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Locality Name:
Wensu Co. (Onsu Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 231664
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231664.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wensu Co. (Onsu Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Keqiketanna Cu Deposit
Sazileke Aventurine Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCovelliteEpidoteMalachiteMicaNonePyrite
QuartzRutileSphalerite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Graphite  (*)Malachite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21440583419
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1440575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214405727198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1440574165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)244057,440588173
Graphite  (*)NoneC1440582812
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214405712537
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21440582273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214405739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2244057,4405861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21440585614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14405721482


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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