Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Qincheng Township, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 312.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 312.1

mindat Locality ID: 260921
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-260921.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qincheng Township, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Xiaopu Cu-(Au) Deposit
Xiaopu Metamorphic Zone

Latitude: 42°51'19"N
Longitude: 94°44'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.855277777778,94.733333333333

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.

Andalusite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel	Staurolite

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Staurolite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Kaolinite Malachite Mica None Pyrite Quartz Spinel Staurolite

18 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)	312.1	312.1	1	44289	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	312.1	312.1	1	44290	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	312.1	312.1	1	44290	1310
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	312.1	312.1	1	44289	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	312.1	312.1	1	44289	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	312.1	312.1	1	44289	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	312.1	312.1	1	44289	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	312.1	312.1	1	44289	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	312.1	312.1	1	44289	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	312.1	312.1	1	44289	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	312.1	312.1	1	44289	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	312.1	312.1	1	44289	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	312.1	312.1	1	44289	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	312.1	312.1	1	44289	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	312.1	312.1	1	44289	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	312.1	312.1	1	44289	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	312.1	312.1	1	44289	61156
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	312.1	312.1	1	44290	978

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
	Kristen002276	312.1	312.1	312.1	Rb-Sr										260922	Xiaopu Cu-(Au) Deposit, Qincheng Township, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Xiaopu Pluton	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
	Kristen002277	312.1	312.1	312.1	Rb-Sr										224633	Xiaopu Metamorphic Zone, Qincheng Township, Hami Co. (Kumul Co.; Qumul Co.), Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, China	Xiaopu Pluton	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136

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