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Locality Name:
Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 385
Youngest recorded age at locality: 318

mindat Locality ID: 210060
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210060.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 29°31'0"N
Longitude: 88°34'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.516666666667,88.566666666667
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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleCorundumCovelliteMalachiteMolybdeniteNoneRocksaltSphalerite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)238531803419
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O38531803531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS38531804165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS385318024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O338531805433
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2385318012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS238531805800
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS385318021482


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
PorphCu-00637385318Late Devonian–Early Carboniferous      Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, PyrrhotiteCu210060Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaXietongmenSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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