Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Xiarihamu Cu-Ni Deposit, Wutumeiren, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 145

mindat Locality ID: 260009
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-260009.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xiarihamu Cu-Ni Deposit, Wutumeiren, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°29'35"N
Longitude: 93°21'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.493055555556,93.361111111111

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.

Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	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 Cu Fe Mg Ni O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe Mg Ni O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Corundum Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite Spinel

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Hematite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Spinel ()*	Violarite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	201	145	27198
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	201	145	14640
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	201	145	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	201	145	14899
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	201	145	1512
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	145	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	201	145	9056
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	201	145	1934
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	201	145	380

2 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
	Chen2007tbl01-69	201	145	Jurassic							Yes		Arsenopyrite, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tellurobismuthite		135302	Kendekeke Mine (Kendekok Mine), Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China	Kendekeke, Golmd, Qinghai	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139
	Chen2007tbl01-68	201	145	Jurassic							Yes		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		187039	Yemaquan Mine, Qimantage Mts, Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China	Yemaquan, Golmd, Qinghai	Chen et al. (2007)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001	OGR31_139

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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