Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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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

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	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Fluorite	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel

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:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Fluorite Molybdenite None Pyrite Pyroxene Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Fluorite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tremolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	249	239	1	44311	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	249	239	1	44311	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	249	239	1	44311	4135
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	249	239	1	44311	9617
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	250	190	1	44310	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	250	190	1	44310	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	250	190	1	44310	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	249	239	1	44311	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	249	239	1	44311	39462
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	249	239	1	44311	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	249	239	1	44311	21482
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	249	239	1	44311	2562

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen002266	250	190	220±30	Sm-Nd			185795	Weiya V-Ti Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Weiya V-Ti-Fe Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002267	250	190	220±30	Sm-Nd	magnetite	Magnetite	185795	Weiya V-Ti Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Weiya V-Ti-Fe Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002268	242	224.8	233.4±8.6	U-Pb			185795	Weiya V-Ti Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Weiya V-Ti-Fe Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002269	249	239	244±5	Rb-Sr			185796	Xiaobaishitou W-Mo Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Xiaobaishitouquan W Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Kristen002286	248	248					185796	Xiaobaishitou W-Mo Deposit, Weiya, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Xiaobaishitouquan W-Mo Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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