Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 11

mindat Locality ID: 206909
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206909.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Dalbandin
Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo Deposit
Koh-i-Dalil Cu Deposit
Reko Diq Cu-Au Deposit
Saindak Cu Deposit (Saindaq)
Sandiq
Taftan
Talaruk Cu Deposit
Ziarat Pir Sultan Cu Deposit

Latitude: 29°13'31"N
Longitude: 63°9'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.225277777778,63.151111111111

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum
Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Digenite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 As Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum
Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Wurtzite

47 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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	23	19	1	95286	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	23	19	2	95282,95286	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	12.1	11	1	95285	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	95282,95289	2162
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	23	19	2	95283,95286	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	23	19	2	95283,95286	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	11	3	95283,95285,95286	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	23	19	1	95286	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			2	95282,95289	700
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	23	19	1	95286	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	23	19	1	95286	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	23	11	5	95283,95284,95285,95286,95290	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	11	5	95283,95284,95285,95286,95291	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	95282	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	21	21	2	95283,95288	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	21	21	1	95283	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	23	11	3	95283,95285,95286	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	23	11	3	95283,95285,95286	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	23	19	2	95283,95286	144
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	23	19	1	95286	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	21	21	1	95283	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	23	14.9	3	95283,95284,95286	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	19	2	95283,95286	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	23	14.9	3	95283,95284,95286	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	19	2	95283,95286	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	23	11	3	95285,95286,95290	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23	11	4	95282,95283,95285,95286	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	11	3	95283,95285,95286	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23	11	3	95283,95285,95286	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	23	19	1	95286	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23	14.9	3	95283,95284,95286	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	14.9	5	95283,95284,95286,95288,95290	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23	19	2	95283,95286	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	12.1	11	1	95285	140
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	23	19	2	95283,95286	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	11	3	95284,95285,95286	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	23	19	2	95283,95286	186
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	11	5	95283,95284,95285,95286,95291	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	23	19	2	95283,95286	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	19	4	95282,95286,95288,95289	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23	19	4	95282,95283,95286,95289	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	23	19	1	95286	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23	19	2	95283,95286	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	23	19	1	95286	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	21	21	1	95283	1101
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	23	19	2	95286,95288	1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	23	19	1	95286	1025

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
PorphCu-00517	21	21	21	Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Delafossite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Neotocite	Cu	206910	Dasht-e-Kain Cu-Mo Deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	Dasht-e-Kain	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00518	14.9	14.9	14.9		Cu	206911	Koh-i-Dalil Cu Deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	Koh-i-Dalil	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00636	12.1	11	12.1–11	Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Pyrite	Cu	209839	Reko Diq Cu-Au Deposit, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	Reko Diq	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00516	23	19	23–19	Actinolite, Cerussite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Delafossite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite, Neotocite	Cu	206908	Saindak Cu Deposit (Saindaq), Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	Saindak	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060194	Dalbandin, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	https://rruff.info/R060194
R060277	Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	https://rruff.info/R060277
R050591	Taftan, Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan	https://rruff.info/R050591

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