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Locality Name:
Shaquanzi, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 232457
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232457.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shaquanzi, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Heifengshan Fe Deposit
Shaquanzi Fe-(Cu) Deposit
Shaquanzibei Au Deposit (Shaquanzi North Au Deposit)
Shuangfengshan Cu Deposit

Latitude: 41°52'39"N
Longitude: 94°40'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.8775,94.677777777778
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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMalachite
MicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianiteWollastonite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)21442963419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1442968803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1442969052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)344295,44296,4429827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2244296,4429827198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61442964135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)344295,44296,442988173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS244296,4429724243
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6144296741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3344295,44296,4429814640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4344295,44296,4429814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214429612537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214429617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2444295,44296,44297,4429839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2444295,44296,44297,4429861156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244296,4429721482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101442961395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31442961247


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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