Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhouzhi Co., Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

mindat Locality ID: 185991
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185991.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhouzhi Co., Xi'an, Shaanxi, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ma'anqiao Au Deposit
Mozigou Au Deposit
Shaliangzi Ag-Au Deposit

Latitude: 33°52'24"N
Longitude: 108°5'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.873333333333,108.09166666667

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite
Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Thorite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Th Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite
Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Zircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	1	42768	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	42768	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	42768	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	42768	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	42768	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	42768	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	42768	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	42768	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	42768	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	42768	30554
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	42768	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	42768	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	42768	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	42768	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	42768	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	42768	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	42768	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	42768	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	42768	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	42768	3418
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	42768	1006
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	42768	2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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