Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Subashi (Subashen), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 231643
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231643.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Subashi (Subashen), Aketao Co. (Akto Co.; Aqto Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Deposit No. 1677
Subashi Corundum Deposit

Latitude: 38°24'34"N
Longitude: 75°2'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.409444444444,75.039444444444

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 C Ca Cl Mg Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CorundumFeldsparNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzRutileScapoliteTitanite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Marialite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)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)244394,443958803
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31443951797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6244394,443954135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21443959895
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41443951507
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl144394139
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214439561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21443955614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51443951516
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1443944899



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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