Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tuokexun Co. (Toksun Co.; Toqsun Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 228423
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228423.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tuokexun Co. (Toksun Co.; Toqsun Co.), Tulufan Prefecture (Turfan Prefecture; Turpan Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Caihong Cu-polymetallic Deposit
Ke'erjian Mine
Kumisi (Kumishi)
Kumux Basin
Panjitage Bentonite Deposit
Shihongtan U Deposit
Yushugou Asbestos Deposit
Zhongbao W Deposit

Latitude: 42°42'17"N
Longitude: 88°6'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.704722222222,88.106666666667

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Coffinite ()*
Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Microcline ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Niter ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Saponite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg N Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline
None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

41 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	44460,44465	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	44460,44465	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	44457	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	44457	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	44460,44463,44465	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	44465	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	44457	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	44457,44460	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	44459	3531
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1	44463	566
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	44457,44460	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	44460,44465	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	44463	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	44460,44465	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	44465	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	44457,44463	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	44457,44463	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	44465	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	44463	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	44463	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	44457,44460	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	44460,44463	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	44463	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	44457,44460	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	44463	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	44460	4924
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	44458,44463	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	44457,44458,44460,44463,44465	17380
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)	1	44461	181
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	44457,44460,44463	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	44457	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	44457,44458,44460,44463,44465	61156
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	44464	301
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	44465	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	44463	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	44457,44463	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	44457	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	44465	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	44463	2718
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	44465	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	44465	1247

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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