Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1216
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 22159
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22159.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qinghai, China": 265
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 210

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Golog
Gyêgu Autonomous Prefecture (Yushu Autonomous Prefecture)
Haibei
Haidong
Hainan
Haixi
Huangnan
Xining

Latitude: 35°56'6"N
Longitude: 99°38'55"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.935,99.648611111111
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Os P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe Mg Na O Os Pt Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteAtacamite
AuricuprideAutuniteBaryteBerthieriteBerylBismutiteBlöditeBotryogenBrauniteBrookite
BruciteCalciteCarnalliteCarpholiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiamondDiasporeDigenite
DmisteinbergiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGeocroniteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydrite
HumiteIlvaiteIronJalpaiteKaoliniteKieseriteLöllingiteLangbeiniteLawsoniteLepidocrocite
LillianiteLudwigiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMinium
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNorthupiteNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPentlanditePerovskitePhosphosiderite
PicromeritePolybasitePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRhodoniteRocksalt
RutileRömeriteScheeliteSepioliteSerpentineSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StannoiditeStarkeyiteStibniteSulphurSyngeniteTalcTamarugiteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite
TourmalineVesuvianiteVivianiteVoltaiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

260 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)
Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)Amarillite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Antarcticite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)
Berthierite  (*)Bischofite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Blödite  (*)Borax  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brookite  (*)Brucite  (*)Butlerite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carboborite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Carpholite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cattierite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cervelleite  (*)Chaidamuite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chloritoid  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Coesite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrisepiolite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Ferro-edenite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geocronite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Greigite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hungchaoite  (*)Hydroboracite  (*)Hydrochlorborite  (*)Hydroglauberite  (*)
Hydrohalite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Inderite  (*)
Ingodite  (*)Inyoite  (*)Iron  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Jalpaite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kainite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Katophorite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Koenenite  (*)Kokchetavite  (*)Kurnakovite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Langbeinite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)Lead  (*)Leonite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Lillianite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lishizhenite  (*)Livingstonite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Löweite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)
Mcallisterite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nahcolite  (*)Nantokite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Nesquehonite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nobleite  (*)Northupite  (*)Omphacite  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osmium  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Periclase  (*)Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)
Picromerite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pinnoite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Qilianshanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Retgersite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Römerite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Sillénite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Sylvite  (*)Syngenite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thermonatrite  (*)Thorite  (*)Tin  (*)
Tincalconite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Trona  (*)Uklonskovite  (*)
Ulexite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Xitieshanite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Zincobotryogen  (*)Zincocopiapite  (*)Zincovoltaite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S445145742276,42285,42306,42381,42442,42452,424782793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22501452442278,42280,42291,42306,42323,42330,42339,42356,42357,42359,42360,42368,42395,42400,42407,42419,42426,42439,42442,42443,42452,42478,42493,424973419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3142306315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12161454342249,42257,42278,42280,42291,42296,42310,42323,42339,42343,42353,42356,42357,42358,42359,42365,42366,42368,42371,42381,42382,42395,42399,42401,42402,42404,42409,42412,42419,42436,42437,42439,42443,42446,42449,42452,42454,42458,42465,42481,42488,42493,424978803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S244544514238128
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3201145442289,42300,42316,424432353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe142306489
Amarillite  (*)TamarugiteNaFe3+(SO4)2·6H2O4454451423816
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5201145342357,42372,424421310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31216145742248,42357,42437,42439,42442,42452,424781534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)445445242306,423812734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)445445542381,42430,42431,42481,425041588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2458400642257,42311,42372,42407,42418,424543092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)250145342360,42437,424651036
Antarcticite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaCl2·6H2O242430,4246211
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4142312708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)542376,42385,42430,42469,424753250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3201145142442231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4581455142247,42267,42268,42269,42270,42271,42278,42285,42293,42297,42310,42311,42327,42333,42336,42337,42339,42347,42351,42354,42355,42356,42357,42359,42366,42371,42373,42381,42382,42395,42396,42398,42410,42411,42416,42418,42426,42437,42439,42441,42442,42445,42452,42454,42464,42478,42480,42488,42493,42496,424999052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3201145142439544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6342342,42465,424952060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1422981272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212161452742249,42255,42276,42278,42280,42283,42284,42285,42293,42297,42322,42323,42339,42365,42366,42400,42403,42404,42409,42412,42440,42442,42452,42464,42480,42493,424975509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5154451842255,42257,42275,42277,42280,42304,42306,42311,42322,42327,42355,42381,42402,42412,42430,42456,42457,4245811547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O14243182
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S4142418343
Bischofite  (*)NoneMgCl2·6H2O842345,42364,42370,42430,42431,42432,42462,4247442
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3201145142442214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi201145942256,42296,42355,42357,42359,42372,42442,42488,424971966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3201145342355,42442,424971935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)201145142442716
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O1042345,42364,42370,42462,42467,42469,42472,42474,42475,42482130
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O242364,4246776
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412161453342249,42257,42276,42278,42283,42284,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42339,42342,42357,42360,42400,42403,42417,42419,42437,42439,42440,42442,42445,42452,42454,42466,42478,42480,42481,424975516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O44544514238145
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11445445342278,42306,42381843
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)142315483
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2242367,42458700
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2201145242437,42442462
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O44544514238126
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe2142355361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12161457942249,42255,42257,42267,42268,42269,42275,42276,42277,42280,42283,42284,42285,42291,42296,42298,42306,42315,42322,42323,42330,42333,42336,42339,42342,42351,42354,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42364,42372,42376,42381,42385,42386,42388,42393,42395,42400,42402,42405,42406,42407,42412,42415,42416,42418,42419,42426,42430,42431,42436,42437,42440,42442,42443,42445,42446,42449,42452,42453,42454,42456,42457,42458,42459,42463,42469,42471,42475,42478,42481,42486,42493,4249727770
Carboborite  (*)NoneCa2Mg[B(OH)4]2(CO3)2·4H2O1423646
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O1242345,42370,42397,42430,42431,42432,42434,42462,42467,42469,42474,42475132
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)452149714229925
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4458400142454154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22011451142342,42356,42372,42412,42414,42420,42439,42452,42478,42480,425015171
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS245840014245430
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)242430,424731252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)445145642275,42306,42359,42381,42442,424784979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS44544514238142
Chaidamuite  (*)NoneZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·4H2O4454451423812
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1216145242249,42322925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12161451942249,42255,42276,42278,42280,42283,42284,42293,42296,42310,42339,42368,42400,42419,42440,42442,42452,42464,424975707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS252141.59842249,42255,42256,42257,42263,42267,42268,42275,42276,42277,42278,42280,42281,42283,42291,42293,42295,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42322,42323,42326,42327,42333,42336,42337,42339,42342,42343,42344,42347,42349,42354,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42365,42366,42368,42374,42375,42377,42381,42391,42393,42395,42398,42400,42401,42402,42403,42404,42406,42409,42410,42412,42414,42416,42417,42418,42419,42420,42421,42426,42436,42437,42439,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42446,42449,42450,42452,42454,42459,42464,42466,42471,42478,42480,42481,42488,42493,42494,42496,4249727198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2142372376
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2201145142437285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4442289,42311,42320,423693902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4242312,42476951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS542349,42350,42354,42355,424662600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82011451424371756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1423131025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS201145242357,42442966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S81025400242249,4245482
Coesite  (*)Not in a structural groupSiO214239977
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O445445142381382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1216145642249,42293,42400,42440,42442,424543846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O445445142381136
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181423721008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12161452342249,42255,42283,42284,42285,42293,42296,42297,42304,42306,42310,42327,42333,42336,42337,42342,42400,42404,42428,42440,42442,42478,424974165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31216145442249,42357,42403,42419802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1216145342249,42439,424972970
Diamond  (*)DiamondC142369697
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8142306126
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4242275,42277651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S342276,42283,423061027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612161453642248,42280,42291,42330,42339,42342,42356,42357,42358,42359,42395,42398,42405,42409,42412,42415,42419,42420,42436,42437,42439,42440,42441,42442,42445,42446,42448,42449,42452,42465,42478,42481,42493,42494,42495,424974135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22011452942250,42257,42267,42275,42277,42297,42306,42310,42354,42364,42373,42374,42376,42385,42400,42401,42402,42418,42428,42437,42439,42442,42453,42458,42459,42463,42478,42486,424979895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)458400142454648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6242369,42465944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12161455042249,42255,42257,42278,42291,42296,42297,42310,42322,42323,42327,42339,42342,42356,42357,42359,42360,42368,42371,42373,42381,42395,42398,42399,42400,42404,42406,42407,42412,42419,42426,42428,42436,42437,42439,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42446,42449,42452,42458,42471,42478,42481,42488,42494,424978173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O742345,42364,42430,42467,42469,42474,42475484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O201145142442814
Ferrisepiolite  (*)Sepiolite(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg)4[(Si,Fe3+)6O15](O,OH)2·6H2O2011451423575
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2201145142437129
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)220114514243757
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O445445142381107
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212161451542249,42275,42277,42291,42294,42359,42416,42418,42437,42440,42442,42445,42449,42452,424789617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)201145642289,42357,42369,42437,42452,424651188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5211457842255,42257,42259,42261,42262,42264,42267,42272,42275,42276,42277,42278,42280,42281,42285,42291,42293,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42311,42327,42333,42336,42337,42347,42353,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42365,42374,42381,42391,42392,42393,42395,42398,42401,42402,42403,42406,42409,42410,42412,42414,42416,42417,42418,42423,42426,42437,42439,42441,42442,42445,42449,42452,42456,42457,42459,42471,42478,42481,42488,42493,42494,42497,42499,4250124243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23142478133
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)2242364,42462137
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2342300,42313,42316286
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)201145842257,42278,42283,42306,42328,42437,42439,424587437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4581455042242,42243,42245,42249,42253,42267,42268,42269,42270,42271,42281,42296,42297,42306,42310,42311,42314,42323,42327,42333,42334,42336,42337,42339,42347,42351,42355,42357,42365,42371,42373,42374,42375,42378,42381,42382,42393,42394,42396,42402,42416,42418,42439,42442,42454,42471,42488,42490,42493,4249730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC201145742283,42306,42310,42369,42372,42416,424422812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS445145242357,42381717
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S414234562
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312161451142248,42342,42357,42360,42437,42439,42440,42442,42452,42478,424971544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4454452242255,42322,42354,42364,42370,42376,42381,42391,42397,42430,42431,42462,42469,42471,42473,42474,42475,42481,42482,42483,42497,425046890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1842286,42345,42364,42370,42376,42397,42429,42430,42431,42432,42462,42467,42469,42474,42475,42482,42486,424871398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O445445142381409
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2201145342437,42452,42478209
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O41216145242249,42315350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6250145742360,42437,42439,42442,42445,42452,42478741
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl444544514238111
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312161453842249,42257,42283,42284,42293,42296,42298,42306,42311,42312,42318,42328,42330,42357,42368,42372,42381,42395,42398,42400,42402,42403,42407,42420,42436,42437,42440,42441,42442,42445,42448,42450,42452,42454,42458,42471,42488,4249314640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41216145142249407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te142306804
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)201145142442111
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O442364,42430,42469,42474251
Hungchaoite  (*)NoneMgB4O5(OH)4·7H2O1423646
Hydroboracite  (*)NoneCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O14236442
Hydrochlorborite  (*)NoneCa2B3O3(OH)4·BO(OH)3Cl·7H2O1424703
Hydroglauberite  (*)NoneNa10Ca3(SO4)8·6H2O242364,4247416
Hydrohalite  (*)NoneNaCl·2H2O242432,4246217
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O242345,42364341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312161451242249,42257,42268,42278,42283,42284,42310,42355,42369,42442,42458,424665433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)142395197
Inderite  (*)NoneMgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O242364,4237613
Ingodite  (*)TetradymiteBi2TeS14225630
Inyoite  (*)NoneCaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O0.1260242388,4238934
Iron  (*)IronFe4584001424541089
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe121600128
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS2142306116
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64581451242381,42391,42402,42419,42428,42443,42454,42466,42471,42478,42480,424972228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O620114514245273
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2121600179
Kainite  (*)NoneKMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O14247450
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42011453542267,42268,42271,42272,42278,42281,42291,42310,42311,42323,42326,42351,42357,42358,42367,42368,42372,42391,42396,42401,42402,42409,42418,42422,42430,42436,42439,42442,42443,42452,42458,42459,42480,42481,424885591
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)214238346
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O14247480
Koenenite  (*)NoneNa4Mg9Al4Cl12(OH)2214243012
Kokchetavite  (*)DmisteinbergiteK(AlSi3O8)1423994
Kurnakovite  (*)NoneMgB3O3(OH)5·5H2O0.1260342364,42376,4238715
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4242289,423991507
Langbeinite  (*)LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3242430,4247443
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O521497142299121
Lead  (*)CopperPb1216145142249192
Leonite  (*)NoneK2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O14247424
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)142306581
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6142256128
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4458400142454249
Lishizhenite  (*)RömeriteZnFe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O4454451423813
Livingstonite  (*)NoneHgSb4S6(S)214235424
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2242372,42416762
Löweite  (*)NoneNa12Mg7(SO4)13·15H2O14247428
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)142419134
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)201145142450451
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2142278238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)542310,42333,42336,42430,424751487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44581455842249,42257,42278,42283,42284,42291,42293,42296,42297,42310,42311,42312,42318,42322,42323,42327,42337,42339,42342,42355,42357,42360,42368,42369,42375,42381,42382,42395,42398,42401,42402,42404,42405,42407,42412,42415,42419,42420,42436,42437,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42446,42448,42449,42450,42452,42454,42458,42466,42478,42480,42481,42488,4249714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)212161455342249,42255,42267,42268,42276,42278,42280,42283,42284,42285,42293,42297,42322,42323,42326,42327,42333,42336,42337,42339,42342,42355,42357,42358,42365,42366,42368,42372,42391,42393,42400,42401,42402,42403,42404,42409,42412,42419,42428,42440,42441,42442,42443,42446,42452,42464,42466,42471,42478,42480,42481,42493,4249712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212161452042249,42275,42297,42310,42326,42339,42344,42356,42359,42374,42381,42416,42418,42419,42426,42442,42452,42478,42480,425015674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO142402202
Mcallisterite  (*)NoneMg2[B6O7(OH)6]2·9H2O1423649
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O445445242381,42497915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg142354397
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1423261066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4454451423811107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4142264247
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O1142345,42364,42370,42376,42430,42462,42469,42472,42474,42475,42482223
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24801452642249,42256,42278,42291,42295,42343,42357,42358,42360,42368,42377,42391,42392,42416,42436,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42478,42480,42481,42493,42494,424975800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO3201145342278,42391,42442140
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)201145242398,42442153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O842364,42429,42431,42432,42433,42462,42469,424751508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2121614510342249,42255,42257,42267,42268,42269,42270,42272,42275,42276,42277,42278,42280,42281,42283,42284,42285,42289,42291,42296,42297,42300,42304,42306,42310,42311,42316,42322,42323,42326,42327,42330,42333,42336,42339,42343,42351,42353,42354,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42363,42364,42365,42366,42367,42368,42371,42372,42373,42374,42377,42380,42381,42382,42383,42393,42396,42399,42400,42402,42404,42406,42409,42410,42412,42416,42417,42418,42419,42428,42429,42431,42432,42433,42436,42437,42439,42442,42443,42445,42446,42452,42454,42458,42459,42462,42464,42465,42469,42471,42475,42478,42480,42481,42488,42493,42494,4249717380
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)0.126014238878
Nantokite  (*)SphaleriteCuCl20114514243935
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6445445142381254
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O14234580
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs201145142442633
Nobleite  (*)NoneCaB6O9(OH)2·3H2O0.126014238711
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl14236431
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6742289,42300,42316,42363,42380,42383,42399229
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3242267,42268511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)201145642278,42399,42452,42458,42478,424802349
Osmium  (*)NoneOs121600169
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS201145242372,42442767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8201145642326,42344,42391,42442,42450,424661512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO201145142357114
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2142306409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2201145742278,42310,42357,42369,42442,42452,424782273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O142310182
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O445445142381265
Picromerite  (*)PicromeriteK2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O542345,42364,42430,42467,4247444
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)142313260
Pinnoite  (*)NoneMgB2O(OH)6242364,4237613
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]142372716
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O442430,42431,42474,42475102
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201145342359,42442,424781898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS252141.511942247,42249,42255,42256,42257,42262,42263,42267,42268,42269,42270,42271,42272,42275,42276,42277,42278,42280,42281,42283,42284,42291,42293,42295,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42311,42317,42322,42323,42326,42327,42330,42331,42333,42336,42337,42339,42342,42343,42347,42349,42351,42353,42354,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42365,42366,42368,42371,42373,42374,42375,42381,42382,42391,42392,42393,42395,42396,42400,42401,42402,42403,42404,42406,42407,42409,42410,42411,42412,42414,42416,42417,42418,42419,42420,42422,42426,42428,42436,42437,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42446,42449,42450,42452,42454,42456,42457,42459,42464,42466,42471,42478,42480,42481,42488,42490,42493,42496,42497,42499,4250139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2342310,42315,424973106
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3242289,42369341
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2142326771
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3201145142445147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85151455642249,42267,42271,42278,42291,42295,42304,42323,42326,42327,42331,42337,42339,42343,42344,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42375,42381,42391,42392,42395,42398,42401,42402,42406,42412,42414,42416,42418,42419,42426,42437,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42446,42449,42450,42452,42454,42464,42466,42478,42480,42481,42493,42496,42497,424999056
Qilianshanite  (*)NoneNaH4(CO3)(BO3)·2H2O0.12601423882
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2121614511742249,42255,42257,42261,42262,42264,42267,42268,42269,42270,42271,42272,42275,42276,42277,42278,42280,42281,42283,42284,42285,42289,42291,42296,42297,42304,42306,42310,42311,42312,42322,42323,42326,42327,42330,42333,42336,42337,42339,42342,42343,42351,42353,42354,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42363,42364,42365,42366,42367,42368,42371,42373,42374,42376,42381,42382,42383,42388,42391,42393,42394,42395,42396,42399,42400,42401,42402,42403,42404,42406,42407,42409,42410,42412,42416,42417,42418,42419,42420,42422,42429,42431,42432,42433,42436,42437,42440,42441,42442,42443,42445,42446,42448,42449,42452,42454,42458,42459,42462,42464,42469,42471,42475,42478,42480,42481,42488,42490,42493,42494,4249761156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS342267,42268,42466712
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O20114514244255
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)4454451423811711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)201145242315,42452969
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O445445142381115
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22011451842249,42278,42289,42291,42300,42306,42310,42316,42363,42367,42369,42380,42383,42399,42407,42418,42458,424885614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2011451142291,42330,42342,42351,42357,42414,42420,42441,42478,42494,424974894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1424181153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4581451142257,42267,42311,42318,42367,42372,42381,42400,42437,42454,424976417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O44544514238173
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4458145242442,42454249
Sillénite  (*)NoneBi12SiO2020114514244226
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5242291,423801516
Silver  (*)CopperAg445145742257,42306,42310,42357,42381,42402,424425186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3201145142442531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)542275,42306,42311,42456,424572473
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2142326337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5211457942249,42255,42257,42259,42267,42275,42276,42277,42278,42280,42281,42285,42291,42293,42295,42296,42297,42303,42304,42306,42307,42308,42310,42322,42323,42326,42327,42333,42336,42337,42353,42355,42356,42357,42358,42359,42360,42365,42374,42381,42391,42392,42395,42398,42401,42402,42403,42406,42409,42410,42412,42414,42416,42417,42418,42419,42423,42426,42437,42439,42441,42442,42445,42446,42449,42452,42454,42456,42457,42459,42471,42478,42481,42488,42493,42494,42497,42499,4250121482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)20114514244252
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41216145742248,42249,42357,42369,42437,42450,424661934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4445145742278,42306,42356,42360,42381,42452,42478668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1220114514235780
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O14247479
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32011451742247,42267,42268,42269,42270,42271,42272,42281,42348,42349,42351,42354,42356,42396,42410,42418,424423418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS201145242278,42357332
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)142470589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS445445242381,424972045
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl942345,42370,42430,42431,42432,42462,42467,42469,42474275
Syngenite  (*)SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2·H2O242430,4247444
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)0.126014236187
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21216145842249,42250,42306,42333,42336,42442,42465,424763337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3201145342306,42442,42445276
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13521497642275,42304,42306,42307,42308,423111803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1216145242249,424391101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S242256,42306510
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)214227827
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135151451842255,42257,42278,42280,42303,42304,42306,42310,42327,42337,42357,42359,42381,42395,42439,42442,42452,424645317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)242345,42364299
Thermonatrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·H2O14236464
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1422911006
Tin  (*)NoneSn45840014245463
Tincalconite  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·3H2O0.1260242364,4238829
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1216145942249,42278,42291,42326,42327,42380,42407,42437,424524899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22011452142278,42280,42291,42306,42312,42330,42339,42357,42395,42405,42409,42415,42419,42426,42436,42439,42442,42446,42452,42478,424972562
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O142424129
Uklonskovite  (*)NoneNaMg(SO4)F·2H2O1423647
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O0.1260642364,42376,42388,42389,42430,42483160
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O142298890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O142476652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102011451042291,42339,42437,42439,42440,42442,42445,42452,42478,424971395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4201145242326,42450380
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3201145142357297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32011451042291,42357,42395,42405,42437,42439,42442,42452,42478,424971247
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS201145142441372
Xitieshanite  (*)NoneFe3+(SO4)Cl·6H2O4454451423813
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO14239598
Zincobotryogen  (*)BotryogenZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O4454451423817
Zincocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O44544514238111
Zincovoltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Zn5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O4454451423812
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1216145542249,42310,42316,42369,423995251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)201145642399,42437,42442,42452,42465,424781025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_515Juhongtu boron deposit forms as deep B rich hydrothermal waters react with decaying rocks and deposit into a saline lake. The hydrothermal waters are rich in boron, lithium and cesium.


16 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
Chen2007tbl01-66201145Jurassic      Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite 135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDeerni, Maqin, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
EMG9_253-00001102510251025Nd-Sm      Co135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDerni Cu-Co DepositWang et al. (2000)10.2113/0090253EMG9_253 
EMG9_253-00002943943943Nd-Sm      Co135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDerni Cu-Co DepositWang et al. (2000)10.2113/0090253EMG9_253 
vms-0039112161026Mesoproterozoic (1216-1026, Sm-Nd)        135298De'erni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit (Derni Cu-Co-(Zn) Deposit), Dur'ngoi Ophiolite, Maqên Co., Golog, Qinghai, ChinaDeerniMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
PorphCu-0017642.341.542.3–41.5      Chalcopyrite, PyriteCu142198Ridanguo Cu Deposit, Mozhong (Maozhuang), Nangqên Co. (Nanqian Co.), Gyêgu Autonomous Prefecture (Yushu Autonomous Prefecture), Qinghai, ChinaRidanguoSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
vms-00397445445Late Ordovician       S145060Honggou Cu Deposit, Menyuan Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaHonggouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00403480480Early Ordovician       S192018Langlike Mine, Menyuan Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaLanglikMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00396515515Middle Cambrian       S192017Guomisi Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaGuomisiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00416521497Middle Cambrian        260898Xialiugou Pb-Zn-Cu Deposit, Guomisi-Gadaban Ore Field, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, ChinaXialiugouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Chen2007tbl01-67201145Jurassic      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 123464Saishitang Mine (Saishentang Mine; Sashitang Mine), Xinghai Co., Hainan, Qinghai, ChinaSaishitang, Xinghai, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
vms-00414250250Permian-Triassic       S191851Tongyugou Mine, Xinghai Co., Hainan, Qinghai, ChinaTongyugouMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00421445445Late Ordovician       S726Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaXitieshanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Michelle_5150.1260Late Pleistocene-0 Age of boron mineralization    QilianshaniteB25976Juhongtu B Deposit, Yashatu, Delhi Co. (Delingha Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaJuhongtu B DepositMianping (1997)10.1007/978-94-011-5458-1_7BOOK_MSMSSL_1997Age of regional boron deposits.
Chen2007tbl01-69201145Jurassic      Arsenopyrite, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tellurobismuthite 135302Kendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaKendekeke, Golmd, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Chen2007tbl01-68201145Jurassic      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite 187039Yemaquan Mine, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaYemaquan, Golmd, QinghaiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 
Co-00054458400429±29Re-Os pyrite   PyriteCarrollite, Cattierite, Cobaltpentlandite, Linnaeite, SiegeniteCo, Ni144711Tuolugou Co-(Au) Deposit, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China Feng et al. (2009)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.10.005OGR36_213 

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