Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 37.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 33.9

mindat Locality ID: 228571
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228571.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Jiru Cu Deposit
Pusangguo Deposit

Latitude: 29°41'0"N
Longitude: 88°56'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.683333333333,88.933333333333

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Zircon

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Epidote Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Zircon

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	37.2	33.9	1	44000	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	37.2	33.9	1	44000	5516
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	37.2	33.9	1	44000	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	37.2	33.9	1	44000	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	37.2	33.9	1	44000	24243
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	37.2	33.9	1	44000	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	37.2	33.9	1	44000	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	37.2	33.9	1	44000	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	37.2	33.9	1	44000	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	37.2	33.9	1	44000	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	37.2	33.9	2	44000,44001	61156
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	44001	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00197	37.2	33.9	late Eocene									Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	155898	Jiru Cu Deposit, Namling Co. (Nanmulin Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China	Jiru	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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