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Locality Name:
Chimei Cu-Au Deposit (Quimei), Chuo-hsi (Jhuosi; Juisui), Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 18

mindat Locality ID: 158696
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158696.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chimei Cu-Au Deposit (Quimei), Chuo-hsi (Jhuosi; Juisui), Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°26'0"N
Longitude: 121°27'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.433333333333,121.45

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote	Gypsum	Malachite	Mica
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite

Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Malachite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tenorite ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote Gypsum Malachite Mica
None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite

16 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	25	18	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	25	18	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	25	18	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	25	18	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	25	18	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	25	18	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	25	18	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	25	18	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	25	18	6890
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	25	18	12537
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	25	18	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	25	18	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	25	18	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	25	18	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	25	18	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	25	18	1101

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00201	25	18	25–18									Bornite, Brochantite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Gypsum, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	158696	Chimei Cu-Au Deposit (Quimei), Chuo-hsi (Jhuosi; Juisui), Hualien Co., Taiwan Province, Taiwan	Chimei	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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