Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Luqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China

mindat Locality ID: 185960
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185960.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luqu Co., Gannan, Gansu, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
La'erma Au-Se Deposit (Laerma Au-Se Deposit)
Meixiunan Sb-Hg Deposit
Yiaxiang Au Deposit

Latitude: 34°21'20"N
Longitude: 102°33'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.355555555556,102.56472222222

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	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Covellite	Diaspore
Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Orpiment
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Allophane ()*	Antimonselite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Autunite ()*
Baryte ()*	Berzelianite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Clinohedrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Ferroselite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kullerudite ()*	Lautite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Polydymite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*
Vermiculite ()*

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 Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Covellite Diaspore
Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Orpiment
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite

51 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	37555	470
Antimonselite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂Se₃	1	37555	7
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	37555	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂	1	37555	73
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	37555	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	37555	11547
Berzelianite ()*	None	Cu_2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)	1	37555	66
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	1	37555	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	37555	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	37555	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	37555	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	37555	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	2	37555,37556	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1	37555	281
Clinohedrite ()*	None	CaZn(SiO₄)·H₂O	1	37555	6
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	37555	4165
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	37555	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	37555	9895
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	1	37555	163
Ferroselite ()*	Marcasite	FeSe₂	1	37555	51
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	37555	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	37555	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	37555	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	37555	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	37555	6890
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	37555	5591
Kullerudite ()*	Marcasite	NiSe₂	1	37555	3
Lautite ()*	None	CuAsS	1	37555	32
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	37555	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	37555	255
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	37555	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	37555	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	37555	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1	37555	511
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	37555	767
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	1	37555	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	37555	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	37555	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	37555	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1	37555	712
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	37555	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	37555	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	37555	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	37555,37556	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	37555	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	37555	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	1	37555	83
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	37555	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	37555	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	1	37555	106
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	37555	652

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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