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Locality Name:
Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 185958
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185958.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Baxi Au Deposit (A'xi Au Deposit; Axi Au Deposit)
Dengmo Au Deposit
Jiangzha U Deposit
Pingding Au-As-Hg Deposit (Dingping Au-As-Hg Deposit; Xionghuangpo Au-As-Hg Deposit)
Qiongmo Au-Se Deposit (Qiongme Au-Se Deposit; Quongme Au-Se Deposit)
Yaxiang Au-Se Deposit
Zoigê Uranium Ore Field

Latitude: 33°59'19"N
Longitude: 102°47'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.988611111111,102.78944444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Fluorite	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Hg K Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Fluorite Gypsum
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Titanite Wollastonite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Allophane ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antimonselite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*
Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Famatinite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordisite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Kullerudite ()*	Lautite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Millerite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Penroseite ()*
Polydymite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sulvanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Tiemannite ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Trüstedtite ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vaesite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	201	145	1	43636	3419
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			1	43637	470
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	201	145	2	43636,43643	3092
Antimonselite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂Se₃			1	43640	7
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	43639	3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	43639	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	201	145	2	43636,43639	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	43644	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	43637	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	201	145	7	43636,43637,43638,43640,43641,43643,43644	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			3	43638,43640,43644	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	43639	843
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	201	145	6	43636,43637,43638,43639,43643,43644	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	43637	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	201	145	2	43636,43644	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	145	6	43636,43637,43638,43640,43643,43644	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			5	43637,43638,43639,43640,43641	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			1	43640	281
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	43637	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	201	145	3	43636,43637,43640	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	43637,43640,43641	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	201	145	1	43636	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	201	145	3	43636,43639,43643	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	201	145	2	43636,43637	8173
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			1	43640	163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	43637,43639,43643	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	43639	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	145	5	43636,43637,43639,43640,43643	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	201	145	1	43636	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	201	145	5	43636,43637,43639,43640,43641	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	43639	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	43639,43644	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	201	145	2	43636,43637	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	43637	2228
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂			2	43638,43643	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	201	145	3	43636,43637,43639	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	43637	230
Kullerudite ()*	Marcasite	NiSe₂			1	43640	3
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS			1	43640	32
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	201	145	1	43636	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	201	145	2	43636,43637	12537
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	43639	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	201	145	5	43636,43639,43640,43641,43644	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	43637	255
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			2	43638,43644	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	201	145	4	43636,43637,43639,43643	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	43637,43639	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			4	43637,43639,43640,43641	511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	43640	767
Penroseite ()*	Pyrite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂			1	43640	14
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄			3	43638,43640,43644	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	145	8	43636,43637,43638,43639,43640,43641,43643,43644	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	201	145	4	43636,43637,43640,43641	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	201	145	8	43636,43637,43638,43639,43640,43641,43643,43644	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	201	145	5	43636,43637,43639,43640,43641	712
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	43639	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	201	145	1	43636	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	43639	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	43643	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	145	7	43636,43637,43638,43639,43640,43643,43644	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	201	145	6	43636,43637,43638,43639,43640,43641	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	43639	2045
Sulvanite ()*	None	Cu₃VS₄			1	43638	48
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	43638	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	43640	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe			2	43640,43641	83
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	201	145	1	43636	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	43644	1059
Trüstedtite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂Se₄			1	43640	4
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			4	43637,43638,43643,43644	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			1	43640	106
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	43637	369
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	201	145	1	43636	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	201	145	1	43636	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	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	Age Notes
	Chen2007tbl01-65	201	145	Jurassic									Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite		5794	Baxi Au Deposit (A'xi Au Deposit; Axi Au Deposit), Zoigê Co. (Ruo'ergai Co.), Ngawa Autonomous Prefecture (Aba Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Baxi (Axi), Ruoergai, Sichuan	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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