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Locality Name:
Ka'erqueka Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 229072
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229072.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ka'erqueka Cu-polymetallic Deposit, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Suolajier Mine

Latitude: 36°51'16"N
Longitude: 91°10'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.854444444444,91.170277777778
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 As Au C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteAtacamiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedrite
VesuvianiteWollastonite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nantokite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)220114503419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20114508803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)320114501534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS20114509052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)32011450544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22011451424405509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42011451424405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20114514244027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO220114505171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2011451424405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220114514244027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu2011451424403846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2011451424404165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O20114502970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62011451424404135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)220114509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2011451424408173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22011451424409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS201145024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20114507437
Gold  (*)CopperAu201145030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32011451424401544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O62011450741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O320114514244014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420114505591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420114514244014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220114514244012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22011451424405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2201145017380
Nantokite  (*)SphaleriteCuCl201145035
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220114514244039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82011451424409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220114514244061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS201145021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO20114501101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1320114505317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)220114502562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102011451424401395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO320114501247


2 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
Chen2007tbl01-69201145Jurassic     YesArsenopyrite, 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     YesBornite, 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 

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