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Locality Name:
Chabucha'er Xibo Co. (Qapqal Xibe Co.; Chapchal Shibe Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 187210
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187210.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chabucha'er Xibo Co. (Qapqal Xibe Co.; Chapchal Shibe Co.), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Daladi U Deposit (U Deposit No. 509)
Kuji'ertai U Deposit (Kujieertai U Deposit; Wuyier U Deposit; U Deposit No. 512; Yining Mine)
Mengqiguer U Deposit (U Deposit No. 510)
Wukurqi U Deposit (Wukuerqi U Deposit; Ukurqi U Deposit; Wuyisan U Deposit; U Deposit No. 513)
Zhajistan U Deposit (Zajistan U Deposit; Thajistan U Deposit; Wuyiyi U Deposit; U Deposit No. 511)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BranneriteCalciteClayCorundumDiasporeFluoriteKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6144617248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)344617,44619,4462027770
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O344617,44619,44620566
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS344617,44619,4462024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1446207437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3344617,44619,4462014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4344617,44619,446205591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414461714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2344617,44619,446205674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O344617,44619,446201508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2344617,44619,4462017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2344617,44619,4462039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81446209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2344617,44619,4462061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)344617,44619,446206417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS344617,44619,4462021482
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2344617,44619,446202718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1446175251


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