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Locality Name:
Qinlou Mine, Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, China

Oldest recorded age at locality: 201
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 186900
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186900.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Qinlou Mine, Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, China": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°42'52"N
Longitude: 116°54'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.714444444444,116.90194444444
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Ag Al Au B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Tl 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Tl Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCubanite
DigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumiteKobelliteLudwigiteMeliliteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSpinelTalc
TetrahedriteWurtzite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Crookesite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gehlenite  (*)
Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hessite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)
Magnesioferrite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Umangite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2016608803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32016601534
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2016601966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42016605516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2201660462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20166027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S18012805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220166027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2201660285
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4201660951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82016601756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2201660236
Crookesite  (*)NoneCu7TlSe420166014
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31801280802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S18012801027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62016604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22016609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2016608173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2016601188
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7201660114
Gold  (*)CopperAu20166030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32016601544
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1801280804
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4201660359
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)201660134
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O420166098
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22016605800
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7180128032
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO201660114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22016602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220166039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82016609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220166061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg18012805186
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22016603337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1318012805317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22016602562
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se220166071


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Emily000546180128      Yes Au, Ag, Cu186897Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, ChinaSanpu districtZhao et al. (1999)10.1016/S0169-1368(99)00008-6OGR14_227 
Chen2007tbl01-4620166Jurassic–Cretaceous     YesArsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Crookesite, Gold, Hematite, Linnaeite, Ludwigite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Umangite, Electrum 186909Qianchang Mine, Sanpu Ore Field, Suixi Co., Huaibei, Anhui, ChinaQianchang, Suixi, AnhuiChen et al. (2007)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2005.01.001OGR31_139 

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