Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jimunay Co. (Jeminay Co.; Jeminey Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 157173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jimunay Co. (Jeminay Co.; Jeminey Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Aidingkeluosai Cu Deposit
Eastern Sawur Caldera Complex
Tasite Au Deposit (Tast Au Deposit; Tasti Au Deposit)
Xiyakesitao Au-Cu Occurrence

Latitude: 47°19'56"N
Longitude: 86°6'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.332222222222,86.109444444444

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	Amorphous	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	44596	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	44599	966
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	44598	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	44597	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	44598	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	44597	2060
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	44596	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	44596,44598,44599,44601	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	44596	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	44596,44599,44600,44601	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	44599	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	44596	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	44596,44598,44599,44600,44601	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	44598,44599	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	44598,44599,44600,44601	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	44598	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	44599	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	44596,44599	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	44597	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	44599	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	44599,44601	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	44596,44597,44598,44600	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	44596,44601	12537
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	44599	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	44598,44599,44600	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	44599	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	44596,44598,44599,44600,44601	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	44598,44599	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	44596,44597,44598,44599,44600,44601	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	44598,44599	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	44596	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	44598	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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