Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Naomaohu, Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 244
Youngest recorded age at locality: 215

mindat Locality ID: 229787
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-229787.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Naomaohu, Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Agate Deposit
Beishan Mine
He'ersai Cu Deposit (Hersai Cu Deposit)
Naomaohu Alunite Deposit
Naomaohu Au Deposit
Tonghualin Cu Deposit

Latitude: 43°52'14"N
Longitude: 95°10'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.870555555556,95.174166666667

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	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Feldspar
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite Titanite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	244	215	1	44332	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244	215	2	44332,44334	966
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	244	215	1	44332	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	244	215	1	44332	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	244	215	2	44332,44333	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	244	215	2	44332,44333	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	244	215	2	44332,44333	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	244	215	1	44332	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	244	215	2	44332,44335	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	244	215	1	44332	6890
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	244	215	1	44332	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	244	215	1	44332	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	244	215	1	44332	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	244	215	2	44332,44335	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	244	215	4	44332,44333,44334,44335	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	244	215	3	44331,44332,44335	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	44333	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	244	215	2	44332,44333	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	244	215	1	44332	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	44333	4899
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	44333	1025

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
	Kristen002287	244	215	244-215											207278	Beishan Mine, Naomaohu, Yiwu Co. (Aratürük Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Beishan	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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