Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jinta Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China

mindat Locality ID: 216371
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216371.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jinta Co., Jiuquan, Gansu, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Baishantang Mine
Chuanshanxun Au Deposit
Hongyejing Au Deposit (Hongyijing Au Deposit)
Laohushan Pb-Zn-Cu-Au Deposit

Latitude: 40°40'59"N
Longitude: 99°44'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.683055555556,99.733333333333

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	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Epidote	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Valentinite ()*

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: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Epidote Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite

31 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	37617,37618	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	37617	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	37616,37618	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	37617	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	37616	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	37616,37618	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	37616,37617,37618	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	37616	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	37618	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	37617,37618	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	37616,37617,37618,37619	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	37617,37618	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	37616	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	37618	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	37618	5591
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	37618	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	37616	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	37616,37617,37618	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	37617,37618	17380
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	37618	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	37616,37617,37618	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	37616	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	37617,37618	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	37618	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	37617	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	37616,37617,37618,37619	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	37618	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	37618	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	37618	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	37617	4899
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	1	37618	369

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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