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Locality Name:
Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 371
Youngest recorded age at locality: 272

mindat Locality ID: 157177
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157177.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Akesayi Au Deposit (Arkesaryi Au Deposit)
Ashele Cu-Zn Deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn Deposit)
Axile Au Deposit
Butuobieshan Au Deposit
Duolanasayi Mine (Duolanashayi Mine; Duonalasayi Mine)
Kabenbulake Au Deposit (Qiabenbulake Au Deposit)
Keinbulake Cu-Pb-Zn Deposit
Qilinmutaer Pegmatite
Qungui Cu Deposit
Taerde Au Deposit
Tuokuzibayi Mine (Saidu Mine; Saidou Mine; Saiduo Mine)

Latitude: 48°20'35"N
Longitude: 86°30'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.343055555556,86.506666666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGypsum
JalpaiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMiniumMolybdeniteNickelineNone
PyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTungstiteWurtzite

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bilibinskite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jalpaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tungstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3713711445852793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23713711445853419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)371272444585,44587,44588,445948803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe305.6272244588,44594489
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)297.97288.291445882734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2297.97288.291445883092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS371272344585,44588,445949052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)371288.29244585,4458811547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181445914286
Bilibinskite  (*)NonePbAu3Cu2Te2297.97288.2914458812
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3297.97288.291445881935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4371272344585,44588,445945516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11297.97288.29144588843
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2297.97288.29144588361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)371272344585,44588,4459427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)297.97288.291445884979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S371272544585,44587,44588,44592,445945707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2371272544585,44586,44588,44589,4459427198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS297.97288.29244588,445894165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3371371144585802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S297.97288.291445881027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23713711445859895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)371272544585,44586,44588,44592,445948173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS371272344585,44588,4459424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3713711445857437
Gold  (*)CopperAu371272744584,44585,44586,44587,44588,44589,4459430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O297.97288.291445886890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3305.6272344586,44588,4459414640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te371272344585,44588,44594804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3305.6272244588,445945433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2371371144585116
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6297.97288.291445882228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4371288.29344585,44586,445885591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4305.6272244588,4459414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2371288.29444585,44586,44588,4459212537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)371371144585770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2371272344585,44588,445945674
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4297.97288.29144588247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2305.6272244588,445945800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3713711445851508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2371283.56644585,44586,44587,44588,44591,4459417380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2305.6272144594409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2371272644584,44585,44586,44587,44588,4459439462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2371371144585771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8371272444585,44587,44588,445949056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2371272844584,44585,44586,44587,44588,44589,44591,4459461156
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4305.627214459464
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2371272344585,44588,445945614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)297.97288.291445884894
Silver  (*)CopperAg3713711445855186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS371272344585,44588,4459421482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS371371144585332
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4297.97288.29144588337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3297.97288.29144588276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133713711445851803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13371288.29244585,445885317
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O297.97288.29144588118


8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-00387371371Upper Devonian (378.3±39 - 364±15)       S20269Ashele Cu-Zn Deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn Deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaAsheleMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
AGS78_506-00001293.8291.8292.8±1.0Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144046Duolanasayi Mine (Duolanashayi Mine; Duonalasayi Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaDuolanasayiYan et al. (2004) AGS78_506 
AGS78_506-00002297.97288.29293.13±4.84Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144046Duolanasayi Mine (Duolanashayi Mine; Duonalasayi Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaDuolanasayiYan et al. (2004) AGS78_506 
JAES32_204-00006293.8291.8292.8±1.0Ar-Ar       144046Duolanasayi Mine (Duolanashayi Mine; Duonalasayi Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaDuolanasayiZhang et al. (2008)10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005JAES32_204 
AGS78_506-00003292.3286.1289.2±3.1Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144050Tuokuzibayi Mine (Saidu Mine; Saidou Mine; Saiduo Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaSaiduYan et al. (2004) AGS78_506 
AGS78_506-00004300.3283.56291.93±8.37Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  144050Tuokuzibayi Mine (Saidu Mine; Saidou Mine; Saiduo Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaSaiduYan et al. (2004) AGS78_506 
JAES32_204-00007293.8291.8292.8±1.0Ar-Ar       144050Tuokuzibayi Mine (Saidu Mine; Saidou Mine; Saiduo Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaSaiduZhang et al. (2008)10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005JAES32_204 
JAES32_204-00008305.6272272 to 305.6Rb-Sr       144050Tuokuzibayi Mine (Saidu Mine; Saidou Mine; Saiduo Mine), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaSaiduZhang et al. (2008)10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005JAES32_204 

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