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	292	292	19	44188,44197,44200,44201,44202,44203,44204,44205,44207,44208,44209,44211,44212,44213,44215,44216,44217,44218,44220	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	292	292	1	44208	375
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)			1	44193	47
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	44193	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	44185	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	44188,44220	6417
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	292	292	1	44208	92
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			3	44192,44193,44204	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	44204,44212,44217	21482
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	44185	703
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	44220	1803
Tetra-auricupride ()*	None	CuAu			1	44192	30
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe			1	44193	66
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	44204,44213,44220	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	44193	1006
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	44190,44192	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	44185	1044
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆			1	44185	104
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	44192,44193	5251

1 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
	JAES32_204-00001	292	292	292	U-Pb										211966	Sareshike Mine, Sabei Intrusion, Qitai Co. (Gucheng Co.; Guqung Co.), Changji Autonomous Prefecture (Sanji Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Sareshenke	Zhang et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005	JAES32_204

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R090042	Fukang Meteorite, Fukang Co., Changji Autonomous Prefecture (Sanji Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	https://rruff.info/R090042

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