Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 298
Youngest recorded age at locality: 266

mindat Locality ID: 185784
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185784.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Dadonggou Au Deposit
Huanershan Au Deposit
Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit)
Kangxi Au Deposit
Mahuanggou Au Deposit
Matoutan Au Deposit (Matutan Au Deposit)
Xiaojianshan Au Deposit
Xifengshan Mine (Jiabaishan Mine)

Latitude: 41°57'47"N
Longitude: 91°20'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.963055555556,91.336388888889
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 As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBlöditeCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
CopiapiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteMalachiteMelanterite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyite
TamarugiteTetrahedrite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Baryte  (*)Blödite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caracolite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Niter  (*)Nitratine  (*)
Nitrocalcite  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Svanbergite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Tamarugite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Yavapaiite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6298266144432966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2982661444322734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2982661444321588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22982661444323092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS298266244432,444379052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3298266144432544
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)29826614443211547
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O298266144432130
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42982661444325516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)298266744430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,4443727770
Caracolite  (*)ApatiteNa2(Pb2Na)(SO4)3Cl29826614443220
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O298266144432925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2982661444325707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443727198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2982661444324165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2298266644430,44431,44432,44433,44434,444359895
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O29826614443266
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2982661444327437
Gold  (*)CopperAu298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O298266644430,44431,44432,44433,44434,444356890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl2982661444321398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443714640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O298266144432251
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)629826614443257
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62982661444322228
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O29826614443254
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4298266644430,44431,44432,44433,44434,4443514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)229826614443212537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O298266144432915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443717380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6298266144432128
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6298266144432254
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)298266144432181
Nitratine  (*)CalciteNa(NO3)29826614443291
Nitrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(NO3)2·4H2O29826614443246
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)629826614443264
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O298266144432265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8298266644430,44431,44432,44433,44434,444359056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298266844430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,44436,4443761156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O298266144432293
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2982661444326417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O29826614443273
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS298266744430,44431,44432,44433,44434,44435,4443721482
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6298266144432105
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl298266144432275
Tamarugite  (*)TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2·6H2O29826614443287
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132982661444375317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)298266144432299
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O298266144432433
Yavapaiite  (*)NoneKFe3+(SO4)22982661444328


2 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
JAES32_204-00003297.6277.3290.4±7.2 to 282.3±5Rb-Sr       144156Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaKanggurZhang et al. (2008)10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005JAES32_204 
JAES32_204-00004298266282±16Rb-Sr       144156Kanggu'er Au Deposit (Kanggur Au Deposit; Kangur Au Deposit; Kanggul Au Deposit; Kanggur Tag Au Deposit; Kanggu'ertage Au Deposit), Kanggur-Xifengshan Gold Belt, Shanshan Co. (Piqan Co.; Pichan Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaKanggurZhang et al. (2008)10.1016/j.jseaes.2007.10.005JAES32_204 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...