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Locality Name:
Chaiwobao Cu Ore Field, Wulumuqi Co. (Ürümqi Co.; Ürümchi Co.), Wulumuqi Prefecture (Ürümqi Prefecture; Ürümchi Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 232417
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232417.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chaiwobao Cu Ore Field, Wulumuqi Co. (Ürümqi Co.; Ürümchi Co.), Wulumuqi Prefecture (Ürümqi Prefecture; Ürümchi Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bohequan Cu Deposit
Nanmiao'ergou Cu Deposit (Miao'ergou South Cu Deposit)
Tonggou Cu Deposit
Weicaogou Cu Deposit
Ximiao'ergou Cu Deposit (Miao'ergou West Cu Deposit)
Xingshugou Cu Deposit

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 Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparMalachite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSulphur

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)644475,44476,44477,44478,44479,444808803
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21444775509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4344477,44479,444805516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)644475,44476,44477,44478,44479,4448027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O144477925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S344477,44479,444805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2644475,44476,44477,44478,44479,4448027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1444773531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1444772970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)644475,44476,44477,44478,44479,444808173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14447724243
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61444772228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214447712537
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1444802994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2644475,44476,44477,44478,44479,4448039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2644475,44476,44477,44478,44479,4448061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS344477,44479,4448021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1444772045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1444771101


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