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Locality Name:
Yangye Mine, Wuqia Co. (Ulugqat Co.; Ulughchat Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 243116
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243116.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yangye Mine, Wuqia Co. (Ulugqat Co.; Ulughchat Co.), Kezilesu Autonomous Prefecture (Kizilsu Autonomous Prefecture; Qizilsu Autonomous 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
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteClayCopperCorundumFeldsparGypsum
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileTitanite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899


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