Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wajiertage, Bachu Co. (Maralbexi Co.; Maralbeshi Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

mindat Locality ID: 231626
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231626.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wajiertage, Bachu Co. (Maralbexi Co.; Maralbeshi Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Picrite Outcrops
Wajiertage Mine

Latitude: 39°30'0"N
Longitude: 79°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.5,79

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.

Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Corundum	Garnet	None	Olivine	Pyroxene	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite
Tridymite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Fe K Mg Na O Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Corundum Garnet None Olivine Pyroxene Sodalite Spinel Titanite
Tridymite Zircon

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine-augite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Pyrope ()*	Sodalite ()*
Spinel ()*	Titanite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1	44363	286
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	44362	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	44363	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	44363	9895
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	44362	1188
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	44362	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	44362,44363	14899
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	44363	884
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	44362	341
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1	44363	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	44362	1934
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	44363	4899
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	44363	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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