Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Hatu Ore Field, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 229278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hatu Ore Field, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Baobei Mine
Bielu'agaxi Au Deposit
Geziguo Au Deposit
Hatu Mine (Qiqiu No. 1 Mine; Qi-I Mine)
Haxi Au Deposit
Qiqiu No. 12 Au Deposit (Qi-XII Au Deposit)
Qiqiu No. 2 Mine (Qi-II Mine)
Qiqiu No. 3 Au Deposit (Qi-III Au Deposit)
Xiabate Au Deposit

Latitude: 45°56'7"N
Longitude: 84°24'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.935277777778,84.408055555556

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote
Feldspar	Kaolinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*

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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote
Feldspar Kaolinite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite

29 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	1	44662	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	44660,44661,44663	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	44660,44663	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	7	44660,44662,44663,44664,44666,44667,44668	9052
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	44663	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	44660,44663,44668	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	44663	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	44660,44663,44668	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	44668	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	44660,44663	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9	44660,44661,44662,44663,44664,44665,44666,44667,44668	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	44660	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	44661,44663	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	44660	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	44668	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	44661,44664,44668	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	44663,44668	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	44660,44662,44663,44664,44668	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	44668	767
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	44660,44661,44662,44663,44664,44665,44666,44667,44668	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	44668	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4	44660,44663,44666,44668	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	9	44660,44661,44662,44663,44664,44665,44666,44667,44668	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	44660,44663	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	44661,44663	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	44660,44663	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2	44666,44668	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	44663	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	44660	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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