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Locality Name:
Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 416
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 185615
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185615.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Chihu Mo-Cu Deposit
Linglong Cu Deposit
Tuwu Mine
Tuwudong Cu Deposit (Tuwu East Cu Deposit)
Yandong Cu Deposit
Yanxi Cu Deposit

Latitude: 42°7'36"N
Longitude: 92°41'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.126666666667,92.686666666667

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	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Digenite
Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hessite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rickardite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Sb Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Digenite
Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# 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	369	320.2	1	44304	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	416	317	4	44302,44304,44306,44307	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	369	320.2	1	44304	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	369	320.4	1	44304	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	416	317	5	44302,44304,44305,44306,44307	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	369	317	3	44304,44306,44307	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	416	317	5	44302,44304,44305,44306,44307	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	416	299	6	44302,44303,44304,44305,44306,44307	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	369	317	4	44304,44305,44306,44307	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	369	320.4	1	44304	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	416	330	1	44302	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	369	317	3	44304,44306,44307	8173
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	369	320.2	1	44304	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	416	320.2	2	44302,44304	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	369	320.2	2	44304,44307	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	369	317	2	44304,44306	804
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	369	320.2	1	44304	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	416	299	5	44302,44303,44304,44306,44307	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	369	317	2	44304,44306	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	416	299	5	44303,44304,44305,44306,44307	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	369	317	4	44304,44305,44306,44307	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	416	299	6	44302,44303,44304,44305,44306,44307	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	369	320.2	1	44304	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	416	299	6	44302,44303,44304,44305,44306,44307	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	416	299	6	44302,44303,44304,44305,44306,44307	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	416	317	5	44302,44304,44305,44306,44307	61156
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂	369	320.4	1	44304	52
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	369	317	2	44304,44306	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	369	320.4	1	44304	5317
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	369	320.2	2	44304,44307	1025

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen002223	325	320.4	322.7±2.3	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite	Molybdenite		Cu, Mo, Au	185615	Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Tuwu-Yandong Ore Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
PorphCu-00181	416	330	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous					Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142690	Chihu Mo-Cu Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Chihu	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00180	416	299	Early Devonian to Early Carboniferous					Chalcopyrite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142689	Linglong Cu Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Linglong	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Mo-00327	325.2	320.2	322.7±2.5	Re-Os		molybdenite	Molybdenite	Molybdenite	Mo	142687	Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Tuwu	Rui et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-001-0243-6	MD37_393
PorphCu-00178	369	320.4	343±26 – 322.7±2.3 (Re-Os)					Albite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	142687	Tuwu Mine, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Tuwu	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00177	369	317	343±26 – 322.7±2.3 (Re-Os)					Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	142686	Yandong Cu Deposit, Tuwu-Yandong Copper Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Yandong	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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