Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Qiemo Co. (Qerqen Co.; Cherchen Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China


mindat Locality ID: 193246
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193246.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qiemo Co. (Qerqen Co.; Cherchen Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Jianggalesayi Area
Kalaquha Cu Deposit
Katelixi Cu-Zn Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClayCorundumGarnetMicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutile
SphaleriteTetrahedrite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Augite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Omphacite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31441112353
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61441112060
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1441125707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214411227198
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31441115433
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214411217380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6144111229
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214411239462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3144111341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2244111,4411261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21441115614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14411221482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131441125317


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