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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 250
Youngest recorded age at locality: 190

mindat Locality ID: 189122
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-189122.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Weiya V-Ti Deposit
Xiaobaishitou W-Mo Deposit

Latitude: 41°39'59"N
Longitude: 94°35'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.666388888889,94.599722222222
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: C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumFluoriteMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxeneScheelite
SphaleriteSpinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)24923914431127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS224923914431127198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62492391443114135
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22492391443119617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325019014431014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32501901443105433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O425019014431014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22492391443115800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224923914431139462
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2492391443114894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24923914431121482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22492391443112562


5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002266250190220±30Sm-Nd       185795Weiya V-Ti Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaWeiya V-Ti-Fe DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002267250190220±30Sm-Nd magnetite   Magnetite  185795Weiya V-Ti Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaWeiya V-Ti-Fe DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002268242224.8233.4±8.6U-Pb       185795Weiya V-Ti Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaWeiya V-Ti-Fe DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002269249239244±5Rb-Sr       185796Xiaobaishitou W-Mo Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaXiaobaishitouquan W DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002286248248         185796Xiaobaishitou W-Mo Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaXiaobaishitouquan W-Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 

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