Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kalanggou Mn Deposit, Kuqa Co. (Kuche Co.; Kuchar Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60

mindat Locality ID: 243100
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243100.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kalanggou Mn Deposit, Kuqa Co. (Kuche Co.; Kuchar Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Braunite	Calcite	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	None	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rutile	Spinel

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 Fe H Mn O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mn O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Braunite Calcite Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote None Quartz Rhodonite Rutile Spinel

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Braunite ()*	Epidote ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	60	60	483
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	60	60	8173
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	60	60	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	60	60	14899
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	60	60	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	60	60	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	60	60	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	60	60	969

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedcu-00339	60	60	L. Tertiary							Yes			Cu	228356	Kuqa Co. (Kuche Co.; Kuchar Co.), Akesu Prefecture (Aksu Prefecture; Aqsu Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Kucha	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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