Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 157171
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157171.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yining Co. (Ghulja Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Abiyindi Au Deposit (Apinyindi Au Deposit)
Axi Mine (Arxi Mine)
Bakele River Cu Deposit
Bogutu Au Deposit (Bogutusayi Au Deposit)
Jinshan Au Deposit
Qiabukaizhuota Au Deposit
Qiongbulake Cu Deposit
Tawuerbieke Au Deposit (Towerbeck Au Deposit)
Tulasu Pb-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 44°14'15"N
Longitude: 81°38'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.2375,81.636111111111

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	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite
Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite
Marcasite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite

54 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Orpiment ()*
Polybasite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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	44707,44711	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	44707,44709	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	44707,44711	966
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	44711	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	44707	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	44707,44709,44710,44711	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4	44707,44708,44710,44711	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	44708,44713	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	44707	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	44707,44709,44710,44711,44713,44714	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	44707,44708,44713	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	44707,44708,44709,44710,44713,44714	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2	44707,44713	1382
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1	44707	281
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	44713	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	44708,44711	4165
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	44711	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	44710,44711	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	44713	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	44707	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	44707,44709,44711,44713	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	44710	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	44707,44708,44709,44710,44711,44713	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	44711	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	44710	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	44707,44709,44710,44711,44714	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	44711	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	44707	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	44709,44710,44711	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	44707,44709,44710,44711	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	44707	1271
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	44710	581
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	44707,44711,44713	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	44708,44710,44713	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	4	44707,44709,44710,44711	5674
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1	44707	300
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	44711	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	44707,44709,44710,44711,44714	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	2	44707,44710	192
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	44710	511
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	44707	716
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	44707	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	44707,44709,44710,44711,44713,44714	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	44707,44709	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	44707	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	44707,44708,44709,44710,44711,44713,44714	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	44710	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	44707,44711	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	44707	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	44707	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	44713	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	44707,44708,44710	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	44710	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	44707	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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