Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Zhamashi, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, China

mindat Locality ID: 255050
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-255050.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zhamashi, Qilian Co., Haibei, Qinghai, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Donggou Cu Deposit
Xigou Au-Cu Deposit

Latitude: 38°6'0"N
Longitude: 100°6'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.1,100.11638888889

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.

Amphibole	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Feldspar
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite
Spinel

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Feldspar
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite
Spinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	42323	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	42323	8803
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	42322,42323	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	42322	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	42322,42323	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	42322	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	42322,42323	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	42322,42323	8173
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	42323	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	42322	6890
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	42323	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	42322,42323	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	42322,42323	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	42322,42323	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	42322,42323	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	42323	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	42322,42323	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	42322,42323	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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