Xiadong mafic–ultramafic complex, Yizhou District, Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Xiadong mafic–ultramafic complex | Complex |
| Yizhou District | County |
| Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture) | Prefecture-level City |
| Xinjiang | Autonomous Region |
| China | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 47' 59'' North , 95° 21' 59'' East
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The Xiadong complex stretches east–west and covers an area measuring 7 km in length with a maximum width of 0.5 km. It has distinctive petrological and mineralogical features relative to the Permian mafic–ultramafic intrusions in Eastern Tianshan and Beishan. The Xiadong complex is composed of dunite in the core and surrounded by hornblende clinopyroxenite, hornblendite and hornblende gabbro, representing a complete set of rock suites compared with other Alaskan-type complexes worldwide. These rock units are characterized by cumulate textures and display intrusive contacts with the country rocks .
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11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Anduoite Formula: (Ru,Os)As2 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Jaipurite Formula: CoS Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Maucherite Formula: Ni11As8 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Yang, Sai-Hong, Ben-Xun Su, Xiao-Wen Huang, Dong-Mei Tang, Ke-Zhang Qin, Yang Bai, Patrick Asamoah Sakyi, and Melesse Alemayehu. (2018) "Platinum-Group Mineral Occurrences and Platinum-Group Elemental Geochemistry of the Xiadong Alaskan-Type Complex in the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt" Minerals 8, no. 11: 494. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8110494 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anduoite | 2.EB.15a | (Ru,Os)As2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ | Jaipurite | 2.CC.05 | CoS |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Maucherite | 2.AB.15 | Ni11As8 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Jaipurite | CoS |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Jaipurite | CoS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Maucherite | Ni11As8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Maucherite | Ni11As8 |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Anduoite | (Ru,Os)As2 |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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