Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 445
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 254937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-254937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Eclogite Outcrops
Xitieshan Mine

Latitude: 37°19'45"N
Longitude: 95°34'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.329166666667,95.566944444444

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	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Botryogen	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Römerite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Sulphur	Tamarugite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Voltaite
Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Botryogen Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halotrichite Marcasite
Melanterite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Römerite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Sulphur Tamarugite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Voltaite
Wurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Aleksite ()*	Amarillite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Botryogen ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Butlerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervelleite ()*	Chaidamuite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fibroferrite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Heliophyllite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lishizhenite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Omphacite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sideronatrite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Xitieshanite ()*	Zincobotryogen ()*	Zincocopiapite ()*
Zincovoltaite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	445	445	1	42381	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	445	445	1	42381	8803
Aleksite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₂S₂	445	445	1	42381	28
Amarillite ()*	Tamarugite	NaFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	445	445	1	42381	6
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	445	445	1	42381	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	445	445	1	42381	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	445	445	1	42381	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	445	445	1	42381	11547
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	445	445	1	42381	45
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	445	445	1	42381	843
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	445	445	1	42381	26
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	445	445	1	42381	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	445	445	1	42381	4979
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	445	445	1	42381	42
Chaidamuite ()*	None	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·4H₂O	445	445	1	42381	2
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	445	445	1	42381	27198
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	445	445	1	42381	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	445	445	1	42381	136
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	445	445	1	42381	8173
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	445	445	1	42381	107
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	445	445	1	42381	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	445	445	1	42381	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	445	445	1	42381	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	445	445	1	42381	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	445	445	1	42381	409
Heliophyllite ()*	None	Pb₆As₂O₇Cl₄	445	445	1	42381	11
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	445	445	1	42381	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	445	445	1	42381	2228
Lishizhenite ()*	Römerite	ZnFe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	445	445	1	42381	3
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	445	445	1	42381	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	445	445	1	42381	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	445	445	1	42381	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	445	445	1	42381	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	445	445	2	42380,42381	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	445	445	1	42381	254
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆			1	42380	229
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	445	445	1	42381	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	445	445	1	42381	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	445	445	1	42381	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	445	445	1	42381	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	445	445	1	42381	1711
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	445	445	1	42381	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	42380	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	445	445	1	42381	6417
Sideronatrite ()*	None	Na₂Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·3H₂O	445	445	1	42381	73
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	42380	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	445	445	1	42381	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	445	445	1	42381	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	445	445	1	42381	668
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	445	445	1	42381	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	445	445	1	42381	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	42380	4899
Xitieshanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(SO₄)Cl·6H₂O	445	445	1	42381	3
Zincobotryogen ()*	Botryogen	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	445	445	1	42381	7
Zincocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	ZnFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	445	445	1	42381	11
Zincovoltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Zn₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	445	445	1	42381	2

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
	vms-00421	445	445	Late Ordovician										S	726	Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China	Xitieshan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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