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Locality Name:
Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 244
Youngest recorded age at locality: 215

mindat Locality ID: 207277
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207277.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Baoshan Mine
Cu Deposit No. 202
Huixigou Fe Deposit
Lüshigou Fe-Cu Deposit (Lushigou Fe-Cu Deposit)
Naomaohu
Qiongheba Cu Deposit
Qiongheba Fe Deposit
Sangdewulan-Mengxi Cu-Mo Deposit (Yunyingshan-Mengxi Cu-Mo Deposit)
Sangnan Cu Deposit
Weizixia Au Deposit

Latitude: 44°4'45"N
Longitude: 95°10'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.079166666667,95.168055555556

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	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andradite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Inyoite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	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 B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite Titanite

37 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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	244	215	1	44332	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244	215	2	44332,44334	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	44329	1534
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	244	215	1	44332	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	44339	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	244	215	1	44332	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	44329,44341	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	244	215	4	44329,44332,44333,44341	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	44341	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	44339	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			3	44327,44339,44341	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	244	215	7	44326,44327,44329,44332,44333,44339,44341	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	44329	3531
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	44329	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	44339	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	244	215	4	44329,44332,44333,44339	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	44339	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	244	215	3	44329,44332,44341	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	244	215	3	44332,44335,44341	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	44329	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	244	215	2	44329,44332	6890
Inyoite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O			1	44329	34
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244	215	2	44329,44332	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	244	215	2	44332,44339	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			3	44326,44329,44339	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	244	215	4	44327,44329,44332,44339	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	44339	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	244	215	5	44327,44332,44335,44339,44341	17380
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	44329	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	244	215	8	44327,44329,44332,44333,44334,44335,44339,44341	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	244	215	7	44327,44329,44331,44332,44335,44339,44341	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	44333	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	244	215	4	44326,44329,44332,44333	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	44327	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	244	215	2	44326,44332	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	44333	4899
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	44333	1025

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
	Kristen002287	244	215	244-215											207278	Beishan Mine, Naomaohu, Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Beishan	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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