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Locality Name:
Chabyer Caka (Chabyer Co; Zhabuye Chaka; Zhabuye Cuo; Zabuye Salt Lake), Zhongba Co., Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0.126
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.0008

mindat Locality ID: 3257
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3257.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chabyer Caka (Chabyer Co; Zhabuye Chaka; Zhabuye Cuo; Zabuye Salt Lake), Zhongba Co., Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°22'19"N
Longitude: 84°3'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.371944444444,84.053055555556

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: Al B C Ca Cl Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cl Fe H K Li Mg Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AphthitaliteAragoniteCalciteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMica
NoneNorthupitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Borax  (*)Calcite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gaylussite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Northupite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sylvite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Trona  (*)Ulexite  (*)Zabuyelite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)0.1260.000808803
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)20.1260.0008077
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)0.1260.000803250
Borax  (*)NoneNa2B4O5(OH)4·8H2O0.1260.0008076
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)0.1260.0008027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)20.1260.000809895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0.1260.000808173
Gaylussite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O0.1260.0008057
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0.1260.000806890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl0.1260.000801398
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40.1260.000805591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)0.1260.000801487
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O0.1260.00080223
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O0.1260.000801508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20.1260.0008017380
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl0.1260.0008031
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0.1260.000802349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS20.1260.0008039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO20.1260.0008061156
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl0.1260.00080275
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)0.1260.00080299
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O0.1260.00080129
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O0.1260.00080160
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)0.1260.0008011



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-AGS81_861-00010.1260.00080.126-0.000800ESR, 14C, U-series disequilibriumAge of deposition    Aragonite, Borax, Calcite, Dolomite, Gaylussite, Halite, Kaolinite, Mirabilite, Montmorillonite, Northupite, Pyrite, Thenardite, Zabuyelite 3257Chabyer Caka (Chabyer Co; Zhabuye Chaka; Zhabuye Cuo; Zabuye Salt Lake), Zhongba Co., Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaZabuye Salt LakeMianping et al. (2007)10.1111/j.1755-6724.2007.tb01008.xAGS81_861P. 861


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