Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zhidoi Co. (Zhiduo Co.), Gyêgu Autonomous Prefecture (Yushu Autonomous Prefecture), Qinghai, China

mindat Locality ID: 234201
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234201.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhidoi Co. (Zhiduo Co.), Gyêgu Autonomous Prefecture (Yushu Autonomous Prefecture), Qinghai, China": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Chayong Cu-polymetallic Deposit
Dongdatan Au Deposit
Fenghuoshan Cu Ore Field
Hoh Xil Salt Lake (Kekexili Salt Lake)

Latitude: 34°42'52"N
Longitude: 93°13'45"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.714444444444,93.229166666667

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Kaolinite Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	42285	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	42280	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	42280	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	42285	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	42280,42283,42284,42285	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	42280	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	42283,42284	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	42280,42283,42284,42285	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	42280,42283,42284	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	42280,42281,42283	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	3	42283,42284,42285	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	42283	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	42280	4135
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	42280,42281,42285	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	42283	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	42281	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	42283	2812
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	42286	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	42283,42284	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	42283,42284	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	42281	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	42283,42284	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	42280,42283,42284,42285	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	42280,42281,42283,42284,42285	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	42280,42281,42283,42284	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	42280,42281,42283,42284,42285	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	42280,42281,42285	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	42281	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	42280	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	42280	2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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