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Locality Name:
Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 157176
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157176.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Alatasi Au Deposit
Asika'erte Mine (Arskartor Mine)
Baixing Pegmatite Field
Buluket Pegmatite Field
Kaizelesayi Au Deposit (Kaizeleisayi Au Deposit)
Kalaxiangeer-Halasu Cu-Au Deposit (Xiletekehalasu Cu-Au Deposit)
Kekesayi Cu-Mo-Au Deposit (Keksayi Cu-Mo-Au Deposit)
Kubusu Au Deposit
Laoshankou Fe-Cu-Au Deposit
Mareletie Au Deposit (Maleretie Au Deposit)
Unnamed Pegmatite Occurrence
Yulekenhalasu Cu-(Mo) Deposit

Latitude: 46°25'4"N
Longitude: 90°17'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.417777777778,90.295277777778

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	Beryl	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fillowite	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite

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 Be Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ta Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Epidote Feldspar Fillowite Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite

54 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*
Epidote ()*	Fillowite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Qingheiite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sicklerite ()*	Siderite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Triphylite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

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	1	44611	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	44604,44610,44611,44614	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	44611	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	44612	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	44603,44609,44610,44611,44612,44614	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	44608,44611,44612,44614	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	44612	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4	44604,44605,44606,44613	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	44604,44612	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	44608,44611,44614	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	44613	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	44603,44608,44609,44610,44611,44612,44614	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	44612	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	44612	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	44607	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	44603,44607,44608,44609,44610,44611,44612,44614	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	44611	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	44611	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	44608,44611	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	44611	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	44607,44608,44611,44612,44614	8173
Fillowite ()*	Fillowite	Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	1	44613	14
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	44614	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	44603,44607,44609,44611,44612,44614	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	44603,44607,44609,44610,44611,44612	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	3	44603,44609,44614	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	44614	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	44608,44611,44612	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	44611	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	44611	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	44608,44614	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6	44603,44605,44608,44611,44612,44614	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5	44608,44610,44611,44612,44614	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	44614	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	3	44604,44608,44613	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4	44604,44608,44611,44614	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	12	44603,44604,44605,44606,44607,44608,44609,44610,44611,44612,44613,44614	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	44611	767
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	44612	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	44603,44604,44607,44608,44609,44610,44611,44612,44614	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4	44607,44610,44611,44614	9056
Qingheiite ()*	None	NaNaMn(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	1	44613	3
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	44603,44604,44605,44607,44608,44609,44610,44611,44612,44613,44614	61156
Sicklerite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	2	44605,44613	66
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	44603,44609	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	44604	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	44603,44604,44609,44611,44612	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	1	44605	688
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	1	44613	211
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	44608,44612	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	44611,44614	2562
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	1	44605	313
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	44605	301
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	44611	1395

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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