Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Guazhou Co. (Anxi Co.), Jiuquan, Gansu, China

mindat Locality ID: 185626
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185626.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guazhou Co. (Anxi Co.), Jiuquan, Gansu, China": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 25
Child Localities:
Beijin Au Deposit
Bidong Au Deposit
Daquan P Deposit
Guaishishan Cu-Ni Deposit
Gubaoquan Nb-Ta-U Occurrence
Hanshan Au Deposit
Hongkouzi Au Deposit
Huaheitan Mine
Huanangou W-Mo Deposit
Huaniushan Mine
Huitongshan Cu Deposit
Laojinchang Au Deposit
Mingshujing East Mine
Nanquan Au-Ag Deposit
Shijinpo Au Deposit (Shijingpo Au Deposit)
Shuangjingzi Fe Deposit
Xiaodushanxi W-Au Deposit (Xiaodushan West W-Au Deposit)
Xiaowannanshan Au Deposit
Xiaoxigong Mine
Xinjinchang Au Deposit
Yingzuishan Au Deposit
Yushishan Mine
Zhaobishan Au Deposit
Zhuanjinggou Au Deposit
Zhujiadashan Au Deposit

Latitude: 40°46'19"N
Longitude: 95°44'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.771944444444,95.744444444444

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Braunite	Brucite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite
Edingtonite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Braunite Brucite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite
Edingtonite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Humite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrophyllite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite
Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Braunite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Edingtonite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Humite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Powellite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	37595,37599	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	37599,37605,37607	3419
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	1	37599	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	37593,37598,37599,37600,37607,37612	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	37605	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	37605	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	37595	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	37595,37599	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	37593	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	5	37595,37599,37600,37603,37610	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	37593	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	37610	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	37595	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	37600,37604	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1	37599	843
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	37611	483
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	37593	462
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	37607	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	11	37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37603,37604,37605,37607,37610,37612	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	37600	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	4	37595,37604,37610,37612	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	37610	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	37595,37600	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37604,37605,37607,37610,37612	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	37595	1025
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	37603	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	3	37595,37604,37610	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	37612	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4	37593,37599,37600,37605	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5	37595,37599,37600,37603,37610	9895
Edingtonite ()*	Edingtonite	Ba(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·4H₂O	1	37599	26
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	37593	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	37595,37598,37600,37605,37607	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	37599,37603	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	9	37590,37591,37595,37599,37600,37601,37604,37610,37612	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	37602	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	14	37590,37591,37595,37599,37601,37602,37603,37604,37606,37607,37608,37609,37610,37612	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	37603	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	37595,37599,37600	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	37595,37599,37600,37604	14640
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	1	37605	80
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	37593,37600	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	4	37595,37607,37610,37612	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	37590,37591,37595,37598	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2	37593,37610	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	8	37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37604,37605,37612	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	8	37595,37599,37600,37603,37604,37607,37610,37612	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	37599	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	37595	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	37597,37598,37605	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	37595,37600	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	13	37590,37591,37593,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37604,37607,37608,37610,37612	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	37605	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	37593	1512
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	37598	494
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	37599	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16	37590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37602,37603,37604,37605,37607,37609,37610,37611,37612	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	37611	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	37595	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5	37593,37595,37599,37601,37610	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16	37590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37601,37603,37604,37605,37606,37607,37608,37609,37610,37612	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	37599,37603	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	37605	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	37598,37606	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	37595	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	37593,37595,37612	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	3	37599,37603,37610	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	11	37590,37591,37595,37598,37599,37600,37603,37604,37605,37610,37612	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	37593,37610	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	37595,37599,37600	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	37593,37600	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	37595,37600,37605	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	37605	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	37600	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	37595	1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	37593,37598,37605	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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