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Locality Name:
Baishiquan Ore District, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 185760
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185760.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baishiquan Ore District, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baishiquan Cu-Ni Deposit
Baishitouquan Intrusion
Tianxiang Cu-Ni Occurrence
Tianyu Cu-Ni Deposit

Latitude: 41°57'0"N
Longitude: 95°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.95,95

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	Atacamite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Digenite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Topaz
Vivianite

Albite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Enstatite ()*	Ferrosilite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*
Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Troilite ()*	Violarite ()*

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 As Au C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Atacamite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Covellite Digenite Feldspar Fluorite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Topaz
Vivianite

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	44236,44237	8803
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	44239	445
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	44236	1036
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	2	44236,44239	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	44236	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	44236	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	44239	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	44236,44238,44239	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	44236,44238,44239	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	44236	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	44239	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2	44236,44239	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	44236,44238,44239	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	44236,44239	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	44239	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	44236	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	44236	944
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1	44236	84
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	44237	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	44236,44239	30554
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	44236,44239	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	44239	2228
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	44236	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	44236,44238,44239	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	44236,44239	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	44239	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	44237	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	44236,44238,44239	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	44236	767
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	44236	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	3	44236,44238,44239	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	44239	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	44236,44238,44239	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	44236,44239	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	44236,44237,44239	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	44239	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	44239	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	44239	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	44236,44239	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	44236,44239	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	44239	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	44236,44239	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	44237	1476
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	44236	1044
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	44236	380

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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