Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Deposit, Baiyu Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 217
Youngest recorded age at locality: 217

mindat Locality ID: 186441
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186441.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Deposit, Baiyu Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°34'0"N
Longitude: 99°18'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.566666666667,99.3

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.

Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Malachite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Malachite Mica Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	217	217	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	217	217	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	217	217	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	217	217	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	217	217	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	217	217	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	217	217	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	217	217	24243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	217	217	5433
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	217	217	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	217	217	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	217	217	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	217	217	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	217	217	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	217	217	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	217	217	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	217	217	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	217	217	5317

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
	vms-00395	217	217	Late Triassic										S	186441	Gayiqiong Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Deposit, Baiyu Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Gayiqiong	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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