Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baingoin Co. (Bange Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China

mindat Locality ID: 189116
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189116.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baingoin Co. (Bange Co.), Nagchu Prefecture (Naqu Prefecture), Tibet, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bangkog Co (Bangkog Tso; Bange Cuo; Bangge Cuo)
Laqing Cu-polymetallic Deposit
Naka Co (Naka Tso)
Nam Co (Nam Tso; Namu Cuo; Tengri Nor)

Latitude: 31°29'54"N
Longitude: 90°6'35"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.498333333333,90.109722222222

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.

Aphthitalite	Aragonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica
None	Northupite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel

Aphthitalite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Borax ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydromagnesite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mirabilite ()*	Monohydrocalcite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nahcolite ()*
Natron ()*	Nesquehonite ()*	Northupite ()*	Quartz ()*	Thénardite ()*
Thermonatrite ()*	Tincalconite ()*	Trona ()*	Tychite ()*

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 B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aphthitalite Aragonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica
None Northupite Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Spinel

29 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aphthitalite ()*	Aphthitalite	K₃Na(SO₄)₂	1	43774	77
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	43774	3250
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	2	43774,43777	76
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	43774,43777	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	43775	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	43775	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	43777	9895
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	43774,43777	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	43774	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	43775	14640
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	43774	341
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	43774,43776	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	43774	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	43775	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	43775	12537
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	1	43774	223
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	1	43777	55
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	43776	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	43774,43776,43777	17380
Nahcolite ()*	None	NaH(CO₃)	1	43774	78
Natron ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·10H₂O	1	43774	51
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O	1	43774	80
Northupite ()*	Northupite	Na₃Mg(CO₃)₂Cl	1	43774	31
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	43776	61156
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1	43774	299
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O	1	43774	64
Tincalconite ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·3H₂O	1	43774	29
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O	1	43774	129
Tychite ()*	Northupite	Na₆Mg₂(CO₃)₄(SO₄)	1	43774	6

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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