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Locality Name:
Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 226142
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-226142.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuhai Co. (Burultokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Azubai Au Occurrence
Azubai Pegmatite Field
Ganliangzi Sn Deposit
Jia'erbasitao Fe Deposit (Jia'erbasidao Fe Deposit; Jialbasto Fe Deposit)
Jiamukai Pegmatite Field
Xinjiang Iron Meteorite (Armanty Iron Meteorite)

Latitude: 47°0'0"N
Longitude: 88°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47,88

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 Au Be C Ca Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Sn Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteHaxoniteIronKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSpinelTopazZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Daubréelite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Haxonite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Wüstite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)21445293419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61445281022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)344527,44528,445308803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51445271310
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2144528295
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18344527,44528,445304286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14452927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21445285171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214452927198
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4144531157
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)244528,445298173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21445289617
Gold  (*)CopperAu14452630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1445312812
Haxonite  (*)Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C614453126
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3244528,4452914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31445285433
Iron  (*)IronFe1445311089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61445292228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4244528,445295591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4244528,4452914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214452912537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2444526,44527,44528,4453017380
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O144530140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2244526,4452939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2544526,44527,44528,44529,4453061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2144528375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21445285614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51445271516
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21445281476
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO14453174
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1445285251



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