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Locality Name:
Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 212.4

mindat Locality ID: 190880
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-190880.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 35

Number of Child Localities: 30
Child Localities:
Baishitan Au Deposit
Dadonggou Pb-Zn Deposit
Dakouzi Cu-Au Deposit
Diaoshigou Mine
Gongpoquan Ore Field
Heicigou Au Deposit
Heihushan Cu Deposit
Heishan Cu-Ni Deposit
Hongjianbingshan W Deposit
Hongliugou Cu Deposit
Hongxingshan Fe Deposit
Jiagongtai Au Deposit
Jifujing Cu Deposit
Jijiaogou Au Deposit
Jinchanggou Au-Ag-Mo-W Deposit
Langwashan Fe-Au Deposit
Liugouxia Fe Deposit
Mazongshan Mine
Mine No. 460
Mingxishan Sn Deposit
Nanjinshan Mine
Niuquanzi U Occurrence
Quanxin Au Deposit (Quanxing Au Deposit)
Sangejing U Occurrence
Saozishan Au Deposit
Tudaban Pb-Zn Deposit
Yeniutan Intrusion
Yingzuihongshan W Deposit
Yushan W Deposit
Zhenshifeng W Deposit

Latitude: 41°20'59"N
Longitude: 96°41'25"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.349722222222,96.690277777778

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryte
BerylBismutiteBrauniteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopper
CorrensiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaolinite
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlandite
PrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Mullite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Retgersite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibarsen  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2337626,37631,376543419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)218.2212.4537626,37632,37638,37649,376548803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6244.5242137644966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51376541310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS244.5242737621,37623,37629,37637,37638,37644,376549052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3137626544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21376265509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)244.5242437631,37640,37644,3765411547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181376544286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3218.2212.4337632,37638,376541935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)137638716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4237623,376265516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)137641483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)244.5212.41337623,37624,37626,37629,37631,37632,37635,37638,37641,37644,37645,37649,3765427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2218.2212.4437632,37638,37643,376545171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)237624,376384979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S337623,37626,376385707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299212.41037621,37623,37626,37630,37631,37632,37637,37638,37644,3765427198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl244.52421376441382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS244.52421376442600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1376501025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1376263846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS237626,376384165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1376381027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6337624,37649,376544135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2237624,376499895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)218.2212.4637626,37631,37632,37635,37649,376548173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)237638,37654551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2218.2212.4337632,37638,376549617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1376311188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS299212.41337621,37622,37624,37626,37630,37632,37635,37637,37638,37644,37649,37653,3765424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1376387437
Gold  (*)CopperAu244.5242937621,37623,37629,37635,37637,37638,37642,37644,3764630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC237624,376492812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31376541544
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S218.2212.4137632237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3299242737623,37626,37630,37640,37644,37646,3764914640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)137638469
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O13762649
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31376315433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6244.5242937621,37623,37624,37626,37631,37638,37644,37646,376492228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4218.2212.4337623,37626,376325591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41376541507
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2137638265
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1376311487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4299212.41237623,37624,37626,37630,37631,37632,37638,37639,37640,37644,37649,3765414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2244.5242737621,37623,37626,37631,37638,37644,3765412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21376545674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O137654915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1376504924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1376381107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2218.2212.4437626,37632,37638,376545800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3137638140
Mullite  (*)NoneAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4)13762678
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22992151437621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37630,37631,37632,37635,37638,37644,37646,37649,3765417380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O244.52421376442994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)237623,376502349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81376311512
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)137638494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21376311898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299212.41637621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37630,37631,37632,37635,37637,37638,37642,37644,37646,37649,3765439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2237624,376413106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2244.5242237626,37644771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8244.5242437624,37631,37644,376549056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2244.5212.41637621,37623,37624,37626,37629,37631,37632,37635,37637,37638,37640,37641,37644,37646,37649,3765461156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O13763155
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)1376241711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)218.2212.4337632,37638,376544894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1376211153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)337624,37640,376496417
Silver  (*)CopperAg244.52421376445186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1376242473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244.5212.4937622,37624,37626,37632,37638,37644,37649,37653,3765421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41376311934
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs13762148
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3244.5242337621,37629,376443418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21376313337
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)137624240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131376215317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1376541006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O237631,376544899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2218.2212.41376321476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2437624,37631,37649,376542562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21376472718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101376541395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4137631380
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31376541247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41376381655



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
Chen2007tbl01-61299252Permian      Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite 187035Heihushan Cu Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaHeihushan, Anxi, GansuChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Kristen002273218.2215216.6±1.6Ar-Ar muscovite   Muscovite  143963Hongjianbingshan W Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaHongjianbingshan W DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002274218212.4215.2±2.8Rb-Sr       143963Hongjianbingshan W Deposit, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaHongjianbingshan W DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002271243.6242242.8±0.8Ar-Ar sericite     144990Nanjinshan Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaNanjinshan Au DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Kristen002272244.5243.9244.2±0.3Ar-Ar biotite     144990Nanjinshan Mine, Subei Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, ChinaNanjinshan Au DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 


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