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Locality Name:
Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 445
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 157234
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157234.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Da Qaidam Eclogite Outcrops
Da Qaidam Salt Lake (Dachaidan Salt Lake)
Hongliugou Mine
Hongqigou-Hongdenggou Au Deposit
Iqe Coalfield
Lüliangshan Cu-Au Deposit
Lüliangshan Mafic Complex
Mahai Lake
Qianmeiling Au Deposit
Tanjianshan Mine
Xiao Qaidam Salt Lake (Xiaochaidan Salt Lake)
Xiaosaishitengshan Cu-(Mo) Deposit
Xijingou Au Occurrence
Xitieshan
Yeluotuoquan Co-Au Deposit
Yuka River (Yukahe)

Latitude: 37°44'22"N
Longitude: 95°4'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.739444444444,95.073333333333
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
BlöditeBotryogenBrookiteCalciteCarnalliteChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopiapite
CopperCoquimbiteCorundumDiamondEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHalotrichite
HexahydriteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
NorthupiteNot in a structural groupOlivinePicromeritePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
RömeriteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteSulphurTamarugiteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite
VoltaiteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Amarillite  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bischofite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Blödite  (*)Borax  (*)Botryogen  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Brookite  (*)
Butlerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carboborite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chaidamuite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Glauberite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hungchaoite  (*)Hydroboracite  (*)
Hydroglauberite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Inderite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Kurnakovite  (*)Lishizhenite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mcallisterite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Northupite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Picromerite  (*)Pinnoite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Römerite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thermonatrite  (*)Tincalconite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uklonskovite  (*)Ulexite  (*)Xitieshanite  (*)Zincobotryogen  (*)Zincocopiapite  (*)
Zincovoltaite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4454451423812793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21423683419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)445445642365,42366,42368,42371,42381,423828803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S244544514238128
Amarillite  (*)TamarugiteNaFe3+(SO4)2·6H2O4454451423816
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51423721310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)4454451423812734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)4454451423811588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21423723092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1423763250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS445445542366,42371,42373,42381,423829052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2242365,423665509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)44544514238111547
Bischofite  (*)NoneMgCl2·6H2O242364,4237042
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1423721966
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O242364,42370130
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O14236476
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O44544514238145
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11445445142381843
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2142367700
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O44544514238126
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)445445442364,42372,42376,4238127770
Carboborite  (*)NoneCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2·4H2O1423646
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O142370132
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21423725171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4454451423814979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS44544514238142
Chaidamuite  (*)NoneZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·4H2O4454451423812
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1423685707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2445445742365,42366,42368,42374,42375,42377,4238127198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2142372376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41423693902
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O445445142381382
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O445445142381136
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181423721008
Diamond  (*)DiamondC142369697
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2442364,42373,42374,423769895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6142369944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)445445442368,42371,42373,423818173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O142364484
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O445445142381107
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1423691188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS445445342365,42374,4238124243
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2142364137
Gold  (*)CopperAu445445842365,42371,42373,42374,42375,42378,42381,4238230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC242369,423722812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS445445142381717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O445445442364,42370,42376,423816890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl342364,42370,423761398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O445445142381409
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl444544514238111
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3445445342368,42372,4238114640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O142364251
Hungchaoite  (*)NoneMgB4O5(OH)4·7H2O1423646
Hydroboracite  (*)NoneCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O14236442
Hydroglauberite  (*)NoneNa10Ca3(SO4)8·6H2O14236416
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O142364341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31423695433
Inderite  (*)NoneMgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O242364,4237613
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64454451423812228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4342367,42368,423725591
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)214238346
Kurnakovite  (*)NoneMgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O242364,4237615
Lishizhenite  (*)RömeriteZnFe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O4454451423813
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2142372762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4445445542368,42369,42375,42381,4238214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2442365,42366,42368,4237212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2445445242374,423815674
Mcallisterite  (*)NoneMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2·9H2O1423649
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O445445142381915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4454451423811107
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O342364,42370,42376223
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2242368,423775800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1423641508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24454451542363,42364,42365,42366,42367,42368,42371,42372,42373,42374,42377,42380,42381,42382,4238317380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6445445142381254
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl14236431
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6342363,42380,42383229
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS142372767
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21423692273
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O445445142381265
Picromerite  (*)PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O14236444
Pinnoite  (*)NoneMgB2O(OH)6242364,4237613
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]142372716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2445445942365,42366,42368,42371,42373,42374,42375,42381,4238239462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3142369341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8445445242375,423819056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24454451342363,42364,42365,42366,42367,42368,42371,42373,42374,42376,42381,42382,4238361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)4454451423811711
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O445445142381115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2542363,42367,42369,42380,423835614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)445445342367,42372,423816417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O44544514238173
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51423801516
Silver  (*)CopperAg4454451423815186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS445445342365,42374,4238121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41423691934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4445445142381668
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS4454451423812045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl142370275
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134454451423815317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)142364299
Thermonatrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·H2O14236464
Tincalconite  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O14236429
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1423804899
Uklonskovite  (*)NoneNaMg(SO4)F·2H2O1423647
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O242364,42376160
Xitieshanite  (*)NoneFe3+(SO4)Cl·6H2O4454451423813
Zincobotryogen  (*)BotryogenZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O4454451423817
Zincocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O44544514238111
Zincovoltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Zn5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O4454451423812
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1423695251


1 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-00421445445Late Ordovician       S726Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaXitieshanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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