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Fengcheng Formation, Junggar Basin, Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, Chinai
Regional Level Types
Fengcheng FormationFormation
Junggar BasinBasin
Tacheng Prefecture (Tarbaghatay Prefecture)Prefecture
Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture)Prefecture
XinjiangAutonomous Region
ChinaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
45° North , 84° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~247km
GRN:
N31E43
Type:
Formation
Mindat Locality ID:
417111
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417111:2
GUID (UUID V4):
dcbbcdc4-e8f4-4af4-b7c5-6e9d4d0083b6


Mahu sag, northwestern Junggar basin

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24 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜ Burbankite
Formula: (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Clay minerals'
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Eitelite
Formula: Na2Mg(CO3)2
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Gordaite
Formula: NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
β“˜ Halite
Formula: NaCl
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ Leucosphenite
Formula: BaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
β“˜ Loughlinite
Formula: Na2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
β“˜ Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
β“˜ Natron
Formula: Na2CO3 · 10H2O
β“˜ Northupite
Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl
References:
ZHANG, Z., Xuanjun, Y. U. A. N., Mengshi, W. A. N. G., Chuanmin, Z., Yong, T. A. N. G., Xingyu, C., ... & CHENG, D. (2018). Alkaline-lacustrine deposition and paleoenvironmental evolution in Permian Fengcheng Formation at the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 45(6), 1036-1049.
Zhang, Y., & Tian, X. (2019, December). Characteristics and Diagenesis of Lower Permian Alkaline Lacustrine Deposits in Mahu Sag, Northwestern Junggar Basin: Impact on Hydrocarbon Accumulation. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. T51D-0269).
Tang, Yong, Zhengxiang Lv, Wenjun He, Yuanhua Qing, Xiuzhang Song, Qinming Cao, Yongxin Qian, Tao Zhu, Na Li, and Xiang Li. (2022) "Characteristics and Genesis of Alkaline Lacustrine Tight Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080979
β“˜ 'Petroleum'
β“˜ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Reedmergnerite
Formula: NaBSi3O8
References:
ZHANG, Z., Xuanjun, Y. U. A. N., Mengshi, W. A. N. G., Chuanmin, Z., Yong, T. A. N. G., Xingyu, C., ... & CHENG, D. (2018). Alkaline-lacustrine deposition and paleoenvironmental evolution in Permian Fengcheng Formation at the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 45(6), 1036-1049.
Zhang, Y., & Tian, X. (2019, December). Characteristics and Diagenesis of Lower Permian Alkaline Lacustrine Deposits in Mahu Sag, Northwestern Junggar Basin: Impact on Hydrocarbon Accumulation. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. T51D-0269).
Tang, Yong, Zhengxiang Lv, Wenjun He, Yuanhua Qing, Xiuzhang Song, Qinming Cao, Yongxin Qian, Tao Zhu, Na Li, and Xiang Li. (2022) "Characteristics and Genesis of Alkaline Lacustrine Tight Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080979
β“˜ Searlesite
Formula: Na(H2BSi2O7)
β“˜ Shortite
Formula: Na2Ca2(CO3)3
References:
ZHANG, Z., Xuanjun, Y. U. A. N., Mengshi, W. A. N. G., Chuanmin, Z., Yong, T. A. N. G., Xingyu, C., ... & CHENG, D. (2018). Alkaline-lacustrine deposition and paleoenvironmental evolution in Permian Fengcheng Formation at the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 45(6), 1036-1049.
Zhang, Y., & Tian, X. (2019, December). Characteristics and Diagenesis of Lower Permian Alkaline Lacustrine Deposits in Mahu Sag, Northwestern Junggar Basin: Impact on Hydrocarbon Accumulation. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. T51D-0269).
Tang, Yong, Zhengxiang Lv, Wenjun He, Yuanhua Qing, Xiuzhang Song, Qinming Cao, Yongxin Qian, Tao Zhu, Na Li, and Xiang Li. (2022) "Characteristics and Genesis of Alkaline Lacustrine Tight Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080979
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
β“˜ Thermonatrite
Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O
β“˜ Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
References:
ZHANG, Z., Xuanjun, Y. U. A. N., Mengshi, W. A. N. G., Chuanmin, Z., Yong, T. A. N. G., Xingyu, C., ... & CHENG, D. (2018). Alkaline-lacustrine deposition and paleoenvironmental evolution in Permian Fengcheng Formation at the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 45(6), 1036-1049.
Wang, T., Cao, J., Carroll, A. R., Zhi, D., Tang, Y., Wang, X., & Li, Y. (2021). Oldest preserved sodium carbonate evaporite: Late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation, Junggar Basin, NW China. Bulletin, 133(7-8), 1465-1482.
Tang, Yong, Zhengxiang Lv, Wenjun He, Yuanhua Qing, Xiuzhang Song, Qinming Cao, Yongxin Qian, Tao Zhu, Na Li, and Xiang Li. (2022) "Characteristics and Genesis of Alkaline Lacustrine Tight Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080979
β“˜ Wegscheiderite
Formula: Na5H3(CO3)4
References:
ZHANG, Z., Xuanjun, Y. U. A. N., Mengshi, W. A. N. G., Chuanmin, Z., Yong, T. A. N. G., Xingyu, C., ... & CHENG, D. (2018). Alkaline-lacustrine deposition and paleoenvironmental evolution in Permian Fengcheng Formation at the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 45(6), 1036-1049.
Zhang, Y., & Tian, X. (2019, December). Characteristics and Diagenesis of Lower Permian Alkaline Lacustrine Deposits in Mahu Sag, Northwestern Junggar Basin: Impact on Hydrocarbon Accumulation. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. T51D-0269).
Wang, T., Cao, J., Carroll, A. R., Zhi, D., Tang, Y., Wang, X., & Li, Y. (2021). Oldest preserved sodium carbonate evaporite: Late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation, Junggar Basin, NW China. Bulletin, 133(7-8), 1465-1482.
Tang, Yong, Zhengxiang Lv, Wenjun He, Yuanhua Qing, Xiuzhang Song, Qinming Cao, Yongxin Qian, Tao Zhu, Na Li, and Xiang Li. (2022) "Characteristics and Genesis of Alkaline Lacustrine Tight Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080979
β“˜ 'Zeolite Group'
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Nahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
β“˜Wegscheiderite5.AA.30Na5H3(CO3)4
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Eitelite5.AC.05Na2Mg(CO3)2
β“˜Shortite5.AC.25Na2Ca2(CO3)3
β“˜Burbankite5.AC.30(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
β“˜Northupite5.BF.05Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl
β“˜Thermonatrite5.CB.05Na2CO3 Β· H2O
β“˜Natron5.CB.10Na2CO3 Β· 10H2O
β“˜Trona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 Β· 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gordaite7.DF.50NaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl Β· 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜Leucosphenite9.DP.15BaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
β“˜Loughlinite9.EE.25Na2Mg3Si6O16 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Searlesite9.EF.15Na(H2BSi2O7)
β“˜Reedmergnerite9.FA.35NaBSi3O8
β“˜Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
β“˜'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Clay minerals'-
β“˜'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
β“˜''-
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Hβ“˜ NatronNa2CO3 · 10H2O
Hβ“˜ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Hβ“˜ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Hβ“˜ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ WegscheideriteNa5H3(CO3)4
Hβ“˜ GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Bβ“˜ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Bβ“˜ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Cβ“˜ NatronNa2CO3 · 10H2O
Cβ“˜ NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Cβ“˜ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Cβ“˜ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Cβ“˜ WegscheideriteNa5H3(CO3)4
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Oβ“˜ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Oβ“˜ NatronNa2CO3 · 10H2O
Oβ“˜ NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Oβ“˜ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Oβ“˜ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oβ“˜ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Oβ“˜ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ WegscheideriteNa5H3(CO3)4
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Naβ“˜ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Naβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Naβ“˜ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Naβ“˜ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Naβ“˜ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Naβ“˜ NatronNa2CO3 · 10H2O
Naβ“˜ NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Naβ“˜ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Naβ“˜ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Naβ“˜ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
Naβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Naβ“˜ ThermonatriteNa2CO3 · H2O
Naβ“˜ TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Naβ“˜ WegscheideriteNa5H3(CO3)4
Naβ“˜ GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Mgβ“˜ NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
Siβ“˜ LoughliniteNa2Mg3Si6O16 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ReedmergneriteNaBSi3O8
Siβ“˜ SearlesiteNa(H2BSi2O7)
Siβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HaliteNaCl
Clβ“˜ NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl
Clβ“˜ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Clβ“˜ GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)3
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ GordaiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl · 6H2O
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5
Baβ“˜ LeucospheniteBaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5

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References

ZHANG, Z., Xuanjun, Y. U. A. N., Mengshi, W. A. N. G., Chuanmin, Z., Yong, T. A. N. G., Xingyu, C., ... & CHENG, D. (2018). Alkaline-lacustrine deposition and paleoenvironmental evolution in Permian Fengcheng Formation at the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, NW China. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 45(6), 1036-1049.
Zhang, Y., & Tian, X. (2019, December). Characteristics and Diagenesis of Lower Permian Alkaline Lacustrine Deposits in Mahu Sag, Northwestern Junggar Basin: Impact on Hydrocarbon Accumulation. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. T51D-0269).
Wang, T., Cao, J., Carroll, A. R., Zhi, D., Tang, Y., Wang, X., & Li, Y. (2021). Oldest preserved sodium carbonate evaporite: Late Paleozoic Fengcheng Formation, Junggar Basin, NW China. Bulletin, 133(7-8), 1465-1482.
Tang, Yong, Zhengxiang Lv, Wenjun He, Yuanhua Qing, Xiuzhang Song, Qinming Cao, Yongxin Qian, Tao Zhu, Na Li, and Xiang Li. (2022) "Characteristics and Genesis of Alkaline Lacustrine Tight Oil Reservoirs in the Permian Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China" Minerals 12, no. 8: 979. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12080979
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