Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 212
Youngest recorded age at locality: 195

mindat Locality ID: 195068
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195068.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Daduhe Gold Field
Hede Mine
Kangding Pegmatite Field
Pianyanzi Au Deposit
Wudaoniupeng Asbestos Deposit
Xiaogushan Au Deposit

Latitude: 30°19'59"N
Longitude: 101°18'58"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.333055555556,101.31611111111

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	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tridymite	Tungstite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Geocronite
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Topaz Tridymite Tungstite Wurtzite Zircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Geocronite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Krennerite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Molybdite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Petzite ()*
Phenakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sellaite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stützite ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tungstite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zabuyelite ()*	Zincite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43404	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	212	195	2	43400,43402	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	212	195	1	43402	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	43397	489
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	212	195	1	43402	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	43397	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	43395,43396,43397	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	212	195	1	43402	1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	43397,43400	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	43397,43400	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	212	195	2	43400,43402	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	43400	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			4	43397,43400,43403,43405	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	43403	1089
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	43397	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	212	195	3	43397,43400,43402	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	212	195	2	43400,43402	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	43397,43400	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	43400,43405	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			5	43395,43396,43397,43400,43405	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	43400	2600
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	212	195	1	43402	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	43397	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	43397,43400	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	212	195	1	43402	453
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	212	195	1	43402	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	43394,43397,43403	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	43400,43403	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			5	43395,43396,43397,43400,43403	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃			1	43403	133
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			5	43395,43396,43397,43403,43405	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	43397	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	43400	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	43397	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	43397	5591
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈			1	43397	111
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	212	195	1	43402	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	43397,43400	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	212	195	2	43400,43402	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	43400	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃			1	43400	140
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	199	195	7	43395,43396,43397,43400,43402,43403,43405	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	212	195	1	43402	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	212	195	1	43402	2349
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	43397	409
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)			1	43400	326
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			6	43395,43396,43397,43400,43403,43405	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	43397	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	212	195	7	43395,43396,43397,43400,43402,43403,43405	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	43400	4894
Sellaite ()*	Rutile	MgF₂			1	43403	46
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			2	43397,43400	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	212	195	1	43402	688
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	43400	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	212	195	1	43402	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	43400	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)			1	43397	92
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	212	195	1	43402	99
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			1	43397	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	43397	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	43397	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	43400	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			1	43400	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	43404	2562
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O			1	43400	118
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	212	195	2	43400,43402	939
Zabuyelite ()*	None	Li₂(CO₃)	212	195	1	43402	11
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO			1	43397	98
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	212	204	2	43400,43402	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	43400	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0133	199	195	199-195	Ar-Ar	Age of rock		muscovite				Muscovite			146947	Jiajika Mine, Kangding Pegmatite Field, Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Jiajika deposit	Li et al. (2015)	10.1111/1755-6724.12453	AGS89_656
	Bradley_2012_147	212	204	208±4	U/Pb			zircon				Zircon			146947	Jiajika Mine, Kangding Pegmatite Field, Kangding Co., Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture), Sichuan, China	Jiajika	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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