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Locality Name:
Bu'erjin Co. (Burqin Co.; Burchin Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 157178
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157178.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bu'erjin Co. (Burqin Co.; Burchin 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: 5
Child Localities:
Kekesentao Cu-Ni-Au Deposit
Kukuke Garnet Deposit
Qongkur Basin
Yelaman Mine
Zhuwankala Cu-Ni Deposit

Latitude: 48°5'17"N
Longitude: 87°4'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.088055555556,87.078888888889
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: Al Au Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Nb Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperEpidoteGarnet
MalachiteMicaNickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
Spinel

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21445243419
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181445234286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41445245516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14452027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1445245707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2244522,4452427198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1445201025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6144523518
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61445204135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)244520,445248173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14452224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu14452430554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31445201544
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414452414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214452412537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2244523,4452417380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81445241512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2244522,4452439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81445249056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2344520,44523,4452461156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244522,4452421482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21445242562
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1445201025


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