| Deposit ID | 10064806 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39310 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Qibeiling Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 87.36688, 48.13119 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 45 KM NW OF ALTAY CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Xinjiang* [Sinkiang](province)
China(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| China | Xinjiang* [Sinkiang] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Result | STANDARD GEOLOGICAL TESTING OF 20 POLISHED SPESSARTINE GARNET SECTIONS AS WELL AS OF ROUGH AND FACETED STONES |
|---|---|
| Result | REFRACTIVE INDICES OF 1.805-1.811 |
| Result | SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 4.20-4.25 |
| Result | MOHS HARDNESS OF 7.5 |
| Result | UNRESPONSIVE TO SHORT- OR LONG-WAVE ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION |
| Result | GEOMOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS WITHIN EXPECTED RANGE ALTHOUGH SOME ALMANDINE COMPONENT NOTED |
| Result | COLOR PROGRESSES FROM ORANGE TO ORANGE-RED WITH INCREASED FE. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | 87.36688, 48.13119 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39310 |
WANG, FUQUAN, AND LIU, YAN, 1993, GRANETS FROM ALTAY, CHINA: GEMS AND GEMOLOGY, V. 29, NO. 4, P. 273-277
WANG AND LIU, 1993.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-94 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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