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Locality Name:
Hebukesai'er Co. (Hoboksar Co.; Kobuksar Co.; Qobuqsar Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 231615
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231615.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hebukesai'er Co. (Hoboksar Co.; Kobuksar Co.; Qobuqsar Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Manas Salt Lake (Manasi Salt Lake)
Wulanlinge Mine
Zhahe Au Deposit

Latitude: 46°2'39"N
Longitude: 86°8'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.044166666667,86.1475
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 Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteArsenopyriteBlöditeCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteEpsomite
FeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitanite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Blödite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1446438803
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1446413250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1446439052
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O144641130
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)244641,4464327770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1446438173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O144641484
Gold  (*)CopperAu14464330554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1446416890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1446411398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314464314640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41446425591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414464314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214464312537
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O144641223
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1446421508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2344641,44642,4464317380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2244641,4464339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214464361156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1446434894
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)144641299
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1446434899


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