Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sartohay (Sartokay; Sartuohai; Saertuohai), Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 229283
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229283.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sartohay (Sartokay; Sartuohai; Saertuohai), Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Huilushan Au Deposit
Luomengou Mine
Sartohay Mine
Sartohay No. 1 Au Deposit
Yegezikala Quarry

Latitude: 46°3'26"N
Longitude: 85°1'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.057222222222,85.026944444444

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Garnet
Kaolinite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Valleriite	Vesuvianite

Actinolite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*
Hercynite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Szaibélyite ()*	Talc ()*	Uvarovite ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 B C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Copper Corundum Epidote Garnet
Kaolinite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc Valleriite Vesuvianite

38 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	44674	3419
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	44674,44676	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	44675	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	44672,44673	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	44674,44675	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	44675	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2	44674,44675	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	44674	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	44674	1756
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	44674	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	44675	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	44674	944
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	44675	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	44672,44673,44675	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	44674	1544
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	44674	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	44674	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	44672	5591
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	44674	451
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2	44674,44675	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	44674,44675	14899
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	44674	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	44674,44675	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	44675	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	44674	1512
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	44674	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	44672,44673,44674,44675	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	44674	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	44672,44673,44674,44675	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	44675	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	44675	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	44674,44675	1934
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	1	44674	87
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	44673,44675	3337
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	44674	212
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1	44674	237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	44674	1395
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	44674	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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