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Locality Name:
Jing'erquan Pegmatite Field, Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 309.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 227.3

mindat Locality ID: 229226
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229226.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jing'erquan Pegmatite Field, Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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

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.

Analcime	Beryl	Clay	Feldspar	Mica	None	Pyroxene	Quartz

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 Be Cs H K Li Na O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Cs H K Li Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Beryl Clay Feldspar Mica None Pyroxene Quartz

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Beryl ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pollucite ()*
Quartz ()*	Spodumene ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	309.4	227.3	8803
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	309.4	227.3	4286
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	309.4	227.3	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	309.4	227.3	17380
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	309.4	227.3	140
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	309.4	227.3	61156
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	309.4	227.3	688

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
AGS77_220-00001	301.5	297.9	299.7±1.8	Re-Os		chalcopyrite	HD0-10	Yes	Chalcopyrite		144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00002	240.5	237.5	239±1.5	Re-Os			HD3-2	Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Pentlandite, Pilsenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Troilite, Ullmannite, Valleriite, Violarite	144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00003	231.6	228.2	229.9±1.7	Re-Os			HD3-4	Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Pentlandite, Pilsenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Troilite, Ullmannite, Valleriite, Violarite	144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00004	230.1	227.3	228.7±1.4	Re-Os			HD2-2	Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Pentlandite, Pilsenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Troilite, Ullmannite, Valleriite, Violarite	144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00005	276.5	272.1	274.3±2.2	Re-Os			HD0-22	Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Pentlandite, Pilsenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Troilite, Ullmannite, Valleriite, Violarite	144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00006	279.4	271	275.2±4.2	Re-Os			HD3-5	Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Pentlandite, Pilsenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Troilite, Ullmannite, Valleriite, Violarite	144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00007	309.4	302.4	305.9±3.5	Re-Os			HD8-3	Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Linnaeite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Nickeline, Pentlandite, Pilsenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Troilite, Ullmannite, Valleriite, Violarite	144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
AGS77_220-00008	302	262	282±20	Re-Os	high		HD0-10,HD3-2,HD3-4,HD2-2,HD0-22,HD3-5,HD8-3	Yes			144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong deposit, East Tianshan	Mao et al. (2003)	10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00565.x	AGS77_220
Kristen002282	302	262	282±20	Re-Os				Yes			144051	Huangshandong Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit (Huangshan East Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit), Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Huangshandong Pluton	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
XG23_230-00001	296	270	283±13	Re-Os				Yes			144081	Hulu Cu-Ni Deposit, Huangshan-Jing'erquan Ore Belt, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Hulu Cu-Ni sulfide deposit	Chen et al (2005)		XG23_230

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