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Locality Name:
Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 385
Youngest recorded age at locality: 12

mindat Locality ID: 157165
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157165.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Bangnong Fe Deposit
Banongla Cu-Au Deposit
Dongga Au Deposit
Dongga Cu Deposit
Jiaduobule Fe-Cu Deposit
Luobuzhen Cu Deposit
Narusongduo Mine
Qiagong Mine
Qieqiong Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit
Renqinze Cu-Au Deposit
Rongbudang Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit
Tangbai Cu-Au Deposit
Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit
Xiongcun Cu-(Au) Deposit
Zemoduola Cu-Au Deposit
Zexue Pb-Zn-Ag Deposit

Latitude: 29°36'26"N
Longitude: 88°28'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.607222222222,88.470833333333

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wollastonite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lautite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Wollastonite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

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	385	318	5	44016,44018,44019,44024,44025	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	44018,44019,44025	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	44025	470
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	44025	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	44025	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	44018,44025	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	44016,44025	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	44025	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	16	12	3	44015,44016,44025	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			4	44016,44018,44019,44025	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	44025	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	16	12	8	44015,44016,44018,44019,44020,44022,44025,44027	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	385	318	1	44024	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	44025	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	44016	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	44025	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	385	12	4	44015,44022,44024,44025	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	44025	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	44025	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	44016,44018,44025	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	44018	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	44016,44018,44019,44025	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	44019,44025	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	385	318	7	44018,44019,44020,44022,44024,44025,44027	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	44014,44025	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	44012,44019,44025,44027	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	385	318	1	44024	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	44018,44025	5591
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS			1	44025	32
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	16	12	5	44012,44015,44016,44019,44025	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	385	12	6	44015,44016,44020,44022,44024,44025	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	16	12	1	44015	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	385	12	3	44015,44024,44025	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	16	12	1	44015	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	16	12	5	44012,44015,44018,44020,44025	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	44025	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	44018,44025	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16	12	7	44012,44015,44016,44018,44019,44025,44027	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	16	12	3	44015,44019,44025	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			7	44012,44014,44016,44018,44019,44023,44025	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	44018	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	44025	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	44025	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	44023	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	385	12	8	44015,44018,44019,44020,44022,44024,44025,44027	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	44018	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	44025	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	44016,44018	2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			2	44016,44018	1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	44025	1025

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
	PorphCu-00168	16	12	14.0±2.0									Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	142182	Dongga Cu Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Dongga	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
	PorphCu-00637	385	318	Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous									Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite	Cu	210060	Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Xietongmen	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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