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Locality Name:
Shaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au Deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 173
Youngest recorded age at locality: 123

mindat Locality ID: 134676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au Deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°8'30"N
Longitude: 117°17'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.141666666667,117.28333333333

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Turquoise	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Turquoise ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Turquoise Zircon

40 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	173	123	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	173	123	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	173	123	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	173	123	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	173	123	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	173	123	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	173	123	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	173	123	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	173	123	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	173	123	27198
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	173	123	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	173	123	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	173	123	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	173	123	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	173	123	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	173	123	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	173	123	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	173	123	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	173	123	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	173	123	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	173	123	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	173	123	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	173	123	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	173	123	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	173	123	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	173	123	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	173	123	17380
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	173	123	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	173	123	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	173	123	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	173	123	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	173	123	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	173	123	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	173	123	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	173	123	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	173	123	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	173	123	1476
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	173	123	484
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	173	123	297
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	173	123	5251

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-00159	173	123	173–123									Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	134676	Shaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au Deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China	Shaxi	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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