Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China

mindat Locality ID: 157163
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157163.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gê'gyai Co. (Geji Co.), Ngari, Tibet, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bero Zeco (Bero Zetso; Bieruo Zecuo)
Chagcam Caka (Zhacang Chaka)
Chalaka
Cuona Co (Cuona Tso; Cuona Cuo)
Ga'erqiong Cu-Au Deposit
Galale Cu-Au Deposit
Mali Co (Ni Co; Mani Cuo; Ni Cuo)
Nie'er Co (Nier Tso; Nyer Co)
Qag Caka (Qia Chaka)

Latitude: 32°18'43"N
Longitude: 82°20'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.311944444444,82.347222222222

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	Amphibole	Aphthitalite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet
Gypsum	Hilgardite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Picromerite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Syngenite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	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: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si Sr Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Aphthitalite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Garnet
Gypsum Hilgardite Kaolinite Malachite Melonite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Olivine
Picromerite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Syngenite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Aphthitalite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Borax ()*	Bornite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gaylussite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Hydroglauberite ()*	Hydrohalite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Inderite ()*	Inyoite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kurgantaite ()*	Kurnakovite ()*	Lautite ()*	Maghemite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Picromerite ()*
Pinnoite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Syngenite ()*
Thénardite ()*	Tincalconite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ulexite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	2	43841,43842	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	43841	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	43841,43842	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	43838	1588
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	2	43838,43844	77
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	43838	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	43841	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	43841	5509
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	3	43838,43839,43845	76
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	43841,43842	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	43842	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	43841	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	43838,43839,43841,43842	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	43841,43842	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	43841,43842	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	43841	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	43841	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	43841	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	43841,43842	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	43841	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2	43841,43842	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	43841,43842	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	43838,43842	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	43841,43842	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	43838	484
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	43842	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	43841,43842	24243
Gaylussite ()*	None	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂·5H₂O	2	43839,43845	57
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	43841,43842	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	43841,43842	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	43841,43842	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	43838,43844	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	3	43838,43839,43845	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	43841,43842	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	43841	804
Hydroglauberite ()*	None	Na₁₀Ca₃(SO₄)₈·6H₂O	1	43838	16
Hydrohalite ()*	None	NaCl·2H₂O	1	43838	17
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	43838	341
Inderite ()*	None	MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O	1	43838	13
Inyoite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O	1	43838	34
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	43838,43839,43841,43842	5591
Kurgantaite ()*	Hilgardite	CaSrB₅O₉Cl·H₂O	1	43838	6
Kurnakovite ()*	None	MgB₃O₃(OH)₅·5H₂O	4	43838,43839,43844,43845	15
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS	1	43841	32
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	43841	229
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2	43838,43839	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	43841,43842	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	43841,43842	12537
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	4	43838,43839,43844,43845	223
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	43841,43842	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	43838,43843	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	43837,43838,43839,43840,43841,43842,43843	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1	43841	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	43842	2273
Picromerite ()*	Picromerite	K₂Mg(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	1	43838	44
Pinnoite ()*	None	MgB₂O(OH)₆	2	43838,43844	13
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	43841,43842	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	43841,43842,43843	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	43841	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	43841	4894
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	43841	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	43841	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	43841,43842	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	43842	1934
Syngenite ()*	Syngenite	K₂Ca(SO₄)₂·H₂O	1	43838	44
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	4	43838,43839,43844,43845	299
Tincalconite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·3H₂O	2	43839,43845	29
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	43842	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	43841,43842	2562
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	4	43838,43839,43844,43845	160
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	43841	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	43841	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	43841	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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