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Locality Name:
Kukexiluke, Tashiku'ergan Co. (Taxkorgan Co.; Tashqurqan Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 255177
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-255177.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kukexiluke, Tashiku'ergan Co. (Taxkorgan Co.; Tashqurqan Co.), Kashi Prefecture (Kashgar Prefecture; Qeshqer Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Keyingleke Fe-Cu Occurrence (Keyingleike Fe-Cu Occurrence)
Keyingleke Quartz Occurrence (Keyingleike Quartz Occurrence)
Ku'ergasi Au-Cu Occurrence
Kukexiluke Mo Deposit
Kukexiluke Pb-Zn Deposit
Wuturekebike Cu Occurrence
Yesitashi Ag-Cu Occurrence (Yesitashen Ag-Cu Occurrence)
Zilirier Au Occurrence

Latitude: 37°46'52"N
Longitude: 75°45'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.781111111111,75.752222222222
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: Ag Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteMalachiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tungstenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S244375,443792793
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21443755509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)444373,44375,44376,4437727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2544373,44375,44376,44378,4437927198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61443764135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1443758173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14437724243
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61443802228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4244373,4437514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2644373,44375,44376,44377,44378,4437912537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21443765800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2644375,44376,44377,44378,44379,4438039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2844373,44374,44375,44376,44377,44378,44379,4438061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS244375,4437721482
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS214437528


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