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Locality Name:
Kuogeshaye Mine, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 296.7

mindat Locality ID: 260652
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-260652.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kuogeshaye Mine, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Vein No. L7

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Löllingite	Mica
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite

Albite ()*	Antimony ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gold ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pääkkönenite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenic Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Copper Feldspar Löllingite Mica
None Pyrite Quartz Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	444.1	296.7	0		8803
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	444.1	296.7	1	44658	363
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	444.1	296.7	1	44658	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	444.1	296.7	1	44658	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	73
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	444.1	296.7	1	44658	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	162
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	444.1	296.7	0		9895
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	444.1	296.7	1	44658	30554
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	444.1	296.7	1	44658	14899
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	300
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	17380
Pääkkönenite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂AsS₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	8
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	444.1	296.7	1	44658	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	444.1	296.7	1	44658	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	444.1	296.7	1	44658	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	444.1	296.7	1	44658	3418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	444.1	296.7	1	44658	5317

27 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	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001863	358.9	338.3	348.6±10.3	206Pb/238U			zircon	1.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001864	350	340.4	345.2±4.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	2.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001865	444.1	429.3	436.7±7.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	3.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001866	314.5	306.3	310.4±4.1	206Pb/238U			zircon	4.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001867	321.7	303.5	312.6±9.1	206Pb/238U			zircon	5.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001868	365.2	347.2	356.2±9	206Pb/238U			zircon	6.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001869	344.8	332.8	338.8±6	206Pb/238U			zircon	7.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001870	345.8	327	336.4±9.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	8.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001871	331.8	324.2	328±3.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	9.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001872	319.5	306.7	313.1±6.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	10.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001873	315.6	307	311.3±4.3	206Pb/238U			zircon	11.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001874	341.8	324.8	333.3±8.5	206Pb/238U			zircon	12.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001875	321.9	312.7	317.3±4.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	13.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001876	320.8	311.2	316±4.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	14.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001877	313.2	304	308.6±4.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	15.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001878	321.9	315.1	318.5±3.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	16.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001879	312.5	304.5	308.5±4	206Pb/238U			zircon	17.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001880	307.7	300.5	304.1±3.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	18.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001881	332.3	315.5	323.9±8.4	206Pb/238U			zircon	19.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001882	319.1	310.9	315±4.1	206Pb/238U			zircon	20.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001883	406.7	350.7	378.7±28	206Pb/238U			zircon	21.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001884	310.1	298.5	304.3±5.8	206Pb/238U			zircon	22.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001885	302.5	296.7	299.6±2.9	206Pb/238U			zircon	23.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001886	306.8	297.4	302.1±4.7	206Pb/238U			zircon	24.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001887	333	323.8	328.4±4.6	206Pb/238U			zircon	25.1	Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001888	343.4	327.8	335.6±7.8	206Pb/238U	age of inherited zircons from volcanic tuff in the Baogutu Formation	low	zircon		Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543
Kristen001889	314.7	308.1	311.4±3.3	206Pb/238U	formation of ore-bearing intrusion	high	zircon		Yes	Zircon	232341	Baogutu Cu-(Mo-Au) Deposit, Baogutu, Tuoli Co. (Toli Co.), Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Baogutu porphyry copper deposit (Number V Stock)	Liu et al. (2009)	10.1007/s11430-009-0127-7	SCSDES52_1543

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