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Plagioclase from
Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalatongke Mine (Kalatunk Mine; Karatungk Mine), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1494972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1494972:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAketasi Au deposit, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘYulekenhalasu Cu-(Mo) deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘJiamate Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘTuosibasitao South Cu-Au-Fe deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘKoktokay No. 3 pegmatite (Altay No. 3 pegmatite), Altay Mine, Koktokay pegmatite field (Keketuohai pegmatite field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘTiemulete pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘKalasayi Cu-Mo(-W) deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘXiaohusite No.91 pegmatite, Xiaohusite pegmatite field, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘKeketale Pb-Zn deposit, Maizi volcanic-sedimentary basin, Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
76.2km (47.3 miles) ⓘAskartor Be-Mo deposit, Qinghe Co. (Qinggil Co.; Chinggil Co.), Altay Prefecture (Aletai Prefecture), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
References
Wang, Xue-Hai; Xu, Xing-Wang; Zhang, Bao-Lin; Niu, Lei; Ke, Qiang (2022) Protracted mafic magmatism and two-stage mineralization of the Kalatongke Cu-Ni sulfide deposit in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104669 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104669
Wei, Bo; Yan Wang, Christina; Dong, Yu (2023) Behavior of palladium during fractionation of sulfide liquid: New constraints from the Kalatongke Cu-Ni sulfide-bearing intrusion in the central Asian orogenic belt, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 160. p.105578. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105578
Wei, Shuai; Bai, Zhong-Jie; Song, Xie-Yan; Deng, Yu-Feng; Zhu, Wei-Guang; Ji, Wen-Bin; Yuan, Meng (2025) Mafic mineral chemistry as an insight into magma characteristics, tectonic settings and mineralization in three magmatic Ni-Cu deposits in North Xinjiang, NW China. Ore Geology Reviews, 186. 106887 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2025.106887
 
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