Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tongren Co., Huangnan, Qinghai, China

mindat Locality ID: 211988
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-211988.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tongren Co., Huangnan, Qinghai, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Dehelongwa Cu-Au Deposit
Jiangligou W-polymetallic Deposit
Longwuxia Gorge Ophiolite
Qiadong Mine
Shuangpengxi Au-Cu Deposit

Latitude: 35°37'0"N
Longitude: 102°14'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.616666666667,102.23333333333

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Covellite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Sulphur	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Covellite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Malachite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Sulphur Vesuvianite Wollastonite

38 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	2	42493,42497	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	42493,42497	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	42493,42496	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	42495	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	42493,42497	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	42497	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	42497	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	42497	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	42493,42497	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	42497	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	42493,42494,42496,42497	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	42497	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	42497	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4	42493,42494,42495,42497	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	42497	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	42494,42497	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	42493,42494,42497	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	42493,42497	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	42497	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	42497	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	42493	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	42497	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	42497	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	42493,42497	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	42497	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	42493,42494,42497	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	42493,42494,42497	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	42493,42496,42497	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	42497	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	42493,42496,42497	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	42493,42494,42497	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	42494,42497	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	42497	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	42493,42494,42497	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	42497	2045
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	42497	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	42497	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	42497	1247

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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