Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kangjinla Cr Deposit, Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 141.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 127.5

mindat Locality ID: 205725
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205725.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kangjinla Cr Deposit, Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Orebody CR-11

Latitude: 29°11'0"N
Longitude: 92°17'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.183333333333,92.299722222222

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.

Corundum	Diamond	Iron	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite	Zircon

Cassiterite ()*	Chromite ()*	Corundum ()*	Diamond ()*	Galena ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Moissanite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Periclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Rutile ()*	Silicon ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanium ()*	Wüstite ()*	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: Al C Cr Cu Fe Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cr Fe O Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Corundum Diamond Iron None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Tetrahedrite Wurtzite Zircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	141.4	127.5	1	43974	5171
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	141.4	127.5	0		3902
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	141.4	127.5	1	43974	1797
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	141.4	127.5	1	43974	697
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	141.4	127.5	1	43974	24243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	141.4	127.5	1	43974	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	141.4	127.5	1	43974	1089
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	141.4	127.5	0		1507
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	141.4	127.5	1	43974	14899
Moissanite ()*	Wurtzite	SiC	141.4	127.5	1	43974	57
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	141.4	127.5	1	43974	1512
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	141.4	127.5	1	43974	114
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	141.4	127.5	1	43974	39462
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	141.4	127.5	1	43974	5614
Silicon ()*	Diamond	Si	141.4	127.5	1	43974	21
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	141.4	127.5	1	43974	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	141.4	127.5	1	43974	5317
Titanium ()*	None	Ti	141.4	127.5	0		8
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO	141.4	127.5	1	43974	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	132.2	127.5	0		5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_363	Gabbroic dyke cutting serpentinites of the Luobusa Ophiolite of the eastern part of the Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone.
Michelle_364	Amphibolite of the Luobusa Ophiolite of the eastern part of the Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone.
Michelle_365	Amphibolite of the Luobusa Ophiolite of the eastern part of the Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone.
Michelle_366	Amphibolite of the Luobusa Ophiolite of the eastern part of the Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone.
Michelle_367	Amphibolite of the Luobusa Ophiolite of the eastern part of the Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone.
Michelle_368	Luobosa mafic rocks of the Luobusa Ophiolite of the eastern part of the Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone.

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_363	129.3	127.5	128.4±0.9	U-Pb	Age of ophiolite	zircon	13LBS08	Yes	Zircon	5457	Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China	Luobusa Ophiolite	Zhang et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.031	L245_93	Age of gabbroic dykes cutting serpentinite.
Michelle_364	132.2	129.8	131.0±1.2	U-Pb	Age of ophiolite	zircon	12FW174	Yes	Zircon	5457	Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China	Luobusa Ophiolite	Zhang et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.031	L245_93	Age of amphibolite
Michelle_365	141.4	127.6	134.5±6.9	U-Pb	Age of ophiolite	titanite	12FW170	Yes	Titanite	5457	Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China	Luobusa Ophiolite	Zhang et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.031	L245_93	Age of amphibolite
Michelle_366	135.5	128.5	132.0±3.5	U-Pb	Age of ophiolite	titanite	12FW171	Yes	Titanite	5457	Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China	Luobusa Ophiolite	Zhang et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.031	L245_93	Age of amphibolite
Michelle_367	137.3	130.9	134.1±3.2	U-Pb	Age of ophiolite	titanite	12FW174	Yes	Titanite	5457	Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China	Luobusa Ophiolite	Zhang et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.031	L245_93	Age of amphibolite
Michelle_368	130	130	130	Sr-Nd-Hf	Age of ophiolite		12FW89, 12FW90, 12FW93, 12FW169, 12FW181, 12FW170,	Yes		5457	Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China	Luobusa Ophiolite	Zhang et al. (2016)	10.1016/j.lithos.2015.06.031	L245_93	Age of Luobusa mafic rocks

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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