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Locality Name:
Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 445
Youngest recorded age at locality: 445

mindat Locality ID: 726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-726.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°19'45"N
Longitude: 95°34'2"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.329166666667,95.567222222222
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBotryogenCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteMarcasite
MelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRömeriteSphalerite
SpinelStanniteSulphurTamarugiteTetradymiteTetrahedriteVoltaiteWurtzite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Amarillite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Botryogen  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Butlerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)Chaidamuite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Heliophyllite  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lishizhenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Römerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Xitieshanite  (*)Zincobotryogen  (*)
Zincocopiapite  (*)Zincovoltaite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S44544502793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)44544508803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S2445445028
Amarillite  (*)TamarugiteNaFe3+(SO4)2·6H2O44544506
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)44544502734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)44544501588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS44544509052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)445445011547
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O445445045
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S114454450843
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O445445026
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)445445027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)44544504979
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS445445042
Chaidamuite  (*)NoneZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·4H2O44544502
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2445445027198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O4454450382
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O4454450136
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)44544508173
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O4454450107
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS445445024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu445445030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS4454450717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O44544506890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O4454450409
Heliophyllite  (*)NonePb6As2O7Cl4445445011
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3445445014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)644544502228
Lishizhenite  (*)RömeriteZnFe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O44544503
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4445445014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS244544505674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4454450915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl44544501107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2445445017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64454450254
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O4454450265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2445445039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S844544509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2445445061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)44544501711
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O4454450115
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)44544506417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O445445073
Silver  (*)CopperAg44544505186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS445445021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS44454450668
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS44544502045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1344544505317
Xitieshanite  (*)NoneFe3+(SO4)Cl·6H2O44544503
Zincobotryogen  (*)BotryogenZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O44544507
Zincocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteZnFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O445445011
Zincovoltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Zn5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O44544502


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
vms-00421445445Late Ordovician       S726Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaXitieshanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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