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Locality Name:
Beishan Mine, Naomaohu, 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: 207278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beishan Mine, Naomaohu, Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°56'57"N
Longitude: 95°10'48"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.949166666667,95.18
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteFeldspar
GypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)24421508803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62442150966
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS24421509052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)244215011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)244215027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2244215027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)24421508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS244215024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu244215030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O24421506890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)624421502228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)424421505591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2244215012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2244215017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2244215039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2244215061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244215021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1324421505317


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002287244215244-215        207278Beishan Mine, Naomaohu, Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaBeishanHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 

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