Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiangshan Cu Ore Field, Shapotou District, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China

mindat Locality ID: 231761
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231761.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiangshan Cu Ore Field, Shapotou District, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Ganliushu Cu Occurrence
Guaimengou Cu Occurrence
Hongfosi Cu Occurrence
Langzuizi Cu Deposit
Yaoxianzi Mine

Latitude: 37°23'40"N
Longitude: 105°10'4"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.394444444444,105.16777777778

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	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Covellite	Digenite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spinel	Zircon

Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Galena ()*
Gypsum ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Tenorite ()*	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 Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Covellite Digenite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Spinel Zircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	42235,42236	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	42236	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	42236	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	42235,42236	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	42235,42236	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	42236	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	42236	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	42236	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	42236	1027
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	42236	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0		6890
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	42236	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	42236	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	42235,42236	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	42235,42236	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	42236	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	42235,42236	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	42236	5614
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	42236	1101
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	42236	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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