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Locality Name:
Ashele Cu-Zn Deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn Deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 371
Youngest recorded age at locality: 371

mindat Locality ID: 20269
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20269.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ashele Cu-Zn Deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn Deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°15'16"N
Longitude: 86°18'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.254444444444,86.3125

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Cubanite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Hessite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Cubanite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Jalpaite Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

33 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	371	371	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	371	371	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	371	371	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	371	371	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	371	371	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	371	371	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	371	371	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	371	371	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	371	371	27198
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	371	371	802
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	371	371	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	371	371	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	371	371	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	371	371	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	371	371	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	371	371	804
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	371	371	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	371	371	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	371	371	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	371	371	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	371	371	5674
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	371	371	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	371	371	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	371	371	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	371	371	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	371	371	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	371	371	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	371	371	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	371	371	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	371	371	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	371	371	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	371	371	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	371	371	5317

1 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
	vms-00387	371	371	Upper Devonian (378.3Â±39 - 364Â±15)										S	20269	Ashele Cu-Zn Deposit (Ashelei Cu-Zn Deposit), Habahe Co. (Kaba Co.; Qaba Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Ashele	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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